Dan Bross talks with Rick Thoman about climate warming as a driving factor of landslides and flash floods like the recent deadly events in Nepal and the Grand Canyon.

Congressman Nick Begich holds a solid lead over independent candidate Bill Hill after last month’s primary election. But Hill thinks he can beat Begich. // A legal group founded by a member of President Donald Trump’s inner circle is suing the state’s judge-nominating body, the Alaska Judicial Council. // The Alaska Judicial Council is recommending that voters don't retain two judges in the Nov. 3 election. // Anchorage Democrat Rep. Andrew Gray has asked Alaska’s attorney general to prosecute former Attorney General Treg Taylor for failing to file financial reports. // Alaska’s commercial salmon season is winding down, and fishermen are thankful they’re getting higher prices for their catch than they’ve seen in decades. // Alaska’s chief investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board retired this week. Clint Johnson spent nearly three decades with NTSB.

Alaska's public schools are set to receive an additional $115 million in state funding this year from a boost in oil revenues. // President Trump says he’ll make a campaign swing through Alaska, to help incumbent U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan win re-election. // A Seattle startup is developing a microreactor for maritime use, to keep ships at sea longer without refueling. // Federal regulators plan to begin the first formal stage of a major environmental review this month for a proposed mine in the Ambler Mining District.

A Black Gold Transport ore-hauling truck wrecked Friday night after it hit a bison on the Alaska Highway about 20 miles southeast of Delta Junction.

A Black Gold Transport ore-hauling truck wrecked Friday night after it hit a bison on the Alaska Highway near Delta Junction. // A breakdown of primary results and political maneuvering in the leadup to the withdrawal deadline. // How some progressive ranked choice voting supporters feel about a top candidate’s decision to withdraw, leaving just one Democrat in the Alaska governor’s race. // Results from Alaska’s primary election suggest existing coalition majorities in the state House and Senate are likely to continue after November’s general election.

Alaska’s lieutenant governor won’t certify former state Attorney General Treg Taylor’s nomination for governor due to a failure to comply with financial disclosure requirements. // A Circle man is facing a first-degree murder charge for allegedly shooting a man to death with a borrowed shotgun. // The family of longtime Poker Flat Research Range Director Neal Brown compiled the writings of the late rocket scientist into a recently published memoir.

The FNSB Assembly adopted its 2027 state and federal legislative priorities on Thursday.

“Here's the hard truth, folks: Alaska's not ready yet,” U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said in her keynote speech.

Two more victims of last week’s fatal plane crash in Southwest Alaska have been identified. // Military leaders and lawmakers gathered in Fairbanks last week to talk about what Alaska needs to support a growing military presence. // The Alaska Supreme Court issued affirmed that the language for an elections overhaul ballot measure is “true and impartial,” but ordered one change to its description. // The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly is asking for a moratorium on AI data centers as one of its legislative priorities.