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By Kavitha George & Jeremy Hsieh, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage Alaskans have overwhelmingly said no to holding a constitutional convention. A copy of the Alaska constitution at Vic Fischer’s home. Fischer is the last surviving delegate from the 1955 Alaska Constitutional Convention. (Lori Townsend/Alaska Public Media) With nearly all precincts reporting, voters opposed the convention by more than 2-1, according to …

Polls are closed and the first batch of election results are in. Kodiak’s downtown polling location at the Harbormaster’s office. (Kirsten Dobroth/KMXT) Senate District C Nov. 9, 12 p.m. Incumbent state Senator Gary Stevens has extended his lead with all precincts reporting. Stevens has 55% of the vote; that’s 2,471 more votes than Republican Heath Smith with 32%. Just over …

The first Alaska election results are expected to be released around 9 p.m. Alaska time on Tuesday, Nov. 8, but most races are not expected to be resolved on Election Night. The race will not be finalized until ranked choice votes are tabulated on Wednesday, Nov. 23. Loading…

On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin talks with guests about health and wellness activities during Alaska Native Heritage Month. Joining Jared in the studio are: Libby Eufemio, Asst. Professor Alaska Native Studies Berta Detorres, Cama’i Club president Margie Mete, Professor of Nursing, PhD in Indigenous Studies Lisa Truitt, KANA Prevention Listen here:

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The village corporation in Yakutat has been ordered by the state to change the way it runs shareholder elections. St. Paul in the Pribilofs is issuing a unique disaster/emergency declaration in light of snow crab and red king closures. And Mike Motti, a veteran of Sitka’s Mountain Rescue team, has died during …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A landslide near Petersburg on Halloween night was a close call for some nearby residents. The director of the recently released movie “Till” studied film at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. And trappers from Prince of Wales Island want more harvest opportunity in the upcoming wolf season. View of Oct. 31, 2022, …

Fifteen recreation cabins are already scattered across the Kodiak archipelago’s backcountry – and soon, two more will join their ranks. The cabins are set to open this month. And unlike many of Kodiak’s existing public use cabins, which are reached only by boat or floatplane, these cabins should be a little more accessible to everyone. The public use cabin on …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Candidates running for statewide office speak about their plans to address climate change. Misinformation, skepticism and hostility around election integrity are taking their toll on Alaska election workers. And scientists want to compare stress levels in Juneau’s humpback whales during the pandemic with this year, when tourism was almost back to normal. …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A game changing broadband project in Bethel and other communities in the Y-K Delta has a new name. Anchorage Unangax̂ Dancers debuted a song at AFN that welcomes ancestors. And this election features a concerted effort to encourage Alaska Natives to participate.   Rhonda McBride

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Part Two of our visit to a meeting of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, the Bycatch Reduction vs. Optimum Yield Edition. Crab Boat. Photo Terry Haines