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Some Alaskans receive a threatening email telling them how to vote in the upcoming election. And, an Anchorage family in their third month of online learning. Plus, why some campaign signs in Juneau disappeared from a resident's home.

What’s it like to sea kayak around south and north America, including Alaska? On this Outdoor Explorer we’ll talk with German paddler Freya Hoffmeister who is doing just that.

Alyeska Pipeline Service Company donated a pig to the UA Museum of the North's ethnology and history collection. It will be displayed at the west end of the building grounds. Click for more photos.

State responds to two oil spills at Drift River in Cook Inlet; Park Service continues work on repairs following mudslide; Skagway official sentenced to 12 months and a day in prison; Denali East Fork wolf pack status currently unknown; ASD using new searchable database to craft solutions for district's weaknesses; Anchorage teams with artist co-op to foster creativity and community; earthquake simulator to bring jolt of awareness to Southeast and Yukon; researchers capture bear-salmon interactions on camera

In the discussion about increasing education funding, some lawmakers say they want it tied to improved outcomes. The EPA says a plan to improve air quality in Fairbanks falls short of requirements. Plus remembering the legacy of North Slope legend Oliver Leavitt.

Philanthropy: hard to say, fun to do. Many think of philanthropists as aged, gray-haired people that have the means to do charitable work as a hobby. The truth is that there is a philanthropist inside all of us. We coach, we make a meal for a neighbor in distress or celebration, we bake some sweets, or wash some cars, or pick up the check, or attend meetings, or ... or ... lots of things. American society would fall apart without our inherent human kindness. Click to read more.

Two tribes, Dunleavy at odds over tribal sovereignty; Dunleavy not planning marijuana board repeal this session; City of Nome again delays reading on public safety commission; Man who left correctional farm spotted at Mat-Su lake cabin; Proposed agriculture funding cuts would hurt ‘state’s ability to feed itself,’ farmers say; Anchorage School District to allow for tribal, cultural attire at graduation; Amid Anchorage budget adjustment, state actions loom large; Former state chief medical officer Jay Butler reflects on career

The state's Department of Transportation is weighing it's options for the redesign of the intersection of Seward and 36th.

The BP-Hilcorp deal is in danger as oil prices tank. Plus: Tribes in Bristol Bay say operating the fishery during the pandemic is too risky. And, hotels shift from vacation stays to quarantine sites.

Most thyroid nodules are not serious and do not cause symptoms, but a small percentage of thyroid nodules are cancerous.

Conversations that Matter: Teen Suicide in Alaska Suicide is difficult to talk about. But often, the conversations most worth having are the hardest to tackle. Suicide can close us off from one another. It can divide a family and an entire community. And the suicide problem has reached a level of epidemic in Alaska. With Conversations that Matter, we hope to take the first steps toward opening up about suicide by beginning a statewide dialogue on this important issue. KSKA: Tuesday 1/3 at 2:00 pm

Republican Dan Sullivan, Alaska’s junior U.S. Senator for the last six years, is running for reelection. What does he think the most urgent needs are for the state and what are his plans for getting the work done in a fractured senate?