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Leads shift in still-undecided Fairbanks elections; Jury delivers verdict in ex-cop's lawsuit; Justices wrestle how to set hovercraft case apart from subsistence; As the climate changes, Alaska’s DOT works to keep up; UA regents approve budget proposal; With no probation officer in Dillingham, how does supervision work in Bristol Bay?; Alaska contractors flock to new military construction projects; Fairbanks hires law firms to advise on suing over groundwater-contaminating chemicals; Alaska Mental Health Trust considers Canadian partnership to develop metals mine

Dunleavy taps Sean Parnell for gas line advice; University of Alaska copes with increasing Title IX complaints; Health care price transparency law may be helpful, but it’s unlikely to make care cheaper; Court hears arguments in case that could curtail Arctic Ocean oil drilling; As teacher contract dispute continues, Anchorage School District and teachers union schedule third round of mediation; AK: SHUX, the Canadian board game convention with Southeast Alaska roots; 49 Voices: Clare Baldwin of Anchorage Listen now

Dunleavy apparent victor in governor's race as Begich concedes; Young defeats Galvin in race for 24th term; Alaska Republicans say Tuesday’s results could give them state House, Senate control; Kelly leads Kawasaki in close Fairbanks Senate race; Southeast continues tradition of sending Democrats to Juneau; Alaska voters strike down ‘Stand for Salmon’ ballot initiative; Anchorage judge ousted after controversial recall effort; Bloomberg philanthropy gives $1M to Anchorage for new project; Problem ‘Ender Cards’ create election headache for Sitka House race Listen now

Today is election day; Y-K Delta one of nation's few areas where federal monitors will oversee voting compliance on Tuesday; A warming Arctic means a change of plans for offshore drilling project; Public comment closes on on-site consumption for marijuana retailers; Alaska village residents: Lack of housing hurting community; Sturgeon case heard in Supreme Court for second time; Anchorage official responds to transgender case; 'They need to happen.' Native women turn up the volume in violence, sexual assault conversations; Hundreds of frustrated Anchorage teachers stage walkout during school board meeting; Voting materials available in Alaska Native languages, Spanish, Tagalog; New glacial melt data collected from the ocean floor at Leconte Glacier Listen now

How will the next governor affect Permanent Fund Dividends?; Young and Galvin soldier through the last days of the election; As Alaska’s elections come down to wire, ads test limits of campaign finance laws; Meyer, Call bring different backgrounds as lieutenant governor candidates; Absentee, other ballots could leave Alaska governor’s race undecided Tuesday; Controversial ruling brings attention to judges on the ballot; Marijuana industry backing cannabis-friendly candidates, favors Kawasaki over Kelly Listen now

To cut crime, candidates weigh adding troopers, increasing drug treatment; Despite progress, Alaska lacks resources to handle rape kit backlog; Alaska urges British Columbia to toughen mining standards; An unusually high number of Black Alaskans are running for the Legislature -- and most are Republicans; First transgender women sworn into Fairbanks-area offices; Donlin Gold still waiting for big state permits; AK: Can opera help give closure to the Princess Sophia tragedy?; 49 Voices: Quinn Bennett of Anchorage Listen now

In last days of race for Congress, activists from both camps canvas through Anchorage; On education, candidates for governor have different priorities and styles; To carry out salmon habitat measure, Alaska must decide what ‘significant’ means; Alaska experienced drops in births, marriages in 2017; Flights between Russia and Alaska suspended; Anchorage community gathers to celebrate Bettye Davis's political legacy; Bristol Bay tribes call for significant changes in Dillingham hospital leadership; Feds propose Tongass old growth timber sale Listen now

Meet the two men who have spent $700,000 trying to make Mike Dunleavy Alaska’s governor; Poll finds less than one percent margin in race for governor; Campaign filings show focus on Fairbanks Senate, House races; Utqiagvik fugitive in fatal shooting taken into custody; Woman struck, killed after stepping out of crashed vehicle; Open enrollment for individual health insurance begins Nov. 1; Gustavus households offered safe drinking water after latest PFAS scare; Public comments for onsite marijuana consumption due by Thursday evening; Amid growing global demand for aircraft mechanics, local training program opens in Y-K Delta; In Goodnews Bay, the Pledge of Allegiance is a way to speak Yup’ik in school Listen now

Standoff involving suicidal man in front of Fairbanks Memorial Hospital ends peacefully; District court dismisses Fairbanks Four suit against city ; Proposed Barrick Gold merger could have effects on Donline Mine; Poll numbers show a narrower race for governor following Walker's departure; Village of Buckland set to switch on new solar plant to offset fuel costs; Night closures planned for Seward Highway culvert work; Vote early to get one of Juneau artist Pat Race’s ‘I voted’ stickers; Needle exchange hopes to install sharp disposal boxes in Homer bathrooms; New for-profit Juneau addiction clinic has some locals concerned Listen now

20-year-old Tristan Yaadoh Jovan Madros focused on his traditional upbringing in Kaltag, telling the crowd that indigenous practices need to be at the center of young people's formal education in Alaska.

Murkowski supports call for FBI investigation of Kavanaugh accusations; Protesters gather at Murkowski’s Alaska offices asking her to torpedo Trump’s Supreme Court pick; Sullivan undergoes emergency appendectomy, in 'good health' following procedure; Permanent Fund managers to look for in-state investment opportunities; Alaska teacher charged with abusing minors; Bethel man ordered to appear in court for advertising moose meat on Facebook; Army Corps of Engineers proposes plan to reinforce Chena River dam; Feds grant $10M to Juneau airport to replace support building with ‘serious life safety hazards’; Engaging with culture: Native Charter School teacher nominated for Alaska Teacher of the Year; AK: Nerdiness and fandom abound at Anchorage's 13th Annual Senshi Con; 49 Voices: Janis Stoner, the state's first land surveyor Listen now

Murkowski said to find Kavanaugh accuser 'very credible'; After one year, Feds examine how DOT takeover of environmental reviews is working; Mount Polley engineers face disciplinary hearings; Bank employee suspected of stealing $4.3M extradited to US; Lava continues to flow from Mount Veniaminof; Former Providence Hospital CEO now working to reduce Anchorage homelessness; Showcasing your work: Eagle River art teacher nominated for Alaska Teacher of the Year; Haines Borough Assembly discusses Alaska Excursions tour permit; ‘Bush Blues’: An ordinary cop solves crimes in an extraordinary world Listen now

Alaskans arrested in anti-Kavanaugh protest at US Senate; State faces $200 million in budget costs just to stand still; Chinese tariffs hit Southeast Alaska’s struggling timber industry; Hackers are selling Alaska Air, other airline miles for cheap on the dark web; Larsen Bay School to close, Karluk School may be next; Passion for identity: Mt. Edgecumbe science teacher nominated for Alaska Teacher of the Year; Ask a Climatologist: What is Alaska fall so short?; Climate predictions show a warmer October for the state this year Listen now

Man receives no jail time after being charged with felony assault, prompting outrage; Vandal prevents landing of medical flight at Alaska airport; State revises PFAS action level; Two men charged as feds crack case of missing Anchorage mammoth tusk; K300 Race Committee increases prize money in three races; Proxy hunters help harvest moose for those who can’t; AK: In rural communities, Village Police Officers face impossible job; 49 Voices: Riley Woodford of Juneau Listen now

Walker, Mallott say 'no' on Kavanaugh; Alaska getting more than $10M to fight opioid problem; This solar farm is built on oil industry money and some recycled drilling pipe; Three hackers get light sentences after working with the FBI; City of Sitka denies allegations in police whistleblower suit; Stand for Alaska files campaign complaint against salmon ballot backers; Bethel's 'Yes for Local Option' campaign begins to mobilize; State workgroup recommends more vitamin D for Alaskan children, pregnant women; Homer residents experiment with a tree from Alaska's prehistoric past Listen now

Murkowski keeps faith in Kavanaugh hearing; Man tied to Kotzebue girl's death appears in court; Opponents pack Anchorage hearing on salmon habitat ballot measure; After signs of concern, City of Wrangell says there’s no near threat to island’s dams; Nationwide emergency alerts postponed amid Hurricane Florence; CBD drinks are getting more popular. But are they legal?; In response to their high suicide rate, Mountain Village marches for hope Listen now

Charges filed against a Kotzebue man in the case of a missing girl who was found dead; Alaska's U.S. Senators call for more information about sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh; Alaska will see a cut to salmon allocations under proposed treaty with Canada; Three senior Department of Health and Social Services administrators have resigned; Teams of citizen scientists count endangered whales near Anchorage; Public meetings start in Juneau over proposal for news roads in Tongass; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service works to keep rats off St. Paul Island; High rates of suicide in southwest Alaska where healthcare services are overburdened

Sen. Sullivan defends support of Trump nominee Kavanaugh; As administration pursues ANWR drilling, Trump official accuses federal employees of creating ‘road bumps’; Dunleavy absent from candidate debates, speaking events; State and federal officials apologize to Alaska Natives for effects of bird regulations; Meet the married retirees pushing Anchorage to change homeless policy; AK: Petersburg’s Rainforest Festival teaches the public about salmon; 49 Voices: Bobbie Sue Wolk of Anchorage Listen now

Southeast bids adieu to fast ferry Fairweather; FBI joins search for missing 10-year-old Kotzebue girl; State fines group opposing salmon habitat initiative for violating naming rule; Park Service extends perioid for public comment on hunting regulations; ACLU-Alaska announces settlement in immigration detention; Clear Air Force station missile defense project receives $14.8 million grant; UAF highlights profitability of Sikuliaq research vessel; Charging details remain confidential for Unalaska teens that allegedly threatened teen with handgun; Alleged assault of grandmother in Juneau courtroom raises concerns about security; Wrangell resident shares her story for World Suicide Prevention Day; Five decades on, a Sitkan takes lessons from the 1968 DNC Riots Listen now