Commentary author Fatima Saidi writes: "As we step into a new chapter of American history, the flag belongs to us all." ...

The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center opened the mission in response to an Alaska State Troopers request for assistance when the family’s boat became stuck on a sandbar in the river.

Congress’s one-size-fits-all bill doesn’t take into account the realities of life in Alaska.

A growing rainy-day fund helped Alaska win a Moody's Ratings upgrade, bringing the state's issuer and general obligation bond ratings to Aa2 from Aa3.

To call a heat advisories in Alaska, temperatures must be forecast to reach maximums of at least 75 to 85 degrees depending on location.

The Alaska high school baseball state playoffs have reached the ASAA regional rounds as we march towards the state semifinals and finals.

Now, at the urging of a leading visitor center volunteer, a state legislator from Palmer is proposing to enshrine Alaska’s giant cabbages in state law as the official state vegetable.

Some forward-looking Illinois lawmakers set up a contest to design a new flag and put it to a vote. In a landslide, a winner was chosen.

Illinoisans voted in favor of keeping the current design for the state flag, according to the secretary of state.

Voters overwhelmingly chose the existing Illinois state flag in a design competition that featured ten new entries.

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has announced the results of the state flag redesign contest following a five-week voting period.

Alaska had plenty of great girls flag football action in 2024. / Is it time to think about who the Players of the Year is around the state?