Daily News Staff Writer A local committee has selected four public-art proposals for the new Ketchikan Public Library, costing a combined total of $67,889, just shy of the budgeted $69,285. Read more...

By LEILA KHEIRY Daily News Staff Writer A local committee has selected four public-art proposals for the new Ketchikan Public Library, costing a combined total of $67,889, just shy of the budgeted $69,285. Read more...

The capital budget for District 1 includes a total of $72.2 million in funding for projects such as Ketchikan Shipyard improvements ($10 million), Ketchikan International Airport Infrastructure and Operations ($9.9 million) and local bridge repair/replacement ($9.25 million). Read more...

KETCHIKAN (KDN) — Gov. Sean Parnell didn’t veto any items approved by the Legislature for House District 1, which includes Ketchikan, Saxman, Hollis, Thorne Bay and Coffman Cove. Read more...

and BECKY BOHRER Daily News and Associated Press JUNEAU — The Alaska Redistricting Board on Monday made what its executive director called significant changes to Southeast Alaska’s political boundaries in an effort to win court approval for the plan. Read more...

By SCOTT BOWLEN and BECKY BOHRER Daily News and Associated Press JUNEAU — The Alaska Redistricting Board on Monday made what its executive director called significant changes to Southeast Alaska’s political boundaries in an effort to win court approval for the plan. Read more...

Associated Press JUNEAU — Supporters of changes to Alaska’s oil production tax structure have called for a meeting to discuss how best to advance the debate after another legislative defeat. Read more...

By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU — Supporters of changes to Alaska’s oil production tax structure have called for a meeting to discuss how best to advance the debate after another legislative defeat. Read more...

Associated Press ANCHORAGE — A lawsuit challenging petroleum exploration in Alaska’s Cook Inlet was filed Tuesday by four groups, including an Alaska Native village, that claim seismic testing will harm endangered beluga whales. Read more...

By DAN JOLING Associated Press ANCHORAGE — A lawsuit challenging petroleum exploration in Alaska’s Cook Inlet was filed Tuesday by four groups, including an Alaska Native village, that claim seismic testing will harm endangered beluga whales. Read more...

Associated Press JUNEAU — Last month’s 13-day special legislative session has so far cost nearly $404,000. Jessica Geary, finance manager for Legislative Affairs, says she expects the figure to rise. Costs are still being tabulated. Read more...

By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU — Last month’s 13-day special legislative session has so far cost nearly $404,000. Jessica Geary, finance manager for Legislative Affairs, says she expects the figure to rise. Costs are still being tabulated. Read more...

In any sport, leadership often is found in athletes who have been on a team for a number of years. In high school, that veteran leadership comes from the senior class. Read more...

In any sport, leadership often is found in athletes who have been on a team for a number of years. In high school, that veteran leadership comes from the senior class. Read more...

Hilary Robbins won the women’s division and finished fifth overall in 1:47.45. Sydney Sessoms finished second in the women’s division in 1:59.15. Lindsay Duckworth rounded out the top three of the women’s division with a time of 1:59.15. Read more...

Hilary Robbins won the women’s division and finished fifth overall in 1:47.45. Sydney Sessoms finished second in the women’s division in 1:59.15. Lindsay Duckworth rounded out the top three of the women’s division with a time of 1:59.15. Read more...

For the first time in program history, the Ketchikan High School Track and Field team qualified six athletes for Friday and Saturday’s state meet at Lathrop High School in Anchorage. Read more...

For the first time in program history, the Ketchikan High School Track and Field team qualified six athletes for Friday and Saturday’s state meet at Lathrop High School in Anchorage. Read more...