Friday Nov. 13, 2026 KUAC News stories:
1. Democrat Mary Peltola pulled further ahead of Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan on Thursday. And front-runner Democrat governor candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins widened his lead over second-place candidate Bernadette Wilson.
2. The driver of a heavy ore-hauling truck reportedly lost control and skidded off the Alaska Highway and the rig came to a rest about 30 feet from the Dot Lake School.
3. The Trump administration is preparing to lift a classification on 28 million acres of federal land in Alaska to spur more resource development in the state.
4. After a 4-and-a-half month deployment in the Arctic, the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Storis visited Juneau, its future home port, before heading back to Seattle for repairs and upgrades.
