All 19 of Alaska’s state judges up for election this cycle are leading in their bids to remain on the state bench, including the judge who faced a campaign to oust him over his controversial homeschool ruling.

The University of Alaska (UA) Board of Regents will meet on the University of Alaska  Fairbanks (UAF) campus on November 6-8 to approve UA’s operating and capital budget requests for fiscal year 2026, and recognize over 50 combined years of university service from departing board members and university leaders.

Tuesday is General Election Day across the Kenai Peninsula and the State of Alaska. Voters will take to the polls to vote for the races that affect them at the state and federal level. Polls open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 5, 2024.

According to the National Weather Service, a front will move into the eastern Kenai Peninsula Friday, bringing easterly winds, warmer temperatures and areas of rain and snow to the Seward Highway from Girdwood south to Seward.

The National Weather Service in Anchorage has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for mixed precipitation in effect from 4 a.m. Thursday morning, October 31st, through 4 a.m. Friday, November 1st, for the Western Kenai Peninsula, including the cities of Kenai, Soldotna, Homer, and Cooper Landing.

The survey was initiated by Mayor Peter Micciche to collect valuable information from constituents regarding their experience with borough services.

Alaska has been awarded a $50 million Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) grant from the U.S. Department of Education.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District reports that Central Peninsula schools will be CLOSED on Tuesday, October 29th, 2024, due to heavy snowfall and changing weather.

Alaska’s healthcare facilities are conserving use of intravenous or IV fluids as part of a statewide response to supply shortages.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says plans to build the country’s first deep draft port in the Arctic are too expensive.