The state is in the process of allowing Alaskans impacted by former Typhoon Halong — including those from the evacuated villages of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok — to return to their homes before winter, state officials said.

Hundreds of people have evacuated and lost their homes after floodwaters contaminated with toxic chemicals destroyed dozens of buildings in communities in the Yukon-Kuskokwim area of Western Alaska.

Anchorage police are investigating a shooting that occurred inside a midtown Walmart on Monday afternoon, leaving one man injured.