Alaska Grows Single Sign-On With Mobile App, Focuses on Privacy

It’s no small task to stand up a single digital portal to access government services. A “one-stop shop” or “Amazon-like experience” has long been held up as the goal as governments work to provide easier access to everything from receiving social...

Trump's EPA Cancelled Flood Protection Grant In Alaska...

The remote village of Kipnuk had planned to use the money from the EPA to protect itself from flooding, but that money was cancelled by the Trump administration. On Sunday, the entire village was underwater. But this is what happens when you put...

Evacuees detail harrowing scenes of flooding in coastal Alaska villages as airlift continues

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The house rocked as if an earthquake had struck, and suddenly it was floating. Water seeped in through the front door, and waves smacked the big glass window. From the lone dry room where Alexie Stone and his brothers and...

Media reveal how the Alaska summit with Putin helped shift Trump's stance on Ukraine

The shift in US President Donald Trump's stance on Ukraine is becoming increasingly evident, giving the Ukrainian side hope for a tougher approach from the White House leader towards Russia to push it into negotiations. Sources told Politico that...

BSU’s Luke Roelofs details progress, penalties and his bizarre hunt for stitches in Anchorage

BEMIDJI — Every Bemidji State men’s hockey player made the trip to Anchorage, Alaska, for the season-opening series against the Seawolves. And almost every player followed the scheduled itinerary. Sophomore defenseman Luke Roelofs, however, did...

A House of Dynamite to The Twits: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Pick of the week A House of Dynamite A missile of unknown origin has been launched from the Pacific – and it’s heading for the US. From that hook, Kathryn Bigelow has fashioned an almost unbearably tense thriller out of the American response. As...

The Alaska Airlines Sports Center becomes temporary home for 100’s evacuated from floods

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Crews scurried to turn the Alaska Airlines Sports Center into an emergency shelter for evacuated flood victims Wednesday night. Within hours there were 300 cots set up inside. Harry Snyder was one of the people who spent...

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘A House of Dynamite’ will leave audiences spellbound

Idris Elba plays the president of the United States in ‘A House of Dynamite,’ an apocalyptic political thriller directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Noah Oppenheim, now showing on Netflix. Courtesy photo By Dwight Brown Contributing Writer...

Alaska summit leads to better understanding between Russia, US — Lavrov

MOSCOW, October 15. /TASS/. The Alaska summit between President Vladimir Putin of Russia and President Donald Trump of the United States didn’t lead to a breakthrough on Ukraine but did allow the two leaders to better understand each other,...

WA college sports schedule: Oct. 17-24, 2025

MOSES LAKE – College athletes continue to battle through the season as the weather gets colder and the games get hotter. Check out where your favorite college team will be playing this week. Football Oct. 18 UW (5-1) @ Michigan – 9 a.m. WSU (3-3)...

In photos: Tears and uncertainty in day two of mass evacuation from western Alaska

Flights continued on a C-17 military transport plane Thursday evacuating hundreds of residents of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok after the devastation of ex-Typhoon Halong. Evacuees sheltered overnight in Bethel on Wednesday after being airlifted from...

‘Everything is lost now’: Hundreds evacuate from Western Alaska villages

A massive airlift is underway in Western Alaska as Alaska National Guard planes and helicopters take people from villages devastated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong. On Wednesday and Thursday, hundreds of people from Kipnuk and Kwigillingok...

Alaska searchers find remains of Minnesota radio station owner who died on heli-ski trip

Alaska authorities found the body of a Minnesotan who have been missing along with two others during a backcountry ski trip in March. David Linder, who was 39, was identified on Monday after his remains were found in a log jam in a river,...

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird Continues Fight to Protect Women’s Sports

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 16, 2025) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced Wednesday, October 15, that she was leading a coalition of eighteen states challenging a Minnesota state law that mandates allowing men to participate in women’s...

This Week in Alaska History: Oct. 13-19

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - This week marks several significant anniversaries in Alaska history, from the founding of a university to the territory’s purchase from Russia. On Oct. 13, 1960 — Alaska Methodist University held its first classes on the...

Burneviks 2 Goals Help Huskies Shutout Catamounts.

By Carl Goenner / Sports Director / @carl_goennerpxp / St. Cloud, Minn. -On Saturday October 18, the St. Cloud State men’s hockey team shutout the Vermont Catamounts 4-0. Austin Burnevik had two goals and was one of 3 Huskies with 2 points in the...

Hundreds of people rescued from Alaska coastal villages after typhoon remnants flood region

Hundreds of people who lived in coastal villages in Alaska had to be rescued after high surf and strong winds battered the area. The wicked weather was due to Typhoon Halong that hit the region over the weekend and brought record flooding to two...

Alaska Zoo mourns Grubby the opossum, a beloved and unlikely icon

The Alaska Zoo is remembering one of its most famous residents — Grubby the opossum, also known as Ophelia — who passed away this week. Zoo officials say Grubby was about three and a half years old, living longer than most opossums do in the wild....

Lifetime’s 2025 ‘It’s a Wonderful Lifetime’ Lineup: Guide to New Movies

‘Tis the season to celebrate new holiday movie releases — and Lifetime is ready for the festive season with its annual “It’s a Wonderful Lifetime” lineup. The network announced on Thursday, October 16, that the Lifetime Channel will release 12 new...

One of Alaska’s biggest airlifts is now underway, after massive storm

Officials are evacuating hundreds of Alaskans after a powerful storm system hammered the state’s western coast this week, in what the National Guard described as one of the largest airlifts in the state’s recent history. In the aftermath of...