Tuesday Nov. 10, 2026 KUAC News stories:
1. Democrat Mary Peltola increased her lead over Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan Monday, when the Alaska Division of Elections updated its vote count in the closely watched race.
2. In another close race, a slim majority of voters continue to oppose a repeal of ranked choice voting, open primaries and campaign finance disclosure. The “No” votes on Ballot Measure 2 now leads by a 52% to 48% margin.
3. As Alaska election results continue to trickle in, there's already some optimism around the number of Indigenous voters who went to the polls in last week's election.
4. The Denali Borough Assembly on Wednesday will consider certifying the results of last week’s general election and seat newly elected members of the Assembly and school board.
5. A rare viral disease called m-pox has emerged in an outbreak in Anchorage that appears to be expanding, according to state health officials.
6. Officials with the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority said Thursday that their plans to explore for oil in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are on hold.
7. The average price of a barrel of Alaska North Slope crude oil in October was more than $122, according to the state Department of Revenue
8. A Russian company secretly funded a project to export natural gas from Alaska -- but not through a gas pipeline; instead, with tankers that would ship it directly from the North Slope to markets in Asia.
