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On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Petersburg has spent a considerable amount of time in the election spotlight. Alaskans appear to have voted out two judges in Tuesday’s election. And some takeaways from the election.

Photo: The Alaska Judicial Council recommended against retaining District Court Judge Martin Fallon (left) and Superior Court Judge Kelly Lawson (right) in the 2026 general election. (Alaska Court System)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins has a substantial lead in the race for governor. Democrat Mary Peltola has a slight lead over incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska’s tight U.S. Senate race. And Alaska Republican U.S. Rep. Nick Begich III holds a strong lead in his bid for a second term in the U.S. House.

Photo: Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins speaks with a reporter before voting on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026 at the University of Alaska Anchorage. (Photo by Loren Holmes/Alaska Beacon)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

The state’s mainline ferry Columbia is delayed in Ketchikan due to a port main engine failure. Definitive results for the midterm elections might be days or weeks away. And the state of Alaska has given a contractor the green light to begin preparing for the construction of a controversial ferry terminal between Haines and Juneau.

Photo: The AMHS ferry Columbia docked at the Ketchikan shipyard in 2015. (Ed Schoenfeld/Coastalaska)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

While many people saw trick-or-treaters knock on their doors this weekend, some in Southeast Alaska were visited by the FBI. U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason dismissed a Department of Justice lawsuit Sunday that sought to delay or block election results if Sen. Dan Sullivan loses. And federal officials announce a "surge" in their investigation of alleged ballot-stacking in the U.S. Senate race.

Photo: (Clockwise from center top) Linda Slaght, Barry Bracken, and Erica Kludt-Painter. They all donated to Dan J. Sullivan’s campaign for U.S. Senate. 

On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we air a special three part series that is a collaboration between KMXT and Type Investigations and was supported by the Pulitzer Center.
This series covers how and why federal funds are being poured into the Kodiak Island spaceport, how local residents feel about that, and how this expansion could impact the future of the spaceport and the community.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy ordered an investigation Wednesday into whether efforts by Democrats to recruit a same-name challenger to Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan violated state law. U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola denied involvement in recruiting a second Dan Sullivan in Juneau last night. And former Anchorage mayor and Republican candidate for Alaska governor Dave Bronson says his experience leading the state's largest city puts him ahead of his rivals.

Photo: U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola addresses a crowd during a campaign rally at the Crystal Saloon in Juneau on Oct. 29, 2026. (Lisa Phu/KTOO)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

The New York Times on Wednesday published a story substantiating what Republicans and the campaign of U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan have alleged for months. One week before Election Day, the Alaska Beacon reports turnout in Alaska’s general election was already nearing 10%. And next week, for the third time in six years, Alaskans will once again weigh in on ranked choice voting. Photo: Dan J. Sullivan Jr. is running for U.S. Senate in the 2026 election. (Photo courtesy of Dan J. Sullivan Jr.)

On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with host Terry Haines:

KTOO's Alix Soliman reports on proposed changes for the Endangered Species Act, and Desiree Hagen on a confidential chum salmon season in Kotzebue Sound.

Photo: Kotzebue Sound chum in a commercial fishing net. (Seth Kantner)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

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. Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski made a surprise endorsement Tuesday in the Alaska governor’s race: Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins. And polling places in some rural Alaska communities have failed to fully open to voters.

Photo: A voter casts an early vote in Juneau at the State Office Building on Oct. 26, 2026. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Planning for next year’s Alaska Federation of Natives convention is now underway. The Peltola campaign asks a judge to dismiss a federal lawsuit that aims to block results if she wins. And the volunteer pilots who make the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race possible.

Photo: Iditarod Air Force Director of Operations, Danny Seybert, poses for a photo at the Alaska Aviation Museum in Anchorage. (Ben Townsend/KNOM)