Good morning, Anchorage.

Anchorage School District updated its nursing model to keep one nurse per school in almost all cases.

The district reinstated many nurse positions and will survey schools to adjust assignments based on health needs.

Anchorage School District reopens classes today with larger class sizes after budget cuts raised student numbers but state funding helped reinstate programs + hire over 70 new teachers.

Elementary students, sixth graders, and high school freshmen start today while older students begin classes tomorrow.

Anchorage officials announced that trails such as Rover’s Run and Salmon Run at Far North Bicentennial Park are closed until further notice due to increased brown bear activity (including the BLM Campbell Tract) following recent close encounters.

Residents are urged to avoid these areas for safety.

USDA officials filed a rule to end 25 years of forest protections that cover nearly 45 million acres, affecting Alaska with almost one-third of these lands (including the Tongass National Forest).

The public can comment on the changes until Sept. 21.

NOAA ended support for the Arctic Report Card on August 10, a trusted 20-year update explaining Alaska’s climate shifts.

The team is working to make observations available & help the public follow vital environmental changes.

Mountain View Little League's senior division players celebrated their local heritage with commemorative jerseys modeled after the 1946 Seattle Steelheads as part of a Mariners partnership, and RBI Alaska will donate uniforms to Bettye Davis East Anchorage High teams for the upcoming scholastic season.