A group of elementary school students from Juneau is leading an effort to add a second verse to the state song, “Alaska’s Flag.” The effort began when Glacier Valley Elementary School Sít’ Eetí ...

A drawing contest became a life-changer for 13-year-old Benny Benson. The year was 1927. The Alaska American Legion sponsored a design-the-Alaska-flag contest for children in the seventh through 12th ...

Singing the Alaska Flag Song, supporters of a referendum to repeal the state’s new oil tax turned in more than 51,000 signatures on Saturday to the Division of Elections Anchorage office. Director ...

If you grew up in Alaska, at one point or another you have learned about Benny Benson and the creation of the Alaska state flag. If you are like me, the details of the story became a little faded over ...

Alaska Native Cultural Charter School students gather at the start of the school day on Feb. 20, 2024. Students recite the pledge of allegiance in English and Yup'ik. (Tim Rockey / Alaska Public Media ...

The Alaska Goldpanners didn’t lead from the start of Friday’s 119th annual Midnight Sun Game, but the outcome was hardly in question by the time the Alaska Flag Song was sung at midnight or when ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state of Alaska has issued a corrected birth certificate for the teenage designer of the Alaska flag, after researchers who were looking into his heritage found records ...