Patrick Gilchrist

School districts across Alaska are set to receive up to $115 million in one-time funding this year thanks to high oil prices. But how much of that will materialize is currently unclear. // States that allow mail ballots to be counted after Election Day reacted with relief Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a Republican effort to outlaw the practice. // The Alaska Division of Elections on Tuesday posted a sample ballot that included Dan J. Sullivan of Petersburg – but without his party affiliation. // A new memoir recounts a nurse practitioner’s firsthand experiences providing care in rural Alaska. // An icon of Alaska journalism died in June following a battle with endometrial cancer.

The Alaska Supreme Court ruled Monday that Dan J. Sullivan of Petersburg must be included on the ballot for a U.S. Senate seat. // Police fatally shot a man in Fairbanks Sunday evening after he pointed a gun at an officer, according to Fairbanks Police Department. // A group of Alaska Native organizations is launching a new rural veterinary public health program next month to provide care for animals in dozens of villages across the state.

The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly will vote this week on an ordinance that would enable administration to lease the vacant Pearl Creek Elementary building to a charter school. // An Anchorage judge ruled Friday that the state’s decision to disqualify a U.S. Senate candidate with the same name as the incumbent was unlawful. // A group of state lawmakers tasked with drafting a final version of an Alaska LNG tax relief bill kicked off work over the weekend. // Gov. Mike Dunleavy told lawmakers on Thursday he’d vetoed six bills. But dozens of others have passed into law over the past few weeks.

It's part of Permafrost Grown, a five-year, $3 million project funded by the National Science Foundation.

The Starry Fire was first reported Saturday evening just south of the city of Anderson. The fire is 50% contained as of Wednesday morning, officials say.

The Denali Borough lifted emergency evacuation orders for the city of Anderson that had been in place since Saturday, due to a nearby wildfire. // Sen. Murkowski was among Senate Republicans who voted Tuesday to curtail President Trump's use of military force, telling him to cease hostilities against Iran unless Congress explicitly authorizes it. // A three-and-a-half-year boundary dispute between the state of Alaska and Fairbanks Area Surface Transportation Planning was resolved last week. // A bill that passed the state legislature with near unanimous support won’t become law. The legislation would have required more state oversight of children in psychiatric facilities. // A federal judge has ordered the State of Alaska to pay nearly $1.8 million in attorney fees to four Native groups, following a long-running fight over fishing rights in Southwest Alaska. // A man seeking to challenge U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan has filed suit after the Alaska Division of Elections removed him from this year’s ballot.

The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District's board president says that means Pearl Creek STEAM Charter School won't open in the fall.

Firefighters continue to battle a lightning-caused wildfire that led to ongoing evacuation orders for the city of Anderson. // The state Supreme Court on Monday declined to grant a fast-tracked review of a lower court ruling in the legal dispute over a new charter school in Fairbanks.