An official with B-P Alaska today told the Senate Resources Committee that meaningful tax change will turn the current downward oil production trend on the North Slope.

The state is negotiating a new lease for the Department of Labor building in Juneau, even as employees who work there continue to suffer ill health effects.

Cheryl Hatch, the former University of Alaska Sneddin chair of Journalism is in Afghanistan visiting Fort Wainwright Stryker brigade troops. Last week Hatch was in Khenjakak, which is the combat outpost for Charlie Company in the 1st battalion, 5th infantry regiment of the 125th Stryker brigade. Hatch says it’s in the Panjawa’i district, an area she says is in the heart of the Taliban.

Representative Don Young says it will be tough to turn around the Air Force’s planned move of an F-16 fighter jet squadron from Eielson to Joint base Elmendorf Richardson in Anchorage.

Military families with members receiving medical care from the Alaska VA Healthcare Hospital in Anchorage have a new place to stay.

An air permit granted by the Environmental Protection Agency to Shell Oil for a drilling ship in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea is being challenged by nine environmental and Alaska Native groups in federal appeals court.

The importance of a baby’s earliest years is becoming more well understood with new research – and a handful of outreach efforts across the state aim to get that message out to parents and caregivers. One of those outreach efforts is a new movie – that premieres this weekend across the state.

Tax Bill Taking Longer Than Expected, State Plans To Extend DoL Lease Despite Health Concerns, Rep. Young Responds To Planned Eielson F-16 Move, Former Guest UAF Journalism Professor Reports On Afghanistan War, Military Families Able To Stay At New Fisher House During VA Treatment, Groups Challenging Shell Oil Air Permit, New Movie Highlights Importance Of Baby’s Early Years, Jonrowe Explains What It Takes To Be A Lead Dog

With the Iditarod just around the corner, mushers are making final preparations with their dogs. Finding the right dogs for the job begins months, sometimes years before the race. KSKA reporter Daysha Eaton visits with a woman who has had 15 top-10 finishes in the race, DeeDee Jonrowe and her team to learn what makes a good leader.

The Senate is running a little behind in rewriting the state’s oil and gas tax statutes.