Another organization in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta came out against Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposed budget cuts this week. The board of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation passed a resolution saying that cuts to state funding for Medicaid expansion "will not save Alaska any money.”

Bethel Mayor Fred Watson has drafted a resolution opposing Gov. Mike Dunleavy's proposed budget following a town hall meeting last week. During the meeting, representatives of Bethel organizations outlined how funding cuts could reduce or even eliminate their services.

Update: The Bethel Police Department arrested 27-year old Kyle Kilongak of Bethel on Thursday for the murder of David Carl. Kilongak is charged with murder in the second degree. Bail is set at $250,000. 

As sled dog fans and mushers wind down from the Iditarod, they can mark their calendar for one of next year's big mid-distance races.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposed 2020 budget is unpopular with some leaders and organizations in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. The Association of Village Council Presidents passed a resolution at the beginning of March that condemns his proposed cuts.

Two people in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta have died in the past two weeks from falling into water on their snowmachines. These are the first deaths related to travelers falling into open water in the Lower Kuskokwim area this winter.