Early voting for municipal elections in the Fairbanks North Star Borough ends this evening at 7 p.m. A high-profile lawsuit challenging a key part of Alaska’s homeschool system moved ahead this week. A Fairbanks jury convicted a North Pole man Wednesday of two counts of murder for the fatal shootings of two men in January 2023. The Alaska Federation of Natives convention is less than three weeks away. Most of the staff running Alaska newspapers in Homer, Kenai-Soldotna and Juneau resigned Monday after the papers’ corporate owner forced revisions to a story due to pressure from a Republican state lawmaker. A Pennsylvania man allegedly used the stolen identities of seven Alaskans in an attempt to steal their Permanent Fund Dividends in 2022. This summer, Congress defunded public broadcasting, but this week, 14 public media stations in Alaska got some good news.

The U.S. Senate tried but failed to pass a funding bill Tuesday night, resulting in a government shutdown today. // An investigation is underway on the source of two fake bomb threats that were emailed Tuesday morning to the University of Alaska Fairbanks. // The Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center may be able to survive federal budget cuts that have forced many other U.S. climate science centers to close. // A Delta Junction woman accused of trying to cover up a deadly 2023 hit-and-run pleaded guilty Monday to two felonies. // Katmai National Park and Preserve's Fat Bear Week has a new champion — a 1,200-pound bear named Chunk.

Several other colleges and universities across the country received similar threats this morning, including in Delaware, Michigan, Texas and Alabama.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a $16.7 million dollar grant to begin construction of the first veterans cemetery in the Interior.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a $16.7 million dollar grant to begin construction of the first veterans cemetery in the Interior. // A last-minute candidate has filed for the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly seat currently held by Brett Rotermund. // The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly is pushing for the return of a Fairbanks woman being held at an immigration detention center in the Lower 48. // The Alaska LNG Project gained two more agreements this month. The deals are non-binding, but company officials say it shows the project is moving forward.

A Fairbanks water utility is gearing up to use federal and state funds to get rid of toxic forever chemicals in its stockpile of contaminated compost. NORAD dispatched U.S. aircraft Thursday to intercept four Russian military plans in international airspace. Sen. Murkowski says it was wrong for the FCC Chairman to say his agency could take action against Jimmy Kimmel "the easy way or the hard way." A four-time Iditarod champion wants to see the thousand-mile race change.

The closure means many Denali Borough residents will have to drive longer distances for care at other facilities.

Alaska state legislators are urging congress to preserve federal funding for science and research, and two candidates are vying for a seat on Fairbanks City Council.

Aaron Shoemaker is accused of a variety of misconduct including sexually touching a client during a massage.

The National Weather Service predicts more rain and cooler temperatures today and possibly snow. // A University of Alaska Fairbanks project to locate critical minerals won a $7.5 million federal grant last year, but UAF hasn’t gotten any of that money. // There's a three-way race for Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly Seat C. // The Alaska Supreme Court has upheld an unprecedented decision by the state chiropractic board to revoke the license of a Fairbanks chiropractor. // A Fairbanks-based environmental organization announced last week it’s pausing programs and furloughing staff due to "serious financial strain."