News at 6 - August 7, 2026

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, was in Palmer Friday to rally behind Nick Begich, R-Alaska, but the event had its doors, or more accurately its hangar bay, closed to the public and the press. Fairbanks has been chosen by the Arctic Winter Games International Committee to host the 2028 Arctic Winter Games. For a Southeast Alaska family, a peaceful night at anchor ended with a giant thud, a sinking boat, and a swim to shore in the dark.