8:30 a.m. newscast

Thousands of soldiers from Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson made their way up the Parks Highway to Fort Wainwright over the past week en route to a big field-training exercise. And starting early next week, a total of 9,000 soldiers from Wainwright and JBER will be headed south on the Richardson Highway to the Donnelly Training Area near Fort Greely.

8:30 a.m. newscast

8:30 a.m. newscast

A grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will cover the designs and a portion of the construction materials for the proposed Interior Alaska State Veterans Cemetery.

8:30 a.m. newscast

Dan Bross and Rick Thoman talk about the history and value of weather satellites.

The Alaska Energy Authority has awarded nearly $21 million in grants to Golden Valley Electric Association to pay for three projects that will make the co-op’s system, and the Railbelt grid it’s connected to, more reliable.

The university’s Institute of Northern Engineering will use a $7.5 million DOE grant to expand its ongoing survey of critical minerals in Alaska, and beyond.