1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (1009+ words) Lawmakers are considering new legislation to increase state funding for Alaska schools, and heard public comment on Wednesday evening that showed overwhelming support for more funding for public education. The legislation comes on the heels of a historic increase to…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (151+ words) Comedian Katherine Blanford makes her Alaska debut in Fairbanks and North Pole in October. Comedian Katherine Blanford makes her Alaska debut in Fairbanks/North Pole. Comedian Katherine Blanford makes her Alaska debut this month with four shows across Fairbanks and…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (756+ words) In February 2026, A snow hat forms and deforms on top of a chickadee house in Fairbanks built by the late biologist David Klein. A moose bumped it and knocked off the mass on March 9, 2026. Alaska Goldpanners baseball team mascot Happy…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (1149+ words) Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy provides an update on his proposed fiscal plan and touts the Alaska LNG natural gas pipeline project at a Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Fairbanks North Star Borough Mayor Grier Hopkins stresses…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (1064+ words) Explore Fairbanks President/CEO Scott McCrea highlights a promotional video for Fairbanks during the Interior Alaska Tourism Conference at the Westmark Hotel on Wednesday. Explore Fairbanks entered the 2026 tourism season with a "cautiously optimistic" approach, said Scott McCrea, the organization's…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (643+ words) Snow in the evening will give way to lingering snow showers overnight. Low 14F. SW winds at less than 5 mph, increasing to 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 80%. Snow accumulating 1 to 3 inches. To bolster the availability and access to affordable rentals in…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (799+ words) Daniel Ponickly testifies at the Feb. 3 regular school board meeting on the importance of music programs in elementary schools. For the first time in years, the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District is discussing potential restorations to their budget instead…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (192+ words) Fairbanks Concert Association presents OkCello'Fairbanks Daily News-Miner The Fairbanks Concert Association presents t a concert of new and reimagined music with solo cellist Okorie "OkCello" Johnson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 27, in the Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts in Pioneer…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (271+ words) Courtesy Fairbanks Music Summit More than 100 people attended the 2025 Fairbanks Music Summit, sharing expertise and knowledge about the Fairbanks music scene. The 2025 Fairbanks Music Summit was filled with collaboration and sharing of expertise of the local music scene. There was…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (593+ words) The commissioner of Alaska's Department of Family and Community Services has departed that position to take a job with the Trump administration. Kim Kovol has accepted a job with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced…...