Interior Secretary Doug Burgum signed right-of-way permits for the road, intended to spur mining in Northwest Alaska.

The Alaska Division of Public Assistance announced that SNAP benefits for November will not be released and experts worry that will add to food insecurity in the wake of ex-Typhoon Halong.

Representatives from several Indigenous-led organizations discussed co-management strategies at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention panel.

Currently, the city is operating two shelters for evacuees -- one at the Alaska Airlines Center and another at the Egan Center -- and expects to host up to 1,600 people.

In the wake of the storm that devastated Western Alaska this week, there's been scrutiny of the Trump administration's cancellation of a grant that had been aimed at preventing erosion in Kipnuk, one of the hardest hit communities.

Sullivan touted multiple provisions in this summer’s budget reconciliation bill that he said would be a boon for Alaska.

The disaster declaration would unlock federal resources to respond to the Lower Kuskokwim and Lower Yukon regions in Western Alaska, in addition to the Northwest Arctic Borough.

Nearly all the homes in both towns were damaged and a tribal administrator said it was unsafe to stay.

The state is evacuating the vulnerable and trying to find safe shelter for all. “We're moving as fast as we can,” the incident commander said. “We know that folks are miserable.”

Murkowski spoke about a range of controversial subjects and took questions from callers across the state.