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Jessie Holmes crossed under the burled arch in Nome shortly after 9:30 p.m. Tuesday as this year's Iditarod champion, joining just five other mushers who have notched back-to-back first-place finishes in the storied race. adn.com/outdoors-adven…

The 54th Iditarod launched from downtown Anchorage during today's ceremonial start as crowds cheered on a parade of mushers. Here's our initial story, with more to come: adn.com/outdoors-adven…

📣 Big news! The journalists of the Anchorage Daily News have ratified our first contract. The agreement between the owners and management and 17 newsroom employees is the first union contract held by an Alaska newsroom. It will remain in effect through Feb. 2028.

Protests and politics. Wilderness and wildlife. Historic disasters and everyday joys. In 2025, Anchorage Daily News photographers captured much of what makes Alaska unique. See more photos from the year here: bit.ly/4jjwfYn

Seven years, no trial: Alaska's slow legal system kept Justine Paul, accused of murder in the 2015 death of his girlfriend, locked up for yeas awaiting trial as the evidence against him crumbled. (With @propublica) adn.com/alaska-news/cr…

Turnpike covered “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” last night just a few days before the 50th anniversary of the disaster.

Have you been affected by large class sizes in Anchorage schools as a teacher, student, parent or guardian? We’d like to hear from you. You can share your experience using this form. adn.com/alaska-news/ed…

A group of reporters and editors at two Kenai Peninsula newspapers are resigning over what they say was the handling of a recent article by their parent company, Carpenter Media Group, after it was criticized by a Republican state lawmaker. adn.com/alaska-news/20…

Families and funeral directors are using AI obituary generators to more efficiently memorialize the dead. What happens when they get it wrong? wapo.st/3IZ5Vob

A plan to sell millions of acres of federal lands in the West has been ruled out of Republicans’ big tax and spending cut bill after the Senate parliamentarian determined the proposal would violate the chamber’s rules. adn.com/nation-world/2…

He yearns for the Midwest

@SeanBMaguire We’ll miss you so much, Sean! Your reporting was a top notch way to learn about this state

Today was my last day at the ADN. I've really loved working for the past 8 years in Alaska media, but I want to do something else for a while. Not sure what's next, but I'll be in Juneau and travelling. Apply for my job. ADN is a great place to work! journalismjobs.com/job-listing/16…

Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance's administration has laid out a proposal to spend a combined $1.7 million to build and set up a substance abuse treatment program in a cluster of 24 tiny homes. adn.com/alaska-news/an…

More than 150 Ukrainian refugees have started a new life in a Slavic community in Interior Alaska since the start of the war with Russia. But as the expiration of their parole status nears, many worry they’ll be uprooted again. adn.com/alaska-news/20…

Chicago got a pope before it got a QB to throw for 4,000 yards in a season.

“ God bless everyone in the world, except Green Bay.”

Leo XIV is from the Midwest which means he's actually the Ope

do you think the cardinals watched conclave together and were pointing at the screen going 'that one's you'

Jean Kashikov, a citizen of Kazakhstan who began studying in Alaska on a student visa in 2019, is one of at least four UAA students or recent graduates who abruptly lost their visas in recent days. adn.com/alaska-news/20…

Police officials say they worry public identification shines a painful spotlight on already traumatized families. But some experts say the lack of official information may actually serve to keep the human toll of deadly violence hidden.