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Vice President JD Vance visited the 49th State Monday evening, the first visit by the administration as Republicans face two toss-up races in Alaska: the U.S. Senate Race and the race for governor.

If you’ve driven down Denali Street in midtown Anchorage lately, you’ve probably noticed the change in traffic patterns. Last week, the city installed white barriers and striping that effectively reduced the four-lane road to two.

Today on the Morning Edition, history has been made this weekend. The USS Ted Stevens has been commissioned in Whittier, and the celebrations were grand. We'll have a highlight of the events. Plus, in Anchorage, kids and families got out to Clark Middle School for the Pic-a-Truck event, a fun-filled family outing where kids were able to see the trucks that drive by every day up close and learn a little about them.

When Lily Stevens Becker was born, her father had already been in the U.S. Senate for more than a decade. Ted Stevens served as a United States senator for Alaska from December 1968 until January 2009, making him the longest-serving U.S. Senator in Republican Party history. This week, the USS Ted Stevens will be commissioned in his honor in Whittier.

A Fairbanks judge on Friday scheduled an evidentiary hearing to decide the mental competency of a 29-year-old man charged with murdering his elderly grandmother, after prosecutors challenged a state psychiatric evaluation concluding he cannot be restored to competency.

The LaFrance administration has proposed a $692.5 million operating budget for next year, one that it says is a fairly flat continuation budget from 2026.

Today on the Morning Edition, it's the deadliest mass shooting in US history, and even though it took place thousands of miles away, the effects of the Las Vegas shooting were felt across the country, even here in Alaska. Nine years later, we look back. And later, it was a huge promise that President Trump made and accredited to Sen. Dan Sullivan, but were they words spoken too soon? Why the LNG Pipeline is still in uncertain waters and why lawmakers aren't holding their breath.

President Trump said the Alaska liquified natural gas pipeline was set to receive $54 billion from a South Korean investment — enough to build the entire pipeline, according to developer figures. South Korean officials said they have not made a final decision.

Opening statements were underway Thursday in the murder trial of Vincent Jovon Sandifer, who is accused of fatally shooting a 23-year-old man during a late-night neighborhood confrontation in Spenard nearly four years ago.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is continuing to look for a third dead beluga whale that was spotted in the Knik Arm this week.

On today's Morning Edition, a major announcement from the White House: a potential funding source for the LNG pipeline that's been the center of controversy for so long. We'll break down what the announcement was and how it could impact you. And later, we're one day closer to Election Day in Fairbanks, and debates are ramping up as candidates push to earn your vote. We'll bring you the latest on the race.

Sitting behind the resolute desk, President Donald Trump announced $54 billion is coming from South Korea to Alaska’s proposed LNG pipeline project, using it as a pitch to Alaskans to re-elect Sen. Dan Sullivan.

A federal grand jury has indicted a Kodiak physician on five counts of tax evasion, alleging he concealed cash income from his medical clinic, instructed employees to destroy records, and lied to investigators.

Andreea Koski said the brown bear that’s been roaming their Eagle River neighborhood is the biggest she’s ever seen. Early Wednesday morning it visited her family’s home and left behind damage.

On today's Morning Edition, a hero's welcome escorting Greg King back to his home in Palmer after the pilot lost his life fighting fires across the country. After a crash in Yosemite, he was welcomed home one final time. We'll take a look at the honored procession. Plus, what is normally a quiet trail was shattered by a moment of unimaginable violence. We'll break down what happened at Reflections Lake.

Alaska State Troopers are investigating a homicide that took place Monday afternoon at Reflections Lake off the Glenn Highway along the Palmer Hay Flats.

Jury selection began Tuesday in the murder trial of Vincent Jovon Sandifer, an Anchorage man accused in the fatal 2022 shooting of 23-year-old Brad Robert outside a Spenard residence.

Biologists are trying to learn more about a dead beluga whale that washed up Tuesday morning near the mouth of Ship Creek in Anchorage.

Ranked-choice voting is back on the ballot, and some voters are asking why. We'LL break down what it means, and the difference between a yes vote and a no vote. Plus, the USS Ted Stevens is in Whittier and celebrations are happening all week.