A drawing contest became a life-changer for 13-year-old Benny Benson. The year was 1927. The Alaska ­American Legion sponsored a ­design-the-Alaska-flag contest for children in the seventh ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state of Alaska has issued a corrected birth certificate for the teenage designer of the Alaska flag, after researchers who were looking into his heritage found records ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state of ...