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How an increase in short-term rentals impacts the housing market in Juneau. Bird flu has swept across the lower 48, and Alaskan biologists are on the lookout. And students test their knowledge at the tenth annual Yup'ik spelling bee.

A new opioid treatment program in Juneau is the first of its kind in Southeast. Also, how a volcano could help power an Aleutian community. And birch tree sap harvesters in Talkeetna face effects of a warming climate.

State officials are investigating human remains discovered by a construction crew in Haines. Also, a new study shows the number of spills at Alaska's mines may be higher than expected. And after COVID put studies on hold, scientists are surveying ice seals in the Bering Sea.

Anne Garland Young endorses state Sen. Josh Revak to replace her late husband in Congress. Also, business leaders plan to build up Alaska's mariculture industry. And Wrangell high school students' shoe designs could win them $50,000.

Homeless families in Anchorage are living in hotel rooms, waiting for more permanent housing. Remembering trail blazing Alaska politician Arliss Sturgulewski. And Delta Junction is preparing to welcome Ukranian refugees to town.

Many of Sarah Palin's former supporters say they won't vote for her in the U.S. House race. Also, the state has started testing wildlife for COVID-19, including beluga, caribou and bears. And Hugh Neff wins Alaska's last major sled dog race of the season.

A man who threatened Alaska's senators last year is sentenced to prison. Also, leaders from around the world meet in Anchorage to discuss Arctic policy. And the Alaska Folk Festival returns to Juneau for the first time in two years.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski votes to confirm judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Also, the state House passes a budget amendment cutting Medicaid funding for abortions. And Juneau considers ending its relationship with a sister city in Russia.

Results for the Anchorage municipal election start to come in. Also, tribes could run pilot project schools under a bill passed by the state Senate. And a hiker survives falling more than one thousand feet down a snowy peak in Sitka.

Anchorage voters head to polling places and drop boxes on election day. Plus, a massive overhaul of the state's alcohol laws nears the finish line.