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Good afternoon. It’s Thursday, March 13.

In today's newsletter:

The race to fill two seats on the Anchorage School Board features two incumbents and two challengers, one of whom has drawn public scrutiny for inflammatory social media posts.
The Alaska House advanced a school funding boost over broad objections about its costs. The sweeping education package now heads to the Senate for consideration.
Authorities say a man stuck 60 feet deep in a glacial crevasse near Paxson was rescued by good Samaritans over the weekend before the situation got even more dire.

Among the more bizarre aesthetic features found in the animal kingdom is the narwhal’s tusk. The long spiral of ivory has earned these creatures the nickname “unicorn of the sea.” But what exactly do narwhals do with these tusks? Scientists say they may have observed a new use for them: playing. Read more about the phenomenon here.

Anchorage weather

A chance of snow showers continues today after last night's storm brought a surprise round of snow to the Anchorage area. Today will be partly sunny with a high of 35 degrees. Friday and Saturday should be partly sunny before the forecast calls for another chance of snow early next week.

Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today.

— Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com

In Anchorage School Board race, candidates confront budget problems and ‘culture wars’ →

Two school board incumbents have raised tens of thousands for their campaigns, while two challengers have seen little financial support. The seven-member board sets the policies and priorities for the district of about 42,000 students and oversees its finances.

Alaska House advances school funding boost over doubts about its costs →

The bill includes the largest nominal increase to school formula funding in state history. It's estimated to cost around $275 million per year, prompting widespread concerns about its impacts to the state’s widening deficit.

Snowmachiner rescued near Paxson after dropping 60 feet into glacier crevasse →

Two groups helped extricate the injured man from deep in the ice in an area unofficially known as “No Name Glacier.”

Holmes is first Iditarod musher to reach White Mountain, setting up early Friday finish in Nome →

A win would be the first career title in the race for the Nenana musher, who finished third in 2022 and 2024.

Winter makes a sudden return, leaving roads slick around Anchorage →

An overnight storm that brought snow after months of barely any precipitation was creating slippery driving conditions this morning.

Amid escalating tariff threats, Sullivan says he will move to suspend law requiring cruise ships to stop in Canada on their way to Alaska →

Sen. Dan Sullivan said he would seek a waiver to a law that requires cruise ships to stop in Canada when traveling from the Lower 48 to Alaska, days after Trump imposed tariffs on the country that shares a 1,500-mile border with Alaska.

More from the ADN

Alaska 1A state basketball: Kake boys earn redemption in finals rematch; Shishmaref girls and boys advance →

What’s being lost with the DOGE cuts? These fired feds can tell you. →

From soup cans to airplanes, Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs could have widespread impact on American life →

Dark and strange content is slipping through social media’s cracks. Here’s why you may be seeing it. →

Do you need a measles vaccine booster? Here’s what to know. →

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