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  • A Minto man died Wednesday of a gunshot injury he sustained in an accidental shooting after a hunting trip. // The November election will give voters the option to rank candidates, but many Alaskan voters don’t want to rank. // 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. // Republican Congressman Nick Begich made his first official visit to Nome Wednesday. // More young Alaskans died of suicide in 2025 than in any other year in the past decade.
  • The state agency that investigates shootings involving law enforcement officers has determined two Fairbanks police officers and an Alaska State Trooper were legally justified in fatally shooting a suspect in June. // The Mukluk Fire burned more than 50 homes and over 7,000 acres in the community of Tok. But more avenues of providing relief to the fire victims are opening up. // The Alaska Gasline Development Corp. plans to ask the Legislature for additional funding to enable the AGDC to continue pursuing a a natural gas pipeline next year. //The Arctic Report Card has found a new group of supporters. The news comes after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration pulled its support for the Arctic Report back in August. // It’s been more than two years since the school in the western Alaska village of Stebbins burned down. And the community is feeling the loss in new ways.
  • Dan Bross talks with Rick Thoman about climate warming as a driving factor of landslides and flash floods like the recent deadly events in Nepal and the Grand Canyon.
  • Congressman Nick Begich holds a solid lead over independent candidate Bill Hill after last month’s primary election. But Hill thinks he can beat Begich. // A legal group founded by a member of President Donald Trump’s inner circle is suing the state’s judge-nominating body, the Alaska Judicial Council. // The Alaska Judicial Council is recommending that voters don't retain two judges in the Nov. 3 election. // Anchorage Democrat Rep. Andrew Gray has asked Alaska’s attorney general to prosecute former Attorney General Treg Taylor for failing to file financial reports. // Alaska’s commercial salmon season is winding down, and fishermen are thankful they’re getting higher prices for their catch than they’ve seen in decades. // Alaska’s chief investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board retired this week. Clint Johnson spent nearly three decades with NTSB.
  • Alaska's public schools are set to receive an additional $115 million in state funding this year from a boost in oil revenues. // President Trump says he’ll make a campaign swing through Alaska, to help incumbent U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan win re-election. // A Seattle startup is developing a microreactor for maritime use, to keep ships at sea longer without refueling. // Federal regulators plan to begin the first formal stage of a major environmental review this month for a proposed mine in the Ambler Mining District.
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    A Black Gold Transport ore-hauling truck wrecked Friday night after it hit a bison on the Alaska Highway near Delta Junction. // A breakdown of primary results and political maneuvering in the leadup to the withdrawal deadline. // How some progressive ranked choice voting supporters feel about a top candidate’s decision to withdraw, leaving just one Democrat in the Alaska governor’s race. // Results from Alaska’s primary election suggest existing coalition majorities in the state House and Senate are likely to continue after November’s general election.
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    Alaska’s lieutenant governor won’t certify former state Attorney General Treg Taylor’s nomination for governor due to a failure to comply with financial disclosure requirements. // A Circle man is facing a first-degree murder charge for allegedly shooting a man to death with a borrowed shotgun. // The family of longtime Poker Flat Research Range Director Neal Brown compiled the writings of the late rocket scientist into a recently published memoir.
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    The FNSB Assembly adopted its 2027 state and federal legislative priorities on Thursday.
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    “Here's the hard truth, folks: Alaska's not ready yet,” U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said in her keynote speech.
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    Two more victims of last week’s fatal plane crash in Southwest Alaska have been identified. // Military leaders and lawmakers gathered in Fairbanks last week to talk about what Alaska needs to support a growing military presence. // The Alaska Supreme Court issued affirmed that the language for an elections overhaul ballot measure is “true and impartial,” but ordered one change to its description. // The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly is asking for a moratorium on AI data centers as one of its legislative priorities.
  • Dan Bross talks with Rick Thoman about the autumn 2026 climate outlook, and how the most recent fall with similar El Nino conditions panned out.