The latest headlines from Alaska's News Source.

On today's Morning Edition, why Alaska's senators say they believe Russia is taunting the U.S. and other countries. Then, the details on a couple on a trail near Seward attacked by a bear.

NORAD detected and tracked four Russian aircraft operating in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone Wednesday, one day after the president said he supported NATO countries shooting down Russian aircraft entering a country’s airspace.

Twenty Ukrainians have left Alaska after their requests for re-parole through the Uniting for Ukraine humanitarian parole program were not approved in time, says Executive Director of New Chance Ukraine relief program Zori Opanasevych.

Alaska State Troopers fatally shot a 30-year-old Anchorage man wanted on a felony arrest warrant Thursday morning after he fled from officers in a campground in Anchor Point, authorities said.

Today on the Morning Edition, an Anchorage man is advocating for a return to the statutory PFD formula. What's motivating the change, and why he's pushing for it. Later today, Anchorage is about to put a price on trash pickup in public spaces, and you could be stuck with the tab.

The Anchorage Assembly approved a five-year technology contract at Tuesday’s regularly scheduled board meeting that will enhance the Anchorage Police Department’s technological capabilities.

A petition demanding restoration to the statutory Permanent Fund Dividend formula has been gaining momentum online — the same year the dividend saw one of its lowest amounts when adjusted for inflation.

The Fairbanks Job Center is holding a job fair this week focused on employers in the retail and banking industries, among others.

On today's Morning Edition, an Anchorage woman missing for two years is now believed to have been murdered after remains were found in Wasilla, police say. Later, details from last night's Anchorage Assembly meeting and what was proposed to help combat the city's housing crisis.

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough is asking the federal government to cut off the entirety of its federal debt after failing to create a ferry connecting the borough to Anchorage.

Human remains discovered earlier this month in Wasilla have been identified as those of 18-year-old Ataja Banks, an Anchorage woman who went missing in November 2023, Alaska State Troopers say.

Akiak has been without power since an outage around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, according to those living there.

Today on the Morning Edition, severe weather concerns in the rearview for southeast, but rain continues to fall, keeping worries elevated for potential landslides. Later today, from budget priorities to ICE raids, Fairbanks political candidates in several different races fielded questions from the public.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied the asylum appeal for an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainee who alleged he contracted tuberculosis while in ICE custody, which includes a period of time in the Anchorage Correctional Complex.

After announcing a bid to succeed term-limited Gov. Mike Dunleavy last week, former Attorney General Treg Taylor sat down with Alaska’s News Source in one of his first media appearances since his announcement, making his argument to revitalize Alaska’s economy and make it a place for future generations. 

Heavy rains prompt Flood Watch status in parts of southeast Alaska.