Alaska Native News

This Day in Alaska History-January 18th, 1909

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‘Insane’: Trump Threatens 8 Allies With New Tariffs for Opposing Greenland Takeover

“Trump has no legal authority to tariff American allies to…

Trump Isn’t the First to Be Gifted a Nobel Prize He Didn’t Win—Joseph Goebbels Got One Too

In 1943, the Norwegian writer Knut Hamsun gave his Nobel…

Congressman Begich Attends White House Roundtable on Historic Rural Health Investment

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friday, Congressman Nick Begich attended “The Great, Historic…

Free radon test kits available during January

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service and a…

Whale hunting began 5,000 years ago in South America, a millennium earlier than previously thought

The hunting of large whales goes back much further in…

State

Congressman Begich Attends White House Roundtable on Historic Rural Health Investment

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friday, Congressman Nick Begich attended “The Great, Historic Investment in Rural Health Roundtable” at the White House, where President Donald…

By Office of Congressman Nick Begich on Jan 17, 2026Comments Off on Congressman Begich Attends White House Roundtable on Historic Rural Health Investment

Murkowski Introduces Resolution Affirming U.S. Partnership with Denmark and Greenland

Washington, DC — Thursday, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced a concurrent resolution affirming the United States’ enduring…

By Office of Senator Lisa Murkowski on Jan 16, 2026Comments Off on Murkowski Introduces Resolution Affirming U.S. Partnership with Denmark and Greenland

Murkowski and Shaheen Introduce Legislation to Cement NATO Unity

Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced the NATO Unity Protection Act, bipartisan legislation…

By Office of Senator Lisa Murkowski on Jan 15, 2026Comments Off on Murkowski and Shaheen Introduce Legislation to Cement NATO Unity

Murkowski Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Deny Certiorari in U.S. v. Alaska Case Regarding Subsistence Management

Washington, DC — U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, issued the following statement after the…

By Office of Senator Lisa Murkowski on Jan 15, 2026Comments Off on Murkowski Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Deny Certiorari in U.S. v. Alaska Case Regarding Subsistence Management

General News

Free radon test kits available during January

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service and a…

By Julie Stricker-UAF on Jan 17, 2026Comments Off on Free radon test kits available during January

Devin Wright, of North Pole, Sentenced to 82 Years for Sexual Abuse of a Minor

(Fairbanks, AK) – Wednesday, Fairbanks Superior Court Judge Kirk Schwalm…

By Patty Sullivan-State Department of Law, on Jan 16, 2026Comments Off on Devin Wright, of North Pole, Sentenced to 82 Years for Sexual Abuse of a Minor

Fairbanks Man Sentenced to 34 Years for Kidnapping, Assault in the First Degree

(Fairbanks, AK) – On January 13, 2026, Martin Hietala, 42, was…

By Patty Sullivan-State Department of Law, on Jan 16, 2026Comments Off on Fairbanks Man Sentenced to 34 Years for Kidnapping, Assault in the First Degree

Alaska Air National Guardsmen conduct a medical evacuation at night

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guardsmen assigned to…

By Alejandro Peña, Alaska National Guard Public Affairs on Jan 15, 2026Comments Off on Alaska Air National Guardsmen conduct a medical evacuation at night

Alaska Asks Supreme Court for Clarity on Election Day Rules

(Anchorage, AK) – Last week, the State of Alaska filed…

By Patty Sullivan-State Department of Law, on Jan 14, 2026Comments Off on Alaska Asks Supreme Court for Clarity on Election Day Rules

Galena Man Pleads Guilty As-Charged to Assault in the First Degree, Sentenced to 10 Years

(Fairbanks, AK) –On Jan. 9, 2026, Albert Nickoli pled guilty…

By Patty Sullivan-State Department of Law, on Jan 14, 2026Comments Off on Galena Man Pleads Guilty As-Charged to Assault in the First Degree, Sentenced to 10 Years

National/World

‘Insane’: Trump Threatens 8 Allies With New Tariffs for Opposing Greenland Takeover

“Trump has no legal authority to tariff American allies to bully them into backing his brainless attempt to seize Greenland,” one US lawmaker said. President Donald Trump on Saturday announced…

By Olivia Rosane - Common Dreams, on Jan 17, 2026Comments Off on ‘Insane’: Trump Threatens 8 Allies With New Tariffs for Opposing Greenland Takeover

Trump Isn’t the First to Be Gifted a Nobel Prize He Didn’t Win—Joseph Goebbels Got One Too

In 1943, the Norwegian writer Knut Hamsun gave his Nobel Prize for Literature to the infamous Nazi criminal. Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado’s gifting of her 2025 Nobel…

By Brett Wilkins - Common Dreams on Jan 17, 2026Comments Off on Trump Isn’t the First to Be Gifted a Nobel Prize He Didn’t Win—Joseph Goebbels Got One Too

‘Free Speech Absolutist’ Elon Musk Says Teachers Should Be ‘Imprisoned’ for Accurate Lessons on US History

The world’s richest man believes it is “treason” to teach students the plain fact that the United States was built on stolen Native American land. Self-proclaimed “free speech absolutist” Elon…

By Stephen Prager-Common Dreams on Jan 16, 2026Comments Off on ‘Free Speech Absolutist’ Elon Musk Says Teachers Should Be ‘Imprisoned’ for Accurate Lessons on US History

Fearing Midterm Loss, Trump Once Again Says ‘We Shouldn’t Even Have an Election’

“Take Trump at his word here,” said one Minnesota attorney. “But know his word isn’t law.” As armed federal agents roam the streets of American cities and amid threats to declare the…

By Stephen Prager-Common Dreams on Jan 16, 2026Comments Off on Fearing Midterm Loss, Trump Once Again Says ‘We Shouldn’t Even Have an Election’

House Democrats Move to Impeach Noem Over Deadly ICE ‘Reign of Terror’

“Noem and her rogue agents are the ones terrorizing our communities, and she is breaking the law to do so,” said Rep. Robin Kelly. Citing the deadly “reign…

By Brett Wilkins - Common Dreams on Jan 15, 2026Comments Off on House Democrats Move to Impeach Noem Over Deadly ICE ‘Reign of Terror’

This Day in Alaskan History
Rural
Health
Politics
Alutiiq Word of the Week & Museum News

This Day in Alaska History-January 18th, 1909

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By Alaska Native News on Jan 18, 2026

This Day in Alaska History-January 17th, 1913

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By Alaska Native News on Jan 17, 2026

This Day in Alaska History-January 16th, 1920

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By Alaska Native News on Jan 16, 2026

This Day in Alaska History-January 15th, 1959

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By Alaska Native News on Jan 15, 2026

Congressman Begich Attends White House Roundtable on Historic Rural Health Investment

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friday, Congressman Nick Begich attended “The Great,…

By Office of Congressman Nick Begich on Jan 17, 2026

Coast Guard rescues 9 people near St. George Island

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from…

By United States Coast Guard News on Jan 8, 2026

Moses Blanchard Sentenced to 40 Years for Role in Murder of Lincoln Peratrovich

(Klawock, AK) – Last week, Superior Court Judge Daniel…

By Patty Sullivan-State Department of Law, on Dec 22, 2025

Sullivan Applauds Extension of Secure Rural Schools Program

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) praised the House of…

By Office of Senator Dan Sullivan on Dec 15, 2025

Murkowski on Rural Health Transformation Fund: “Alaska has an extraordinary opportunity.”

Anchorage, AK – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services…

By Office of Senator Lisa Murkowski on Jan 2, 2026

How to Cure a New Year’s Hangover

MAYWOOD, Ill. — Loyola University Health System family physician…

By Jim Ritter, jritter@lumc.edu on Dec 31, 2025

Before Drinking on New Year’s Eve, Young Adults Should Read this Study

MAYWOOD, Il. – Binge drinking in young, healthy adults…

By Jim Ritter/Joseph Pixler | Loyola Medicine on Dec 31, 2025

Mpox Confirmed in the Municipality of Anchorage What Alaska Clinicians Should Know

A case of clade II mpox (monkeypox) infection was…

By Health Alaska.gov on Dec 23, 2025

Fearing Midterm Loss, Trump Once Again Says ‘We Shouldn’t Even Have an Election’

“Take Trump at his word here,” said one Minnesota…

By Stephen Prager-Common Dreams on Jan 16, 2026

House Democrats Move to Impeach Noem Over Deadly ICE ‘Reign of Terror’

“Noem and her rogue agents are the ones terrorizing…

By Brett Wilkins - Common Dreams on Jan 15, 2026

Congressman Begich Votes to Pass Affordable HOMES Act to Lower Housing Costs in Alaska

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Nick Begich (R-AK) voted to pass H.R.…

By Office of Congressman Nick Begich on Jan 13, 2026

House Democrats Who Want Stock Trading Ban ‘Disappointed’ by GOP Proposal

“Any bill that still allows members of Congress to…

By Jessica Corbett-Common Dreams on Jan 12, 2026

Measure-Alutiiq Word of the Week

Measure — Uspelluku Nuqaq usp’rkuta’aqa. – I am going…

By Alutiiq Museum on Jan 12, 2026

Larsen Bay-Alutiiq Word of the Week

Larsen Bay — Uyaqsaq Tamamta uyaqsarmiuwat. – We are…

By Alutiiq Museum on Jan 5, 2026

New Years Eve-Alutiiq Word of the Week

New Year’s Eve — Nuuwikuutam Maqin’ra (N), Snuuwikuutam Maqin’ra…

By Alutiiiq Museum on Dec 31, 2025

Northern Lights-Alutiiq Word of the Week

Northern Lights — Qiugyat Qiugyat asingcugtut unugpak. – The…

By Alutiiq Museum on Dec 29, 2025

The Arctic and Alaska Science

A wrinkle beneath the icy face of Alaska

A few days ago, the forces beneath Alaska rattled people within a 500-mile radius: A magnitude 7 earthquake ripped under Hubbard Glacier. The earthquake’s…

By Ned Rozelle-Geophysical Institute on Dec 13, 2025Comments Off on A wrinkle beneath the icy face of Alaska

Research offers defense against energized space electrons

Research at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute is advancing the ability to quickly clean up Earth’s radiation belts from a flood…

By Rod Boyce-Geophysical Institute, on Dec 10, 2025Comments Off on Research offers defense against energized space electrons

UAF study links beaver expansion to faster Arctic thaw

The climate-driven spread of beaver ponds in Alaska’s Arctic accelerates the effects of a warming environment by causing pond-adjacent permafrost to thaw and by…

By Rod Boyce-Geophysical Institute on Nov 18, 2025Comments Off on UAF study links beaver expansion to faster Arctic thaw

Triple solar blast sets stage for active aurora show

An unusual triple whammy of solar outbursts, including one scientists call a cannibal, began hitting Earth this afternoon and is likely to bring the…

By Rod Boyce-Geophysical Institute, on Nov 13, 2025Comments Off on Triple solar blast sets stage for active aurora show

Science/Education

Whale hunting began 5,000 years ago in South America, a millennium earlier than previously thought

The hunting of large whales goes back much further in time than previously thought. New research from ICTA-UAB and the Department of Prehistory of the UAB reveals that…

By Octavi Lopez Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona on Jan 17, 2026Comments Off on Whale hunting began 5,000 years ago in South America, a millennium earlier than previously thought