Three small communities in the eastern Interior will hold municipal elections on Oct. 7. And all but two of the seats up for grabs are uncontested -- one in Delta Junction and the other in Eagle. And voters in Nenana also will consider a ballot measure.

Three small communities in the eastern Interior have upcoming municipal elections, and long-term plans for Alaska's three state forests are being overhauled to boost a new source of revenue.

The decision marks a couple of firsts for the competition: both new mileage, as well as a new, looped version of the trail.

Oil-industry leaders say a renaissance is underway on the North Slope. // The Alaska Legislature last week took a step towards suing Gov. Mike Dunleavy over an executive order he issued last month. // U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan joined fellow Senate Republicans last week to defeat a measure that would've required the release of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. // Alaskans can expect a La Niña climate pattern that could mean it’ll be a cooler-than-average winter. // Mushers will travel 750 miles this coming February in the 2026 Yukon Quest Alaska sled-dog race on a new route that will begin and end in Fairbanks.

Many Alaska institutions depend on that funding to keep certain degree programs and student support services afloat.

There are 19 total candidates running for 12 seats in municipal elections within the Fairbanks North Star Borough this year, and collectively, their campaigns have raised almost $290,000. // The U.S. Department of Education announced last week that it will cut millions in federal grants for its Alaska Native- and Native Hawaiian-serving program. // The Isberg Recreation Area outside Fairbanks is set to nearly double in size because of a land donation from the Interior Alaska Land Trust. // One of the state's largest Native advocacy organizations says the U.S. Department of Agriculture's plan to reorganize could harm tribal food security programs.

One of the top three is an uncontested race for Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly.

The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly passed an ordinance Thursday authorizing the mayor to accept the 309 donated acres from the Interior Alaska Land Trust.

A Delta Junction-area farmer has sold nearly 5,600 acres to a Nevada-based agricultural entrepreneur for about $6 million. The state Farm Bureau president says he believes it’s the biggest farm sale in Alaska history.

Dan Bross and Rick Thoman talk about why few typhoons and hurricanes have developed and sustained in 2 large areas of the Tropics so far this year.