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K2 Dronotics co-founder Ben Kellie operates a modified drone on Island Lake in Nikiski. He and his brother, Nick, were testing a prototype LiDAR system, a surveying technology that allows them to gather aerial data over snowy terrains.

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Game of Drones: One company’s quest to survey Alaska

KENAI — How would an inspection of a 200-foot tower only accessible via Kenai Lake normally be done?…

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Washington man charged in $2.7-million Alaska fraud case

ANCHORAGE — A Washington state man suspected of bilking more than a dozen Alaskans of a total of…

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Regulators delay decision to allow pot use in stores

JUNEAU — The board regulating Alaska’s fledgling legal marijuana industry started a two-day meeting Wednesday during which it…

BP has no Prudhoe gas marketing info to share, company says

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BP has no Prudhoe gas marketing info to share, company says

BP Exploration Alaska hasn’t, and can’t, market its Prudhoe Bay natural gas, company officials wrote in the revised…

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Feds release report on Chugach National Forest management

KENAI — The U.S. Forest Service is moving forward with updating its management plan for the Chugach National…

In this Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016 photo, Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein prepares to spray-paint "I approve this message" in red paint on the blade of a bulldozer at a protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline in the area of Morton County, N.D. Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier said Tuesday that authorities plan to pursue charges against Stein. (Alicia Ewen/KX News via AP)

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Green Party’s Jill Stein charged with trespassing, mischief

A North Dakota judge issued a warrant Wednesday for the arrest of Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein,…

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Richardson Highway tank spill totals more than 3,500 gallons

ANCHORAGE — Alaska state environmental officials said a fuel spill from an overturned fuel tank off the Richardson…

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All races: Final 2016 primary election results

Following are the results of the Aug. 16 statewide primary elections. The primary election selects one candidate from…

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Walker: State will sue over game management rule

The state of Alaska and the federal government are headed back to court — again — to resolve…

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It’s Miller v. Murkowski – again

Joe Miller is again challenging Lisa Murkowski for U.S. Senate, and this time he’s running as a Libertarian.…

A dry-erase board at the Alaska Division of Elections headquarters in Juneau shows Ambler precinct's five absentee votes missing from the final tally.

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State certifies primary election results, but recount is imminent

Editor’s note: This article has been updated due to a correction. The article reported that absentee votes from the…

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Pedestrian hit by Anchorage police car, suffers broken leg

ANCHORAGE — Authorities say a man has been hospitalized with a broken leg after being struck by an…

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Troopers warn against feeding wild game to dogs

FAIRBANKS — Wildlife troopers are reminding people who have been advertising wild game as dog food that the…

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1 killed, 2 injured in Fairbanks night club shooting

FAIRBANKS — The Fairbanks Police Department is investigating a shooting inside Bojangles night club that left one person…

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Court rules no guns for medical marijuana cardholders

Alaska’s hunters and concealed carry holders can’t continue to pack iron if they hold a medical marijuana card,…

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Fairbanks inmate treated for alcohol withdrawal dies

FAIRBANKS — Authorities are investigating the death of a Fairbanks Correctional Center inmate who had been treated for…

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Remote state legislative offices close on Friday afternoons

JUNEAU — The state’s 22 Legislative Information Offices will now be closed on Friday afternoons as a cost-cutting…

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Crews recover bodies of people killed in mid-air plane crash

RUSSIAN MISSION — Bodies have been recovered from crash sites of two planes involved in a mid-air collision.…

ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND USE SEPT. 3-4, 2016 AND THEREAFTER - In this Aug. 10, 2016 photo, Kim Kole, a cannabis business stakeholder and board member of the Alaska Marijuana Industry Association, pitches a membership crossover between the two associations during a meeting of the Anchorage Cannabis Business Association in Anchorage, Alaska. AMIA wants to fill lobbying needs with its own executive director, Cary Carrigan, until the industry has enough income to hire a fulltime lobbyist. (DJ Summers/Alaska Journal of Commerce via AP)

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As sales near, pot industry still lacks unified voice

ANCHORAGE — More than 300 licenses spread among a landmass the size of Mexico is causing some organizational…

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Advocates argue for protections for Montana fish

HELENA, Mont. — Wildlife advocates seeking federal protections for a fish found in Montana told a judge Tuesday…