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1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (109+ words) Elida Tejeda, a 35-year-old woman from Sussex, Wisconsin, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for the first-degree reckless homicide of her 15-month-old daughter, who died from a drug overdose in May 2024. Tejeda was found to have a large amount…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (445+ words) ANCHORAGE, AK (Alaska's News Source) - A dangerous cold air mass is settling across Alaska, bringing subzero temperatures that are running 25 to 36 degrees below normal for late February. Crews working overnight on Fourth Avenue for the Iditarod sled dog races faced…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (45+ words) Friday Potluck'Alaska's News Source Musician performs under the aurora in Nenana " without gloves, in 17 degrees The frigid forecast live from a Fur Rondy ride! Fairbanks borough assembly adopts Capital Improvement Program for FY27 Sand Point dealing with aftermath of teen found…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (604+ words) The Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, like others around the state, is facing a budget shortfall and making some tough decisions about what to cut. So far, the proposed cuts include closing three schools ahead of next school year. But, as…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (397+ words) DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - Duluth Public Schools is facing a $4 million budget shortfall heading into next year, driven largely by rising health insurance costs for staff and the expense of special education services. District leaders have had to make…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (416+ words) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - After a week of civil unrest in Mexico following the assassination of cartel leader "El Mencho," travelers are returning home following mass flight cancellations and delayed. Meg Morse and her family were one of several Alaskans left…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (509+ words) Alaska lawmakers eulogized their former colleague, Craig Johnson, a longtime Republican Representative for Anchorage, who died Friday at the age of 72. Alaska's House of Representatives took a moment of silence in his honor during their Friday floor session, at the…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (130+ words) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Fur Rondy carnival is underway in downtown Anchorage, featuring rides, food, fur auctions and more. The Rondy Carnival, put on by Golden Wheel Amusements, is located at 3rd Ave. and E St. and runs Thursday, Feb. 26 through…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (82+ words) The Peoria Unified School District is anticipating a $21 million budget shortfall due to declining enrollment. Why Peoria Unified is cutting jobs, adding furlough days Peoria Unified School District approved a reduction in force as it continues to grapple with declining…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (766+ words) Pedestrian deaths have been on the rise around the nation, and Anchorage is no exception. In 2025, 15 pedestrians were killed by vehicles, the same number as in 2024. Both years marked the city's highest pedestrian death toll in more than a decade....