An accident that injured an Arctic Slope Regional Corp. worker is under investigation by the Alaska Department of Labor.

Airmen from Eielson Air Force Base security forces used a Taser on an 81-year-old driver they say became belligerent after they gave him a ticket for going 11 miles over the speed limit on the Richardson Highway.

A total of $550,000 is on the way to more than 300 charities around Alaska.

State officials will discuss progress being made on a natural gas pipeline.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

FAIRBANKS – A Fairbanks group plans to develop a long-term plan to ease homelessness in the community.

ANCHORAGE – After more than a decade of work, the multimillion dollar renovation of Anchorage’s international airport is complete.

ANCHORAGE – Alaska is getting tougher on people who illegally bring alcohol to rural communities.

Does the U.S. Constitution stand for anything in an era of government excess? Can that founding document, which is supposed to restrain the power and reach of a centralized federal government, slow down the juggernaut of czars, health insurance overhaul and anything else this administration and Congress wish to do that is not in the Constitution?

Is peace in the Middle East an oxymoron or a real possibility? That was one of questions local residents were given the opportunity to explore Monday evening during the first of a two-day Middle East forum hosted by the Juneau World Affairs Council.