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Education

While some Alaska school funding increases, basic per-student formula remained flat

Many Alaska educators blame lawmakers for once again not increasing the per-student amount districts get through the state's education funding formula.
Pat Forgey
Head of Alaska school activities retires after 20 years helping kids
Alaska school choice: Should state money be used to fund private schools?
Alaska News

Engine failure plagued Kulluk tug, Aiviq, prior to Gulf of Alaska crossing

During testimony, Friday, investigators learned that engine and electrical problems had plagued the Aiviq -- Shell's tug for its offshore Arctic drill rig, the Kulluk -- prior to the ill-fated late December journey across the Gulf of Alaska that ended abruptly off Sitkalidak Island.
Suzanna Caldwell
Chief engineer says 'slime' shut down tug's engines before Kulluk grounding
Did Shell's Kulluk cross Gulf of Alaska too hastily?
Rural Alaska

Kuskokwim elders may get fishing priority over others

New idea: If Chinook salmon once again fail to return to the Kuskokwim River in western Alaska, elders may still get a chance to fish for them. Here's how. 
Jill Burke
Judge: Salmon run's survival trumps religious rights of Alaska Native fishermen
Cultures collide in Bethel court with future of Kuskokwim kings hanging in balance
Science

Alaska scientists contribute to huge study on impact of melting glaciers

University of Alaska Fairbanks geophysicists Anthony Arendt and Regine Hock joined 14 scientists from 10 countries painting a global picture of glacial losses and rising sea levels.
Margaret Bauman
In Arctic Norway, world's first laboratory inside a glacier
Alaska's Columbia glacier expected to stop retreating by 2020

Flames and a near-miss bring a new perspective to life

Our lumberyard in Haines did not burn down this morning, although the fast-roaring fire next door was pretty scary. This Alaska near-miss put life back in perspective. CommentaryHeather Lende

Shedding nerves, Dillingham sophomore becomes a state piano champion

Jae Lee was one of eight young Dillingham musicians to play at the Alaska School Activities Association annual competition. Now he's a state champ in classical piano. MusicHannah Heimbuch

Multimedia

Alaska News
Photos: Alaska's Pavlof Volcano puts on show
Rural Alaska
Photos: Bethel fisherman trials, day two
Culture
Photos: Anchorage's farmers markets
Alaska Travel
Photos: Early summer adventures in Alaska, for Alaskans

Nation/World

Events

King Salmon Derby in Petersburg
Terrible Buttons in Anchorage
21st Great Alaska Craft Beer and Homebrew Festival
'Niicugni' in Homer

News & Politics

Sutton man killed in standoff with Alaska State Troopers

Alaska State Troopers shot and killed a 58-year-old Sutton man after he pointed a gun at officers attempting to serve him a domestic violence-related court order. Jerzy Shedlock
Alaska Style Profile: Jennifer Thompson, casually confident public relations
Alaska Dispatch's Best of the Week: May 19-25
Alaska scientists contribute to huge study on impact of melting glaciers

Voices

As the hordes return to Alaska, an ode to the worthy mosquito

The brilliant Marilyn vos Savant -- and most Alaskans -- argue that we should elminate mosquitoes and improve our lot in life. Would we end up missing them? Could we bear the cost of their demise?Rick Sinnott
Flames and a near-miss bring a new perspective to life
Reform of US food aid could help the hungry – and the US
Give away Alaska’s fair share of oil wealth, give away Alaskans’ PFD checks

Arctic

Arctic bacteria discovered breeding in record sub-freezing temperataures

Bacteria that can live and multiply in high Arctic permafrost at temperatures well below freezing have been discovered by a Canadian-led team of researchers.Emily Chung, CBC News
Hunters not to blame for dire caribou crash, says Inuit organization
Arctic Council issues regional vision after Kiruna meeting
Nuclear reactors in Sweden can run another 60 years