Minnesotans were in a group of skiers who are missing after an avalanche south of Anchorage this week, authorities have confirmed.

A call came in from the Rescue Coordination Center with information about an airplane crash in the mountains. The sun had just set and night flying in the Alaska mountains is dangerous, especially in the darkness.

Linder is one of the co-owners of Radio Mankato, with managing partner Matt Ketelsen paying the following tribute: "I will remember Dave Linder as an amazing family man, one of the smartest people I've ever known, and someone who lived life to the fullest.

A new national forecast predicts unusually high wildfire danger for the southern half of Alaska — a warning that lumps our typically winter-dominated state with sunnier climes like Texas and Florida.