Friday Sept. 11, 2026 KUAC News stories:
1. A Minto man died Wednesday of a gunshot injury he sustained in an accidental shooting after a hunting trip.
2. The November election will give voters the option to rank candidates according to their preferences. But many Alaskan voters won’t take the opportunity to rank.
3. The Alaska Democratic Party is asking a judge to disqualify a Republican state House member who failed to fill out a financial disclosure form when he filed for re-election.
4. Republican Congressman Nick Begich made his first official visit to Nome Wednesday. He met with local officials and sat for an interview with a reporter.
5. More young Alaskans died of suicide in 2025 than in any other year in the past decade. That's according to new data released by the state epidemiology section.
