NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Max Graham, a writer for High Country News, about Alaska's declining caribou population, and the state's plan to save them by shooting predators like grizzlies and wolves.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Thank you for joining us in your home state. SEN. SULLIVAN: Welcome to Alaska. The father of the U.S. Air Force called Alaska the most strategic place in the world. That's a quote by ...

Natural gas supporters suggest that backing from the Trump administration will help make the much-delayed export project a reality. The lead developer of a mammoth natural gas pipeline and export ...

The Iditarod is a roughly 1,000-mile dogsled race with mushers that takes place annually in Alaska every March, and the winner usually finishes the race in 8-10 days. It ceremonially starts in ...

State lawmakers overrode two of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s vetoes on Saturday in a pair of dramatic votes. One of the veto overrides restored more than $50 million in state funding for public schools that ...

Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of ...

Hundreds of residents from remote Alaska Native villages are being airlifted after a storm battered their low-lying communities over the weekend, wiping away homes and killing at least one person. Two ...

When people talk about Alaska’s reliance on imported food, they nearly always cite the same number: 95%. “I think it is a very useful thing to just note that it is made up,” said Rachel Lord, policy ...

The drilling rig toppled last week during ConocoPhillips’ winter seismic and exploration work. An oil rig traveling in the far reaches of Alaska’s North Slope crashed last week, renewing concerns ...

Major cruise lines are adding new Alaska sailings in 2026 as demand surges for Inside Passage and Glacier Bay trips.