Alaska Secession Calls Grow as More Than a Third Want State to Leave US A new poll has found 36 percent of Alaska residents want the state to leave the U.S. and become an independent nation. Story continues TRENDING NOW Ray J Defends Diddy’s Parties September 22, 2024 Delta Sued by Flight Attendant Over Ham Sandwich, Yom Kippur Shift September 22, 2024 Ukraine Launches Surprise Attack Inside Russia September 22, 2024 Cardi B Takes Kids Shopping in NYC September 22, 2024 Warren Targets Student Loan Company September 22, 2024 LATEST LOCAL NEWS Jackson prep roundup: Lumen Christi runners sweep at Jackson Invitational Public hearings planned for Alaska’s minimum-wage and ranked choice repeal ballot measures Pet-Alutiiq Word of the Week Alaska Air National Guard rescues two plane crash victims in one sortie US Moved Soldiers to Remote Shemya Island Alaska with Increased Russian Military Presence