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Financial advisor Al Biss, Biss Wealth Partners, sat down with Tracy Sinclare to talk about market volatility, how the changing tariff situation could impact personal and business decisions and your 401K. 

Foreign countries are pushing back on President Donald Trump's tariffs with import taxes of their own. We take a look at how that has affected Alaskan goods and oil prices. Plus, in the Mat-Su, a weekend altercation at a movie theater left an employee of the theater shaken as she claims she was “body-slammed” during an altercation involving a group of teens.

Jury on day two of deliberation in trial of two teens' deaths in Unalaska crash. Plus, house lawmakers maintain the transfer of the legislation to the Senate could happen as early as next week.    

As U.S. stocks careened through a manic Monday following President Donald Trump's threats to crank his tariffs higher, oil prices in Alaska sank again to start the week, with U.S. crude now below $60 a barrel and Alaska North Slope falling to under $68 a barrel at close. Plus, 10 members of an American Samoan family residing in Whittier have been charged with voter misconduct and perjury, amo...

Ten members of an American Samoan family residing in Whittier, Alaska, have been charged with voter misconduct and perjury, among other charges. Plus, House Bill 90 would require Alaska school districts to offer a financial literacy half-credit course for 9th through 12th grade students to graduate.    

Global markets are tumbling Monday morning as Wall Street fears a recession stemming mostly from President Donald Trump's wholesale tariffs. The latest on the market, plus, here in Alaska, thousands of protestors turned out in multiple communities statewide demanding the Trump administration stop its "executive overreach."

Tariff impacts and reactions are coming as negotiations begin over the President's controversial plan. A group held a bike ride in Anchorage to support the people in Gaza, and two Alaskan filmmakers are showcasing their works in Hollywood.

Protests erupted across the country, and here in Alaska, a legislative town hall was held, where supporters wore red for education funding. The Senate passed a blueprint budget bill, and businesses got together in Fairbanks for a convention.

On May 7, REAL IDs will be required to board domestic flights as well as certain federal facilities. However, some Alaskans in rural communities are finding the path to obtain those IDs complicated and expensive. Plus, a German shepherd-husky mixed dog has been on the run near Juneau for nearly two months, and animal rescue officials are taking their time attempting to capture her.   &nb...

Talks of a global recession spread following President Trump's historic tariff announcement. Plus, back here in Alaska, Planned Parenthood is sounding the alarm over DHH's move to freeze $1 million in Title X funding for Alaska.

With the chance of Mt. Spurr erupting, a potential for air cargo to be disrupted threatens the supply chain of goods going to Fairbanks and other communities in Alaska. Plus, as tourist season begins in Alaska, the Better Business Bureau is warning travelers to stay vigilant against fraudulent tour companies.    

A mother in Soldotna is planning a memorial after losing her son in an avalanche. Rebekah Challans said, like any parent who’s lost their child, she’s without words for her grief.

Star, the seventh reindeer to live at 10th Avenue and I Street in Downtown Anchorage, was euthanized on Tuesday after “serious deteriorating health.” Plus, with three elementary schools in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District set to close in the 2025-2026 academic year, the district has announced new school boundaries.

Tuesday was Election Day in Anchorage. Who's likely headed to the Assembly and School Board, and which ballot measures are failing?

Across Southcentral Alaska, school districts are facing staffing cuts and displacements looking into the next school year. Plus, citing uncertainty with Juneau funding, Fairbanks North Star Borough School District leaders have submitted their final proposed 2025-2026 school year budget, which still includes increasing all grade level class sizes and leaves open the possibility of teacher layoffs....

It's election day in Anchorage - learn which Assembly seats and issues will be on the municipal ballot. Plus, the Anchorage School District is warning staff about possible layoffs by the start of next school year.

The Anchorage School District sent out a staff displacement letter Friday explaining that given the state’s budget cuts for next fiscal year, as well as the lack of funding bills being passed, principals and supervisors are beginning to notify staff Monday who will be displaced. Plus, budget cuts and vacancies remain at the top of the Anchorage School Board’s concerns as four candidate...

One of Nome's tribal corporations is turning to solar power to reduce the use of costly fossil fuels. And as a reminder, Monday is the final day for Alaskans to file for their Permanent Fund dividend.

The Nome Tribal Corporation is using federal solar grants to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels, and the Alaska Board of Game has approved state officials' request to continue a controversial predator control program in western Alaska. At the federal level, layoffs and tariffs are in the works; we have how they could impact you.

The Governor's Prayer Breakfast was held in Anchorage while the Federal Government continues to downsize, including the dissolving of USAID, HHS, and The U.S. Institute for Peace. Then the fight against food insecurity continues with an annual event taking hold Saturday evening.

Troopers completed a hours-long manhunt for a suspect in a Sutton homicide spanning two boroughs early Friday morning, according to Alaska State Troopers. Plus, no one was hurt in a fire Friday morning that burned a popular Fairbanks eatery.

The 907 Initiative has called out Sen. Dan Sullivan and Rep. Nick Begich for not appearing at its town hall of about 600 people last week in Anchorage. Plus, Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced that a Taiwanese state-owned corporation signed a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) with Alaska LNG Project.

Alice Barr provides the latest developments in the Trump national security team's leaked Signal chat. Plus, the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center in Juneau could see some staff return after all but one U.S. Forest Service employee there was laid off.

A pilot rescued with two young family members after they survived a night on the wing of an airplane partially submerged in an Alaska lake is a student pilot who was not authorized to fly with passengers, according to a U.S. official and federal aviation records. Plus, according to the City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ), the Forest Service last week was told that it could offer laid-off employees at...

One of the "Fairbanks Four" who spent almost two decades behind bars for a murder he didn't commit settled a wrongful conviction lawsuit with Fairbanks. Plus, Alaska lawmakers are sounding the alarm over broken weather buoys, making a plea for Congress to step in.