Trump, who took office for a second time Monday, said he planned to “restore the name of a great president, William McKinley, to Mount McKinley, where it should be and where it belongs.

Orders coming Monday, including one tied to Alaska, are meant to ease the regulatory burdens on oil and natural gas production.

The KSRM News Department has compiled some of the week’s top headlines.

The Alaska Association of Elementary School Principals announced that Aubrie Ellis, Assistant Principal of Mountain View Elementary in the KPBSD, is their National Outstanding Assistant Principal for 2025.

According to the alert, this person was infectious while flying on Alaska Air flight 228 from Seattle to Anchorage on Jan. 10 and while at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport from approximately 10:00 p.m. Jan. 10 to 12:00 a.m. Jan. 11.

Among the 15 locations for this year’s Navy Week, Anchorage is one of the cities the Navy will visit from June 16 – June 22.

The public notice adds that the BLM will publish notice of the decision in the Anchorage Daily News for four consecutive weeks to inform the public and any parties with potential property interests.

The deadline to submit the completed Candidacy Packet is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025.

Governor Mike Dunleavy has directed that the U.S. and Alaska flags at the Alaska State Capitol and all state facilities be raised to full staff at sunrise on January 20, 2025, to celebrate the Constitution and honor President Donald J. Trump’s inauguration.

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for interior secretary told a Senate panel Thursday the U.S. can leverage development of fossil fuels and other energy sources to promote world peace and voiced concerns about the reliability of renewable power sources promoted under the Biden administration.