The Alaska Federation of Natives kicked off its annual convention in Anchorage Thursday. // Sen. Lisa Murkowski told the AFN convention that high energy prices are this year’s crisis, just as the Halong storm disaster was last year’s. // A Chinook salmon run in Kodiak has become the first test case to determine whether hatcheries can play a part in saving wild salmon. // A photographer, filmmaker and educator from the Y-K Delta has been honored at the Alaska Federation of Natives. // The Fairbanks Climate Action Coalition is hosting an event on Saturday to provide information on how to reduce electricity usage. // Delta Junction has a new community newspaper called The Buffalo Times. The weekly fills a void left when the Delta Wind abruptly shut down in July.

An Alaska Superior Court judge said last week that the state Division of Elections may have violated the Alaska Constitution’s right to privacy last year. // The U.S. Geological Survey has announced a new, larger estimate of the North Slope's natural gas capacity.// Golden Valley Electric Association has issued a second, smaller Energy Emergency Alert.// Political independent Bill Hill is behind Republican Rep. Nick Begich in the race for a seat in Congress.// Over the next three days, more than 7-thousand delegates are expected to attend the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention in Anchorage.Today's keynote speech will focus on the issue of subsistence.

A car accident on the Parks Highway claimed the lives of two Fairbanks residents, and some Mat-Su Valley residents are concerned that a state land transfer could open the door to data centers.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning on Monday for the eastern Interior, advising residents should prepare for heavy snow.//Some conservatives aren’t sure President Trump's rally in Wasilla last week helped Alaska Republican candidates seeking election.//Democratic governor candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins said he doubted Trump's support for Republican gubernatorial candidate Bernadette Wilson will help her win election.//The annual Alaska Federation of Natives Convention and the Elders & Youth Conference will be held this weekend in Anchorage. //Early voting for the midterm elections officially got underway Monday across much of Alaska and will continue 'til Nov. 3.//The Aleutian Island of Adak is set to receive $115 million from the Defense Department to help the island prepare for potential military use.

Treg Taylor is staying in the Gubernatorial race in spite of President Trump's request that he step aside, and a little girl has kept one small reminder of home after a storm destroyed her village.

Dan Bross and Rick Thoman talk about El Nino's effects on hurricane and typhoon formation.

Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democratic former Congresswoman Mary Peltola traded accusations and interruptions Thursday during a heated Debate for the State. // Interior Secretary Doug Burgum was in Fairbanks Wednesday at a Chamber of Commerce event, where he promoted building Alaska AI data centers. // The Alaska Department of Natural Resources commissioner will appear before the state Senate Resources Committee to discuss a land deal that would include building data centers. // Taiwan says it plans to buy 6.6 million tons of liquefied natural gas annually from the U.S. through its participation in a project to build the LNG pipeline in Alaska. // Sen. Lisa Murkowski joined a bipartisan group of senators last weekend who called for President Trump to immediately call off his plan to buy diesel fuel from Russia. // More buses and cars will be allowed to travel the road through Denali National Park, under a rule announced Thursday by the U.S. Department of the Interior.

Alaska has attracted proposals for as many as 15 data centers, but concerns about how to power them have fueled calls for caution.

Republican Congressman Nick Begich III and his challenger, Independent Bill Hill, made their case to voters during Wednesday night’s Debate for the State. // Republican gubernatorial candidate Dave Bronson is pushing back after President Trump endorsed another Republican in the race: Bernadette Wilson. // A senior climate scientist with the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center says it’s possible this year’s super El Nino may not produce much snow in Alaska. // Indigenous scholars from across the country are meeting in Juneau this week to learn from local experts and build community

The Interior Department says it has canceled projects with groups “actively working against the best interests of the American people and the priorities of this administration.”