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The buzz around the election has more Alaskans voting early and in-person than ever before. And elections officials hope to avoid problems getting some village polling locations open.

The U.S House race in Alaska is one of the most expensive in the country. Plus, Anchorage nurses are wary of a new "tele-nurse" system at Providence Alaska Medical Center. And, Alaska Native veterans react to the Navy's apology for the bombing of Angoon.

Two Kenai troopers are indicted on felony assault charges after violently arresting the wrong man. Plus, Anchorage officials prepare hotel rooms for homeless residents to shelter in over the winter. And, a Coast Guard cutter docked in Homer transforms into a floating haunted house.

Kotzebue residents react to last week's flooding and anticipate more in the future. Plus, campaign finance regulators weigh whether a political action committee failed to disclose its donors. And, a veteran's organization provides firewood and snow shoveling to vets in need.

A controversial ruling on homeschool funding has an Anchorage judge facing an effort to oust him this election. Plus, the effort to keep fentanyl out of prisons raises concerns from a civil liberties watchdog. And, for the first time, an all-female crew runs the White Pass railway out of Skagway.

Ballot Measure 2 aims to get rid of ranked choice voting, but proponents say it gives voters more options. Plus, Haines parents are faced with difficult child care decisions after a nonprofit preschool closes. And, Orthodox believers glorify the church's first Yup'ik Saint in Kwethluk.

Legislative candidates discuss education funding in the closing days of their campaigns. Plus, Alaskans react to President Biden's apology for harm caused by federal boarding schools. And, as is tradition, Kenai Peninsula pilots drop pumpkins out of planes.

Members of Alaska's business community are divided over a ballot measure to raise the minimum wage. Plus, emergency responders head to Kotzebue to assist with flood cleanup. And, Anchorage residents anxiously await the return of the white raven.

New research shows unhoused Alaskans suffer cold exposure injuries much more frequently. Plus, a new program in Ketchikan connects residents to free mobile health care. And, Kenai Peninsula students compete with mouse-trap powered race cars.

A record-setting rain and snow event disrupts travel in the Fairbanks area. Plus, the closure of a century-old fish plant leaves King Cove residents uncertain about the future. And, Southeast Alaska's High school honor band and choir perform in Petersburg.