At its meeting next Tuesday, the Mat-Su Borough Assembly will hold a public hearing on the proposal to put a borough-wide sales tax to a popular vote, but perhaps not … Altered sales tax proposal to go before borough assembly on Tuesday

Bugs of various shapes and sizes are part of life in Alaska, and it can be easy for them to escape notice. KTNA’s Phillip Manning recently spoke with an entomology … The good and bad of Alaskan bugs in 2017

Stubbs the cat passed away in the overnight hours between Thursday and Friday, according to his owners. For nearly two decades, Stubbs, so named due to his lack of a … Stubbs The Cat passes away at twenty

On Sunday night, two simultaneous earthquakes shook the Northern Susitna Valley. According to the Alaska Earthquake Center, a Magnitude 3.8 earthquake fifteen miles south of Talkeetna and a Magnitude 4.2 … Twin earthquakes felt in Susitna Valley Sunday evening

This Friday marks the end of the written public comment period for a proposed cell tower in Trapper Creek. All but one comment included in the official application for the … New cell tower plan draws objection from Trapper Creek residents

UPDATE:  Late Wednesday, Senator David Wilson amended his letter of intent filing with the Alaska Public Offices Commission to say he is not running for Lieutenant Governor.  He had filed … Senator David Wilson files for lieutenant governor race

Alaska Public Media and KTOO’s Andrew Kitchenman contributed to this report. On Wednesday, State Senator David Wilson filed a letter of intent to run for lieutenant governor. Later the same … Sen. Wilson will not run for Lt. Governor, says filing was accidental

Senator Mike Dunleavy has filed to run for governor in 2018. Conservative news outlet “Must Read Alaska” first reported the filing of Dunleavy’s letter of intent to run on Monday. … Sen. Dunleavy to run for governor

Opioid addiction is a nationwide health crisis, and Governor Bill Walker has declared opioids as a pubic health disaster in Alaska. In a state with a widespread population, treatment can … Sunshine Clinic offers expanded outpatient-based opioid treatment program