Today on the Morning Edition, lawmakers visited Mt. Edgecumbe High School and noticed several issues that need attention, including rats. We'll fill you in on what they're saying about it now. Later, Mat-Su Superintendent Dr. Randy Trani mistakenly listed Galena, Illinois assests as those of Galena, Alaska, which is raising a lot of questions about the accuraqcy and reliability of his decision making at the district. We'll fill you in on the details.

School consolidation could be coming to Anchorage, and how the Department of Corrections is driving up costs for the state.

The Anchorage School Board held a special meeting Monday evening to discuss a resolution regarding school consolidation as the district faces a $90 million budget deficit.

Alaska State Troopers (AST) are reminding people to know their ice depth before heading out on frozen rivers or lakes to recreate.

The 11th Airborne Division commander will not testify before Alaska lawmakers this week about a reported stand-down order affecting more than 1,500 Alaska soldiers who had been on standby to deploy to Minneapolis to protect ICE agents, the legislative committee chair said Monday.

Today on the Morning Edition, the Anchorage School District is holding a special meeting to address the budget shortfall with a resolution aimed at gathering short-term savings to lessen the harsher impacts down the road. We'll fill you in on when that meeting may be. Later, if you or someone you know was affected by former-Typhoon Halong, the deadline to apply for FEMA aid is drawing near. We'll give you the details.

The day's headlines from across Alaska.

From a Black Business Expo in downtown Anchorage to Alaskans representing the state at the Super Bowl, we have the latest headlines from Alaska's News Source. 

For the first time, a Fairbanks father is speaking out after his son pleaded not guilty to killing his mother, who is also his son’s grandmother.

At the Anchorage Airport finding a spot close to the terminal can be challenging even though the parking garage has over a thousand spaces. On many days nearly all of them are full.

 The Fairbanks North Star Borough voted unanimously last week in favor of offering a tax incentive for new housing in the area.

Today on the Morning Edition, the Alaska Legislature talks tax proposals. How much, when and what types, information that can and possibly will affect all Alakans and tourists when they come to visit. We'll break it down for you and tell you what you need to know. Later, have you heard of temperature blankets? Designs that take a year or more to make. We'll showcase a special blanket or two and share them with you.

An Anchorage teen changed his plea to guilty Thursday as part of a plea agreement in the death of a 17-year-old Service High School student killed in a drunk driving crash in 2024.

An avalanche impacted part of a lower-mountain chairlift Thursday at Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, closing the lift to skiers and snowboarders, officials said.

A state judge sentenced a Wasilla man to 20 years in prison Thursday for his role in the 2024 overdose death of 16-year-old Alena Toennis.

On today's Morning Edition, Gov. Mike Dunleavy is asking the Alaska Legislature for a supplement to the budget to the tune of just over $1 billion to address shortfalls and legal systems and healthcare. We'll fill you in on the detials. Plus, downtown Anchorage is set to get a new library, beginning construction this summer. We'll let you know when and where you'll be able to enjoy it.