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In this newscast: Democratic incumbent Andi Story is leading with 65% of the votes in Juneau's only contested state House race; Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins speaks about election night as he remains in the lead in the race for Alaska governor; Petersburg voters speak about how they voted and what they thought of the recent national attention; With 98% of precincts reporting, Democrat Mary Peltola has a slight lead over incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska's tight U.S. Senate race.

In this newscast: Juneau scientists presented their latest data on this summer's glacial outburst flood, as well as ideas about how this climate change-driven threat could evolve; People all over Juneau turned out to vote on Election Day.

In this newscast: Alaska's statewide general election is tomorrow. Voters can make their picks for governor, U.S. House and Senate, and their local legislator; Polls close at 8 p.m., but if history is any guide, it could be some time before results become clear, especially in Alaska; Federal officials on Friday announced they had increased the number of law enforcement assets in Alaska to investigate the state's U.S. Senate election, both for an ongoing civil lawsuit and a potential criminal case; Trick-or-treaters and neighbors carry on a Halloween tradition in Juneau’s downtown Flats neighborhood; After a year off, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kukui is once again a haunted ship in Sitka

In this newscast: U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola was in Juneau Thursday for a campaign event, and she didn't beat around the bush; Juneau voters will decide whether to retain a judge that received no recommendation from a council that advises the public on which way to vote; A Juneau diver who went missing 70 years ago is believed to have been taken by a local cryptid — a creature called the Gastineau Monster.

In this newscast: The Juneau Planning Commission unanimously approved a scaled-down version of a proposed cruise ship dock and development project in downtown Juneau Tuesday; The state is asking a federal judge to immediately dismiss a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit that aims to block certification of the election results in Alaska's U.S. Senate race if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses; A missing Angoon man was found dead Wednesday after he did not return from a fishing trip; The mayor of Hydaburg won an award last week for his work in preserving the spirit of successful subsistence living; Alaska Airlines will launch direct flights from Anchorage to Tokyo next summer, and add nonstop routes to three more U.S. cities; Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski made a surprise endorsement Tuesday in the Alaska governor's race: Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins.

In this newscast: Goldbelt Incorporated is a step closer toward its plan to build a $500 million cruise ship port in Juneau. The State of Alaska issued a preliminary decision last week to approve a 25-year lease of state-owned tidelands on Douglas Island to the Alaska Native corporation; The Juneau Assembly bid farewell to two longtime members at its meeting Monday night and unanimously voted to reject an ordinance to establish regulations for electric motorcycle use in city parks, trails, and recreation areas and on designated Eaglecrest trails. Assembly members plan to pursue a different ordinance that would enact citywide regulations; Data centers are proliferating in rural areas across the United States to support the rapidly developing artificial intelligence (AI) industry. And proposals to construct them in Southeast Alaska have recently cropped up in Wrangell and Petersburg. At a meeting on Wednesday, the Sitka Planning Commission recommended prohibiting the construction of data centers, at least for now; Ketchikan’s city council last winter approved updates to its municipal code that limit where people can sit, lie or camp within city limits. The changes were met with both support and opposition, with some arguing that they could negatively impact the city’s unhoused population.

In this newscast: The Juneau School Board will consider a complaint over curriculum being used at Kax̲dig̲oowu Héen Elementary at its Tuesday meeting; Both candidates vying for the open House District 3 seat in the Alaska Legislature say they aren't convinced the state's controversial Cascade Point ferry terminal project will benefit Southeast communitites; The monthlong moose hunt near Petersburg, Wrangell and Kake closed in mid-October, and final harvest numbers show it was another record-breaking season; The U.S. Senate campaign of Democrat Mary Peltola is among those asking a federal judge to dismiss a Department of Justice lawsuit that could block or delay election results if she wins; A high school student from Angoon speaks on her award-winning short film about the U.S. Navy's bombardment of the village 144 years ago.

In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly plans to swear in two new members plus a returning one at its regular meeting on Monday night; The Trump administration filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to block certification of the state's U.S. Senate election if the president's preferred candidate loses the race; A local filmmaker is debuting his passion project "Girl, Yeti and a Spaceship" in Juneau next month.

The U.S. Geological Survey announced a new estimate for natural gas potential across Alaska's North Slope; The Alaska Federation of Natives kicked off its annual convention in Anchorage and marked its 60th anniversary; Alaska Native education specialists stressed self-determination at the Elders and Youth conference in Anchorage; Juneau's top-paid city officials are police officers due to overtime pay

In this newscast: Juneau will have a new seasonal sales tax beginning next year. And there will be some new faces on the Juneau Assembly, while the school board remains unchanged. That’s according to the final results for Juneau’s municipal election shared last night; Here’s the clue: He is an Alaska resident, a longtime Jeopardy! fan, and won the game on October 13 after decades of training. If you said: Who is Ron Clarke? – you’d be correct; The small fishing village of Pelican in Southeast Alaska went without a grocery store for more than 15 years. Then, in 2023, a family decided to step in and start one again. What began as just a few shelves of basic supplies has grown, aisle by aisle, into a community hub for locals, tourists, and fishermen alike; Governor Mike Dunleavy issued a disaster declaration Tuesday after a non-fatal landslide severely damaged the Ward Cove electric substation just north of Ketchikan. The same storm that caused the landslide also damaged drains near the city harbormaster’s maintenance building; The U.S. Forest Service is once again moving forward with a large old-growth logging project on Prince of Wales Island. The agency released its draft decision and final environmental impact statement for the Twin Mountain II timber sale last week, kicking off a 45-day objection period.