Babies born to mothers from rural Alaska areas are more likely to be preterm, study finds

Mothers in Alaska’s northern and western regions are more likely than other Alaska mothers to give birth to preterm and underweight babies, and their travel from rural Alaska to get care in bigger communities is a factor that contributes to those outcomes, …

Opinion: Seizing opportunities for Alaska with the Trump administration

Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, left, in Washington in 2024. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) I recently delivered my annual address to the Legislature in Juneau. I spoke about the success we’ve had in continuing our military build-up, including the possibility …

Opinion: Alaska’s kids deserve better. It’s time to fund our schools.

A second grade classroom at Klatt Elementary School in Anchorage (Emily Mesner / ADN archives) As a pediatrician and a mother of three children enrolled in the Anchorage School District, I see firsthand how essential strong public schools are to the …

Opinion: Alaska Supreme Court continues to resist accountability for judges

The Nesbett Courthouse, photographed on Sept. 6, 2024 in Anchorage. (Loren Holmes / ADN) In January of this year, the Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica published two articles that uncovered widespread, shocking delays of felony cases in the Anchorage …

Alaska Air National Guard saves 4 during 4 missions

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska —  Alaska Air National Guard Airmen of 176th Wing rescued four individuals in four different missions in Southcentral Alaska between April 1 and 4. The first mission opened in response to a request for assistance …

Congressman Nick Begich Introduces Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act to Support Southeast Alaska Development ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Nick Begich (R-AK) introduced H.R. 2815, the Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act of 2025, legislation that would resolve long-standing issues under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) and support critical …

Alaska House Majority Coalition Chooses Fiscal Restraint, Adopts 75/25 PFD, Reducing Deficit by $1.6 Billion

Friday, after weeks of wrangling over budget details and failing to reach a compromise, the Alaska House Majority Coalition passed an amendment to the operating budget that reduces the deficit by roughly $1.6 billion and creates an affordable and …

What Makes the Best Workplaces in Alaska Stand Out

The undisputed heavyweight champion of positive workplace culture is First National Bank Alaska, winning Best Place to Work in the 250-plus bracket every single year, nine years running. At the heart of First National’s culture is a commitment to honesty, …

Alaska’s shameful cycle of psychiatric mistreatment continues

Alaska has a 125-year history, first as a territory and then as a state, of sending people with a mental illness to be locked in psychiatric facilities that had a known history of grossly mistreating patients. Until the late 1960s, Alaska was still using …

Celebrating American Samoa Flag Day in Alaska