Denakkanaaga is an organization that serves as the voice for the native elders of Interior Alaska. Mary TallMountain was one of our elders. We believe her lifelong struggle to exist in two worlds can help people facing similar struggles today. Mary was born in 1918 in a tent on land drained by the Yukon River in Interior Alaska. She was only six when she was adopted out of her native village of Nulato. Cut off from her family and her people, she managed to survive by grounding herself in her native culture and developing her talent for writing.

The state House and Senate will continue to be governed by bipartisan coalitions following Tuesday’s midterm elections. But they’ll have some new leaders.//Denali Borough Mayor Chris Noel was re-elected Tuesday to another three-year term, according to unofficial results,// 91-year-old, Hannah Takak has spent decades helping her community of Shaktoolik to participate in elections. But she’s thinking about retiring.//Almost 50 resolutions were passed at the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention in Anchorage last month, including one about Benny Benson, the designer of the Alaska flag.

Dan Bross and Rick Thoman talk about an early season disruption in the high-altitude Polar Vortex.

Denakkanaaga is an organization that serves as the voice for the native elders of Interior Alaska. Mary TallMountain was one of our elders. We believe her lifelong struggle to exist in two worlds can help people facing similar struggles today. Mary was born in 1918 in a tent on land drained by the Yukon River in Interior Alaska. She was only six when she was adopted out of her native village of Nulato. Cut off from her family and her people, she managed to survive by grounding herself in her native culture and developing her talent for writing.

It’ll be at least a week before the most competitive races in Tuesday’s election come into focus. // Unofficial election results suggest a slim majority of Alaskans were inclined to keep ranked-choice voting.// As the Iran War pushes oil prices higher, the cost of staying warm is a growing concern for Alaskans who heat their homes with fuel oil. // A state energy regulatory agency OK'd deal that allows Enstar to buy 1.2 billion cubic feet of natural gas for its customers. //Alaska Airlines will launch direct flights from Anchorage to Tokyo next summer, and add nonstop routes to three more U.S. cities.

“Folks that have been here for decades plus are bailing,” one Fairbanksan said.

Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan has a slight lead over Democrat Mary Peltola in Alaska’s tight U.S. Senate race, according to unofficial results from the Alaska Division of Elections. // Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins has a substantial lead in the race for governor. // Early election results show Alaskans opting to keep ranked choice voting, open primaries and campaign finance rules. // State House and Senate races around the Interior show Frank Tomaszewski handily winning the open District Q seat. // Voters showed up in droves on Tuesday in Delta Junction to cast ballots. And some grumbled about the tsunami of political advertisements they’ve had to endure for the past several months.

Today is Election Day, Polls will be open 'til 8 tonight, and we'll get some preliminary results beginning around 9. // The head of Alaska’s largest union says the U.S. Justice Department is intimidating the state’s voters with its investigation of the U.S. Senate race. // Political observers disagree about whether ranked-choice voting helps of hinders spoiler candidates on election ballots. // A Yu’pik grandmother has traveled hundreds of miles by snowmachine and boat in remote parts of the state to remind rural Alaskans to vote.

Denakkanaaga is an organization that serves as the voice for the native elders of Interior Alaska. Mary TallMountain was one of our elders. We believe her lifelong struggle to exist in two worlds can help people facing similar struggles today.Mary was born in 1918 in a tent on land drained by the Yukon River in Interior Alaska. She was only six when she was adopted out of her native village of Nulato. Cut off from her family and her people, she managed to survive by grounding herself in her native culture and developing her talent for writing.

A U.S. District Judge dismissed a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit Sunday that sought to delay election results if Sen. Dan Sullivan loses Tuesday. // Federal officials announced Friday they're increasing law enforcement assets in Alaska to investigate the state’s U.S. Senate election. // FBI agents this weekend knocked on the doors of people in Petersburg, Sitka, and Juneau who donated to Dan J. Sullivan’s campaign as part of the Justice Department’s investigation into the U.S. Senate race. // Democrat Mary Peltola held a rally in her hometown of Bethel on Sunday, two days ahead of the election in which she hopes to unseat U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan.