Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly: Legislators reject a proposal from the governor to create a Department of Agriculture. Plus, Fairbanks residents gathered to share concerns with Sen. Dan Sullivan, though indirectly. And, despite tensions between the U.S. …

Alaska Legislature halts Dunleavy effort to create agriculture department

Alaska will remain one of two states without a cabinet-level Department of Agriculture, at least for the time being. On Wednesday, the Alaska Legislature voted 32-28 to deny an executive order from Gov. Mike Dunleavy that would have created the department. …

A House bill could establish a permanent commitment to ending human trafficking in Alaska

Human trafficking is a hidden crisis in Alaska, affecting some of our most vulnerable residents. It is not confined to major cities but extends to rural communities, where economic hardship and geographic isolation can create conditions ripe for …

NTSB report finds plane that crashed in Alaska, killing 10 was overweight

Alaska House deliberates resolution affirming Canada’s sovereignty

Skagway Assembly member Orion Hanson testifies before the Alaska House Resources Committee about Alaska/Canada relations. (Screenshot from Gavel Alaska) The Alaska House Resources Committee met on Friday to hear testimony on a resolution recognizing …

Alaska Airlines VP on leveraging Hawaiian's fleet

As Alaska Air Group deals with Boeing delays, which have impacted carriers nationwide, and navigating the nuances of integrating Hawaiian and Alaska, the company is looking at how it can best optimize its fleet.

U.S. investigators say Alaska plane was overweight for icy conditions in crash that killed 10

This image released by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows ice accumulation that was observed by investigators on the rear stabilizers of a plane, Feb. 7, 2025, the day after after a small commuter plane that crashed in western Alaska on a …

Dunleavy’s Department of Agriculture creation disapproved by Alaska Legislature

The Alaska Legislature met in joint session today to debate a resolution that would have denied Gov. Mike Dunleavy the ability to create a Department of Agriculture. The vote was 32-28. It takes 31 votes in a joint session of the Alaska Legislature to …

Shocking reason for deadly Alaska plane crash that killed all 10 people on-board

A commuter flight that crashed in Alaska, killing all 10 people on board, last month was too heavy for the icy weather it was flying into, a damning new report suggests. The Bering Air Cessna Caravan was flying from the the city of Unalakleet on February 6 …

Alaska Legislature shoots down Dunleavy agriculture department plan

The Alaska Legislature narrowly rejected Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s executive order for a standalone state agriculture department during a joint session on Wednesday. Lawmakers voted 32-28 on a joint resolution disapproving the order, with many citing the need …