A drawing contest became a life-changer for 13-year-old Benny Benson. The year was 1927. The Alaska ­American Legion sponsored a ­design-the-Alaska-flag contest for children in the seventh ...

FILE - This undated file photo shows a building that remains at the site of the Jesse Lee Home in Seward, Alaska, where the territorial flag, which later became the Alaska state flag, was first ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state of Alaska has issued a corrected birth certificate for the teenage designer of the Alaska flag, after researchers who were looking into his heritage found records ...

JUNEAU -- Ever wonder the correct way to display the Alaska flag? Or how to fold it? Or properly retire it? A bill in the state Legislature prescribes flag etiquette. The measure arose after ...

Every person conceived deserves the right to life, and the governor wanted to fly the pro-life flag to show his support for this basic human right.” Alaska statute doesn’t specifically ban or ...

The year was 1927. The Alaska American Legion sponsored a design-the-Alaska-flag contest for children in the seventh through 12th grades. Alaska wasn't even a state yet – it was a territory ...