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The deadline to register to vote for next month's general election is Sunday, Oct. 7. Regional election offices in the state's larger cities will be open on Saturday and Sunday for those completing registrations in person. Registration forms can be downloaded from state website and faxed to division of elections as well. Anyone updating or completing a new voter registration after Sunday will have to vote with a questioned ballot on election day.

The man that was shot dead by Bethel police officers Tuesday night has been identified as Sam Alexie Jr. , 24. He was allegedly pointing a rifle at officers before they shot him.

Mayor Dan Sullivan put two budgets before the Anchorage Assembly this week. Sullivan's two proposals, both aim to eliminate a $30 million budget shortfall.

For the first time in about two decades, the annual Southeast “By The Numbers” report from Juneau-based research firm Sheinberg Associates gave a somewhat rosy picture of the region’s economy.

The state of Alaska has the only remaining legal challenge pending against a nationwide ban on logging and road building on roadless forest lands. That’s after the U.S. Supreme Court decided this week not to hear an appeal on a lawsuit brought by the state of Wyoming and a mining industry group from Colorado.

A handful of scientists are participating in a review of the environmental baseline data put forward earlier this year by the Pebble Limited Partnership. That data and analysis will be used by the Partnership in making decisions about whether or not and how to develop the massive gold and copper deposit known as Pebble.

A group of wildlife conservation organizations filed a petition for reconsideration Wednesday with the Alaska Board of Game that requests the adoption of an emergency regulation to prohibit trapping and hunting of wolves along the eastern border of Denali National Park and Preserve.

Alaskans decided on mayors, assembly members and school board candidates in local elections across the state yesterday.

The state of Alaska will announce soon that it has received a proposal for a would-be liquid natural gas pipeline from the North Slope. It’s likely to offer more details, but it will be far from definitive.

Anchorage police have released the identity of the woman whose body was found in a church parking lot. Police spokesman Lt. Dave Parker says in a release that the homicide victim was Marya Abramcyzyk. The 44-year-old woman was from Anchorage.

The clean-up process in Talkeetna where September’s heavy rain flood waters threatened 100 or so homes is a slow process. For the people who have seen the worst damage, the recovery process is even slower.

The Alaska Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a Washington based company in a long running legal dispute over Brooks Range area gold mining claims.

It’s been four years since the road that created a loop around Bethel has been closed. It has forced traffic to maneuver through town via a horse shoe shaped road system. The town’s 6,000 residents will have to wait at least another year before it can re-open.

Alaska audiences don’t usually get to see the world premiere of a major art performance. But this weekend that will change, when the Anchorage Opera stages “Mrs. President.” The opera tells the remarkable-but true- story of Victoria Woodhull, the first woman to run for President of the United States in 1872.

For the past month, Shell has been drilling top holes in the Chukchi Sea. Now, they're doing preparatory work in the Beaufort, too. The drill rig Kulluk went into action Wednesday afternoon and will spend the rest of the month developing two 1,500-foot casings in the Beaufort. Shell plans to extend those top holes down into hydrocarbon layers next summer.

A Bethel man died Tuesday night after police officers shot him. The Bethel Police Department has not released the name of the person, saying they still need to contact his next of kin and confirm his identity.

The Anchorage Municipality has released the 2013 Budget. Be sure to tune in tonight for a story by KSKA's Daysha Eaton. Click here to check out next year's operating budget.

The cities of Palmer and Wasilla had elections on Tuesday. Palmer voters approved an ordinance prohibiting smoking in the workplace and in public places, and elected Richard Best and Kenneth Erbey to three year terms on the Palmer city council.

Unofficial election results are in for the Matanuska Susitna Borough regular election which took place Tuesday. Absentee ballots are still out, but unofficial election results for the Matanuska Susitna Borough mayor's race show incumbent Larry DeVilbiss leading challenger Mark Masteller by a wide margin. After Tuesday's polls closed, the tally showed DeVilbiss with 5,363 votes, and Masteller with 3,558 votes.