Alaska News Nightly: Monday, December 15, 2025
Governor Dunleavy says education reform is taking a backseat for him during his final year.
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After veto overrides, Alaska Gov. Dunleavy drops push for major education reform
Dunleavy has pushed lawmakers to expand charter schools and homeschool. But after lawmakers overrode his vetoes this year, Dunleavy says he’s prioritizing other issues.
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Southcentral Alaska sees strong winds, with frigid temperatures to follow
The Mat-Su and Anchorage saw gusts higher than 70 miles per hour at times, though no major damage...
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Wasilla doctor’s home burns, unidentified remains found, days after charges of child sexual abuse material
Ryan McDonough, 46, was a cardiologist at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center until the hospital fired him. He resigned from the state Medical Board in November.
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Report documents racial disparities in pandemic death rates in Alaska
Between June 2020 and January 2021, the age-adjusted COVID-19 mortality rate among American Indian and Alaska Native people was 5.5 times higher than that of white people, the report says.
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Alaska revenue forecast predicts more oil, but its importance to the state budget is declining
The Permanent Fund, not oil, is Alaska’s No. 1 source of general-purpose money and has been for years.
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Alaskans remember Athabaskan fiddler Bill Stevens, who taught generations of musicians
Stevens died in Fairbanks last month at the age of 92. Friends and fellow musicians say his music...
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Judge restores federal funding for museums and libraries, including in Alaska
At least some libraries in Alaska that lost federal funding last spring have received notice that...
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