A massive oil drilling rig toppled over on the tundra of Alaska’s North Slope as it was moving Friday afternoon, authorities said.

KTOO-FM has the UNMITIGATED GALL and is offering free music from its archives at its offices in downtown Juneau. #Alaska

The Senate President of Ireland, Mark Daly, is visiting the Alaska Capitol this week, and there's a legislative reception at the Lucky Lady bar at 5 p.m. tonight ... #akleg #Alaska

For eight weeks, our journalists at the @minnesotareformer.com have been reporting from the front lines of the federal government's immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities.

According to my email machine, @mariancall.bsky.social is hosting a music trivia night fundraiser next week! givebutter.com/JNU-Music-Tr... #Juneau #Alaska

The first of Gov. Mike Dunleavy's fiscal plan bills will be formally introduced today, with others (including the expected sales tax) coming Monday. #akleg

The Taco trade has eaten itself - Long View column by @katie0martin.ft.com. Graph by @raydouglas.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/5c1a...

In today's roundup of Alaska appellate court decisions, a man appeals his murder conviction on the grounds that the jury instructions failed to number the counts against him. The appeals court didn't go for that and upheld the convictions. #akleg

Part of the food security equation in western Alaska: knom.org/2026/01/22/a... #AlaskaSky

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon will take aim at a contracting program that’s become a critical part of the business portfolios for many Alaska Native corporations.

Dunleavy to propose ‘temporary, seasonal sales tax’ in Thursday’s Alaska State of the State address, writes @alaska.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/01/21/d...

This declaration from WaPo journalist Hannah Natanson describing what the FBI took is utterly devastating. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Looks like someone's been charged in Alaska federal court for trying to open the cabin door of an international flight from Minneapolis to Tokyo while being drugged or having dementia ... Alaska gets these cases infrequently because it's the place where planes land in emergency situations.

Alaska legislators convene session, with budget issues and a veto override vote awaiting, writes @alaska.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/01/21/a...

#akleg That bodes well.

For folks who are interested, here's the whole White House pool email that went out about Air Force One.

Alaska lost about a third of its U.S. Forest Service employees in the past year due to federal staffing cuts led by the now-defunct Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. Leading this workforce in flux is Jerry Ingersoll, the U.S. Forest Service’s acting regional forester for Alaska.

If you're interested in disaster planning, the state of Alaska is taking its regular look at the worst-case scenario for a spill from the trans-Alaska oil pipeline system: aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublic... #akleg

Deleted an old post about #akleg joint session for possible veto override; it's now looking like Thursday morning instead of this afternoon for that.

Also for #akleg folks, it sounds like Gov. Dunleavy has briefed presiding officers on his fiscal plan proposal, but they left that briefing without knowledge of the specific legislation, according to someone who attended the meeting.

Here's what's on tap for the first week of the Second Session of the 34th Alaska State Legislature: alaskabeacon.com/2026/01/19/a... #akleg

so you should just know, if Indiana can win a national title, there's no reason for you to not have hope about...well, everything and anything

ABC News reporting 1,500 active duty soldiers are on standby to deploy to MINNESOTA. The soldiers are from the 11th Airborne Division, based at Joint Base Elmendorf--Richardson, one of the Army's premier infantry formations. The division is also the military's leading formation for Arctic warfare

Another long term climate site in Alaska dies. 😡 #akwx #Climate

Ranked Choice Voting is in trouble in Alaska. Repeal is currently up by 10 points. Alaska Survey Research January 8-11, 2026 N=1,682 likely Alaska voters MOE +/-2.8% Q: In the November General election later this year, there will be a question that proposes the repeal of Ranked Choice Voting...

A Hilcorp affiliate has filed paperwork with federal regulators to build what could become the first facility in Alaska to import liquefied natural gas to meet energy needs across much of the state. www.adn.com/business-eco...

A story in three acts:

The anti-climate-change group 350 Juneau will be holding a rally on the steps of the Alaska Capitol from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24. The street in front of the Capitol will be closed then. #akleg #Alaska

I don't normally read so much into appellate oral arguments, but when two judges say they don't believe the state's core argument, that's pretty significant. #akleg #Alaska

Alaska appeals court judges appear skeptical about American Samoan voter misconduct case, writes @alaska.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/01/16/a...

TRUMP: Dan, are you gonna get Murkowski to vote for it? SULLIVAN: She voted for it T: No. Are you gonna get her to vote for the great big beautiful bill that we're doing? S: I bet every member votes for it T: Are you gonna get her to vote for it? S: We'll work on it sir CROWD: 😬😬😬

Wow — what a life: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/w...

Anchorage judge overturns state law limiting live music at breweries and distilleries, writes @alaska.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/01/15/a...

Well, you don’t see that every day: www.uafsunstar.com/news/student... #Alaska

The town of Wasilla accidentally set Jesus on fire during the recent windstorm: www.matsusentinel.com/mat-sus-holi... #akleg #Alaska

Friendly reminder: We're a month out from Mardi Gras. If you haven't ordered your King Cake, get on it!

The Alaska Court of Appeals is hearing oral arguments in this case tomorrow. There's also a rally at noon outside the courthouse. I'll be following the arguments by web stream and intend to write an update. #akleg #Alaska

So get this... back in October, we measured Donald Trump's positive negative rating. It was as follows: Positive 43.5% Negative 52.4% No opinion 4.0% Never heard 0.1% In the survey we have just done, Jan 8-11, it is now... Positive 43.3% Negative 52.3% No opinion 4.3% Never heard 0.2%

BREAKING: Mary Peltola continues to lead Senator Dan Sullivan by two points in the NOW OFFICIAL US Senate race for Alaska. Alaska Survey Research January 8-11, 2026 n=2,132 Alaska adults, 1,988 registered voters MOE: +/- 2.0% Fielding: Text-to-online and ASR Survey Panel

Two major utilities in Anchorage are expanding their natural gas storage in the Cook Inlet region to help counteract a shortage of locally produced gas that’s the dominant energy source for much of Alaska.

Last survivor of Alaska diphtheria epidemic dies at 101, reports Mark Sabbatini for the Juneau Independent in this article republished by the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/01/13/l...

For the first time, Juneau is using a radar detection system to track avalanches that rumble down the mountain, thanks to state money freed up by the city and tribe’s disaster declaration last week.

Remember the Dec 6, magnitude 7 Hubbard Glacier Earthquake? Here is some follow-up reporting that you may be interested in. From AK state seismologist Mike West: “...researchers all around the world [are] investigating this earthquake in different ways." https://bit.ly/4jBf3xu

Jirdes Winther Baxter, 101, Dies; Last Survivor of Epidemic in Alaska

Fire ripped through Jackson's only synagogue on Saturday, heavily damaging the historic house of worship in what authorities say was an act of arson. Beth Israel synagogue, the largest in Mississippi, has long been a target of antisemites. It was the site of a Ku Klux Klan bombing in 1967.

Alaska’s appointed attorney general filed a friends of the court brief in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court involving whether absentee ballots that arrive after Election Day can be counted. The filing doesn't side with either party in the case. www.adn.com/politics/202...

A planned change in state regulations would allow free gravel for big projects like the Ambler Road and trans-Alaska gas pipeline, effectively acting as a multimillion-dollar subsidy. #akleg #Alaska

Alaska offers free rocks and dirt, helping big state-backed construction projects, writes @alaska.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/01/09/a...

Wow — Juneau just activated the wireless emergency alert system to warn about avalanche risk! #akleg #Alaska