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Analysis: Ranked choices would put Kreiss-Tomkins over 50% as counting continues

Republicans won more first choices combined, but a third of Taylor's voters ranked no one else. On the count so far, that would edge Kreiss-Tomkins past 50%.

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Bipartisan coalitions pick Schrage, Giessel to lead Alaska House and Senate

Bipartisan coalitions named their picks to run the Alaska House and Senate next year. Voters are still finishing the part where they decide who's in them.

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Cover image for article: Bipartisan coalitions pick Schrage, Giessel to lead Alaska House and Senate

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Analysis: Ranked choices put Alaska’s Senate race near a tie as counting continues

Peltola leads by 626, but backup choices would flip that to an estimated 340-vote Sullivan edge. About 75,000 ballots remain; early and absentee votes so far favored her.

by Cale Green23h ago

GCI

Labor board orders mail vote for 8 GCI technicians on joining IBEW Local 1547

Eight GCI technicians will vote by mail on joining IBEW Local 1547, with ballots mailed Nov. 10 and counted Dec. 15.

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Anchorage, Alaska

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Alaska oil falls from its highest price since 2008, trimming one windfall estimate

Alaska oil slid 6.6% in two days from its highest price since 2008. One budget group's windfall estimate fell about $400 million in a week. Still way above $75.

by Walter AlaskaNews7m ago

Follows: Alaska oil nears its highest price since 2008, far above what the state budgeted

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Cover image for article: Alaska oil falls from its highest price since 2008, trimming one windfall estimate

Mat-Su Borough

Mat-Su board approves Willow-area land split without requiring a mile-plus road

Mat-Su's Platting Board OK'd splitting 40 acres near Willow into two lots without building the 6,800-foot road borough rules would normally require.

by Maggie AlaskaNews18m ago

Follows: Willow-area owners ask Mat-Su to let them split 40 acres without building a mile-plus road

U.S. Federal Communications Commission

GCI says court ruling could disrupt subsidies behind nearly half its revenue

A court says the FCC illegally created the group that runs its telecom subsidy fund. GCI gets 47% of its revenue from it and can't say what that means yet.

by Walter AlaskaNews1h ago

Interior

Self-driving cars are coming to Alaska to practice in the snow

Waymo says it'll test self-driving cars in Alaska's snow this winter. The governor points to Fairbanks, where the snow stays and the sun barely shows up.

by Bill AlaskaNews1h ago

Fairbanks City of Fairbanks

National Weather Service

Weather Service upgrades Sitka to a high wind warning, with gusts up to 60 mph Thursday

Weather Service upgraded Sitka to a high wind warning Thursday, gusts up to 60 mph until 6 pm. Ketchikan and Annette Island face similar warnings, with gusts up to 75 mph aloft.

by Walter AlaskaNews2h ago

Y-K Delta

Kuskokwim Corporation will teach beaver mitten sewing over Zoom in December

The Kuskokwim Corporation will teach a three-day Zoom class in December on sewing beaver mittens lined with rabbit fur. Applications are due Nov. 16.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2h agoFrom Oct 30

Y-K Delta, Alaska

Energy

Army has no date for a Fort Wainwright microreactor as experts flag permafrost

The Army still has no date for a microreactor at Fort Wainwright. Its Arctic workshop says testing how to set one on permafrost is a high near-term priority.

by Walter AlaskaNews2h ago

Fairbanks, Alaska

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State energy board votes on nearly $5 million solar loan for Red Dog Mine

The state energy board votes Thursday on a nearly $5 million loan for solar at Red Dog Mine, sized to stay just under the line where the Legislature gets a say.

by Walter AlaskaNews2h ago

Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska

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Wasilla council weighs $73,865 more to finish its first new growth plan since 2011

Wasilla's growth plan dates to 2011. The council Monday considers paying DOWL $73,865 more to finish the new one, which goes to the public in January.

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Whittier harbor's new meters produced $7,000 bills and its new floats cracked

Whittier's harbor got new power meters and new concrete floats. Some meters spat out $7,000 bills, and the floats started cracking. Updates come Tuesday.

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Whittier, Alaska

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State proposes approving revised cleanup plan for old Hiland Mountain prison range

State plans to approve a revised cleanup of Hiland Mountain prison's old shooting range, removing 1,150 cubic yards of tainted soil. Comments are due Dec. 4.

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Eagle River, Alaska

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EPA official says Zeldin connected Fairbanks garages with experts on cold diesel failures

EPA's regional chief says Zeldin heard Fairbanks garages describe cold-weather diesel failures and said, "Oh, this is news." She says EPA's power has limits.

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Thursday, November 5, 2026

State asks campaigns to pull election signs from highway rights-of-way

The election's over, and the state would like its ditches back. DOT is asking campaigns to pull their signs from highway rights-of-way, stakes and all.

by Walter AlaskaNews5h ago

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Free one-on-one computer help offered twice a week at the Mat-Su Job Center

Stuck on an online job application, a sketchy email or Excel? Free tutors at the Mat-Su Job Center in Wasilla will sit down with you twice a week.

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Alaska energy authority faces a $410 million gap for two Railbelt grid projects

Alaska's energy authority wants $142.3 million from lawmakers for a Cook Inlet power cable and still needs $268 million for a Healy line. That's $410 million.

by Walter AlaskaNews5h ago

Cook Inlet, Alaska

Follows: A second power link to Kenai would run under Cook Inlet

Thursday, November 5, 2026

Fairbanks borough mayor proposes capping whole-home short-term rentals

Fairbanks' borough mayor wants to cap whole-home short-term rentals and charge $250 a room to register them, saying they've shrunk the housing supply.

by Walter AlaskaNews5h ago

Fairbanks, Alaska

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Mat-Su finishes Fern Street rebuild with new Cottonwood Creek fish culvert

Mat-Su finished part of its Fern Street rebuild, swapping culverts that blocked salmon from most of Cottonwood Creek. Walkers got a path; fish got a door.

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Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

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Judge rules Indiana prison rules don't follow an inmate to Alaska

An Indiana prisoner held in Seward sued to get Indiana prison rules, like tablet email. A federal judge said those rules don't follow him to Alaska.

by Walter AlaskaNews8h ago

NOAA Fisheries

Gulf pollock fleet neared its king salmon limit before pollock fishing closed

Gulf pollock boats caught nearly 16,000 king salmon, 87% of their cap, before hitting their pollock limit. Kings caught per ton nearly doubled.

by Walter AlaskaNews8h agoFrom Oct 29

Alaska Department of Natural Resources

Comment closes on giving the energy authority state land at Bradley Lake at no cost

The state proposes giving land around Bradley Lake hydro to the Alaska Energy Authority at no cost. Comment closed Tuesday. It's tied to expansion financing.

by Walter AlaskaNews8h ago

Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Juneau

Kensington mine's gold output falls 21%, but high gold prices keep it profitable

Kensington mine near Juneau dug up a fifth less gold this summer than last year, at a higher cost per ounce. High gold prices still kept it in the black.

by Walter AlaskaNews9h ago

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Transportation

Matson expects modestly lower Alaska volume this year after a 4.8% quarterly drop

Matson had a stronger-than-expected quarter, mostly thanks to China. Its Alaska volume fell 4.8%, and it now expects a modestly lower year for Alaska.

by Walter AlaskaNews9h ago

Alaska Economy & Business

Thursday, November 5, 2026

ConocoPhillips' Alaska earnings more than triple to $423 million on higher oil prices

ConocoPhillips made $423 million in Alaska last quarter, more than triple a year ago, mostly because oil got pricier, not because it pumped much more.

by Walter AlaskaNews9h ago

North Slope, Alaska

Skagway

Skagway budget would move $2 million in clinic costs to cruise tax fund

Skagway's manager wants cruise passenger tax money to cover $2 million of the clinic's subsidy. How much clinic work serves cruise visitors is the question.

by Walter AlaskaNews10h ago

Skagway, Alaska

Skagway Municipality of Skagway

Anchorage Assembly

Assembly shelves salary commission pick after questions over his firm's city contract

Anchorage's mayor picked a consultant for the panel that sets officials' pay. Then his firm's $86,899 city contract came up, and the Assembly shelved the pick.

by Walter AlaskaNews11h ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Follows: LaFrance names business executive to Anchorage salary commission, reappoints another

Housing

Anchorage Assembly delays Missing Middle housing vote again, this time to Dec. 1

The Anchorage Assembly scheduled its Missing Middle housing vote for a Friday at noon, then unscheduled it. It's now Dec. 1, the second delay in four weeks.

by Walter AlaskaNews11h ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Follows: Planners say Missing Middle overlay fits Anchorage's comprehensive plan

Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities

Egan Drive's winter 45 mph speed limit is now in effect in Juneau through Jan. 31

Egan Drive's speed limit near Fred Meyer in Juneau is 45 mph through Jan. 31, down from 55 mph. The stretch sees heavy crashes in winter, and a permanent traffic signal fix isn't expected until 2027.

by Walter AlaskaNews11h ago

Thursday, November 5, 2026

Wasilla council takes up $6 million state loan to expand its wastewater plant

Wasilla's wastewater plant treats septage in one digester from about 1989, and staff say the city has outgrown it. The council weighs a $6 million loan Monday.

by Walter AlaskaNews11h ago

Wasilla, Alaska

Regulatory Commission of Alaska

Fastwyre asks the state to let it end cable TV in Galena and Unalaska after 41 years

Fastwyre wants to unplug cable TV in Galena and Unalaska on New Year's Eve, saying new gear isn't worth it for 70 accounts. Customers get to keep the box.

by Melinda Communities.News11h ago

Galena and Unalaska, Alaska

Alaska Division of Elections

Simpler and Stutes lead Kodiak-area races, but neither is decided

Simpler leads the Kodiak House race by 431 votes and Stutes leads for Senate. Only 77 absentee and early ballots from the House district are counted so far.

by Walter AlaskaNews11h ago

Follows: Independent groups report spending more than the candidates raised in Kodiak's House race

City of Soldotna

Challenger leads Soldotna mayor as Kenai Peninsula election counts continue

Soldotna's mayor trails a challenger who wants to undo its sales tax increase by 36 votes, with absentees still out. School board term limits are cruising.

by Walter AlaskaNews11h ago

Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

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Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority

AIDEA board approves up to $10 million stake in Augustine volcano geothermal project

AIDEA's board OK'd up to $10 million for a stake in a company that wants to tap the heat under Augustine, an active volcano in Cook Inlet. The terms come later.

by Walter AlaskaNews11h ago

Augustine Island, Alaska

Kodiak

State's draft plan would replace, not repair, Kodiak's Sargent Creek Bridge

Kodiak's cracked Sargent Creek Bridge was in line for a temporary fix. The state's draft road plan now calls for a $6.8 million replacement in 2029.

by Walter AlaskaNews11h ago

Anchorage Police Department

Anchorage passes surveillance rules, rejects new limits on plate reader searches

The Assembly wrote police plate reader and crime center rules into code 11-1, but left the 14-day data limit in police policy and rejected new search limits.

by Walter AlaskaNews13h ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Follows: Anchorage Assembly amends proposed police surveillance rules, then runs out of time

Homelessness

Alcohol tax advocates ask Anchorage to put more into prevention and treatment

Groups behind Anchorage's alcohol tax say it put nothing into substance misuse treatment in 2025 or 2026, with none planned for 2027. They want a change.

by Walter AlaskaNews13h ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Bethel Census Area

NovaGold shareholders approve trading stock for Paulson's share of Donlin Gold

NovaGold shareholders voted to swap stock for Paulson's 40% of Donlin Gold, which would give one company the project. Building it waits on a 2027 study.

by Melinda Communities.News14h ago

Crooked Creek, Alaska

Follows: NovaGold sets Nov. 3 vote on owning all of Donlin; filing details a dropped three-way deal

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