Ballot could add legal pot to Las Vegas’ list of vices

LAS VEGAS — Nevada already has legal brothels, round-the-clock casinos and a coy catchphrase declaring that “what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” If voters… Continue reading

FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, file photo, Carol Curley serves lunch to Bureau of Indian Education Director Charles "Monty" Roessel, from left, Acting Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Lawrence S. Roberts, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and fifth-grade student Meishi Harrison at Cove Day School in Cove, Ariz. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, named Tony Dearman, who is Cherokee, to head the Bureau of Indian Education, a division of the U.S. Interior Department that has oversight of nearly 200 schools in some 20 states. (Jon Austria/The Daily Times via AP, File)

New director to take over troubled Indian education agency

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Federal officials named a new director Wednesday to head a troubled agency that funds and manages scores of schools for Native American… Continue reading

FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, file photo, Carol Curley serves lunch to Bureau of Indian Education Director Charles "Monty" Roessel, from left, Acting Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Lawrence S. Roberts, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and fifth-grade student Meishi Harrison at Cove Day School in Cove, Ariz. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, named Tony Dearman, who is Cherokee, to head the Bureau of Indian Education, a division of the U.S. Interior Department that has oversight of nearly 200 schools in some 20 states. (Jon Austria/The Daily Times via AP, File)
Artist Sarah Davies stands near statues in a new public art installation Wednesday at Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage. Davies was also the lead artist in an art installation that included the sculptures, which have been restored for the exhibit opening Friday after they were damaged by tides and high winds last year.

Statues damaged by elements return for new exhibit

ANCHORAGE — Creators of a public art installation damaged by tides and high winds at a beach in Alaska’s largest city have returned with 43… Continue reading

Artist Sarah Davies stands near statues in a new public art installation Wednesday at Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage. Davies was also the lead artist in an art installation that included the sculptures, which have been restored for the exhibit opening Friday after they were damaged by tides and high winds last year.

Prosecutors upgrade charges in officer’s death

ANCHORAGE — The man charged in the shooting of a Fairbanks police officer now faces upgraded charges that include murder.Anthony Jenkins-Alexie faces additional charges of… Continue reading

Ketchikan works to fix welcome arch

KETCHIKAN — Ketchikan officials are working to fix the arch that welcomes visitors to the city after a suspected drunken driver slammed into one of… Continue reading

This Oct. 31, 2016, photo shows an icon of Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane, which sits behind the altar of Holy Assumption of the Virgin Mary Russian Orthodox Church, in Kenai. The icon was torn when a cross fell on it during an earthquake on Jan. 24, 2016. The church is raising funds to send the icon to a conservator in Colorado who will repair the rip, as well as an earlier candle burn above and to the right of the rip.

Church seeks funding to repair icon damaged by earthquake

KENAI — A painted icon of Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane that sits behind the altar in a Kenai church is closer to… Continue reading

This Oct. 31, 2016, photo shows an icon of Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane, which sits behind the altar of Holy Assumption of the Virgin Mary Russian Orthodox Church, in Kenai. The icon was torn when a cross fell on it during an earthquake on Jan. 24, 2016. The church is raising funds to send the icon to a conservator in Colorado who will repair the rip, as well as an earlier candle burn above and to the right of the rip.

North Dakota officials borrow $4M, slam feds on protest cost

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota leaders agreed Tuesday to borrow an additional $4 million to cover the escalating costs of policing protests at the Dakota… Continue reading

Weather hampers search for pilot missing near Lake Clark

ANCHORAGE — The National Park Service says poor weather Monday again hampered efforts to find an Anchorage pilot missing in Lake Clark National Park and… Continue reading

UAF students call for better handling of sex assault cases

FAIRBANKS — Students at the University of Alaska Fairbanks are questioning how school officials have responded to reports of sexual assault.They voiced their concerns Sunday… Continue reading

Fire damages playground equipment at Anchorage school

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police continue to seek information about a weekend fire that caused significant damage to playground equipment at an elementary school.Fire and police… Continue reading

Utility subsidiary seeks withdrawal from state oversight

KENAI — As the Homer Electric Association moves forward with its election to withdraw from the oversight of the state utilities regulator, the company’s subsidiary… Continue reading

Fairbanks police chief resigns amid investigation

FAIRBANKS — The Fairbanks police chief has resigned, days after he was reinstated following a month on leave amid an investigation into allegations of possible… Continue reading

Ballot Measure 2 promises cheaper student loans, but state could shoulder some impact

Sen. Anna MacKinnon has tried for more than four years to make student loans cheaper. That effort will now be decided by voters on Tuesday.If… Continue reading

Judges are bottom of the ballot, top of the mind for some

Susanne DiPietro is the director of the Alaska Judicial Council. It’s her job to coordinate the state’s impartial oversight of the state’s judicial system. Even… Continue reading

Man charged with crashing, burning state truck, trailer

ANCHORAGE — A Fairbanks man suspected of crashing and burning a state-owned truck 134 miles from where it was stolen was held Monday on multiple… Continue reading

Alaska brightens ConocoPhillips’ dismal 3Q earnings report

JUNEAU — Alaska is a bright spot in ConocoPhillips’ third quarter earnings.The region was alone in bringing in positive cash flow for a company with… Continue reading

Fake ‘trooper’ scamming peninsula residents

KENAI — Alaska State Troopers are warning Kenai Peninsula residents to be aware of a scam in which a caller pretends to be a trooper.Recently,… Continue reading

As Alaska tourism grows, industry groups look to new marketing funding

KENAI — Alaska likely saw another record-breaking tourism year in 2016, according to preliminary numbers from the industry.More than 1 million cruise ship passengers came… Continue reading

Teens aim high in gun class for girls

KENAI — Little clouds of breath rose into the air over five teenagers standing stock-still in a row, eyes trained on the targets in front… Continue reading

Processors, harvesters working together on budget

Fish harvesters and processors might not agree on much, but everyone hates taxes.Commercial fishing stakeholders took turns in 2016 tearing apart a commercial fisheries tax… Continue reading