The federal government shutdown shutters operations around the Kenai Peninsula. A lawsuit challenging Alaska's homeschool allotment program moves forward. Plus, Fat Bear Week has a new champion.

Soldotna vies to host an Alaska Municipal League conference. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game offers insights into how moose become entangled in things like Christmas lights, especially during rutting season. Plus, reporters and editors at the Kenai Peninsula's two newspapers resign in protest after editorial interference in a story by their corporate owner.

Seward residents debate the future of the city-owned electric utility — again. Plus, what would a federal government shutdown mean for Alaska?

Three candidates will be on the ballot for the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly's Soldotna seat. University of Alaska Anchorage researchers seeks proposals for community projects that would benefit from artificial intelligence. Plus, thousands of Alaskans could see health insurance subsidies go up absent Congressional intervention.

Alaska State Troopers fatally shoot a man at an Anchor Point campground. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski criticizes the Federal Communications Commission chairman over comments about "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Plus, Katmai National Park's annual "Fat Bear Week" competition boasts fans around the globe.

Two hikers suffer non-life-threatening injuries after being attacked by a brown bear in Seward. Plus, Alaska medical providers make sense of conflicting vaccine guidance.

The Alaska LNG Project nets two more agreements as project owners prepare to make a final development decision. Plus, one Alaska centenarian shares secrets to a happy life.

Absentee in-person voting is underway ahead of Oct. 7 municipal elections. Commercial fishing reopens near the Kodiak Archipelago's largest salmon hatchery after and oil spill. Plus, scientists study the long-term impacts of a heatwave on Alaska orca whales.

Soldotna police officers and clerks have a new employment contract. Homer Electric Association will hold community meetings next month. Plus, groups seek to revive an Alaska Native dance tradition in the Aleutians.

Alaska is officially more likely than not to have a La Niña winter, but climatologists say its unclear what weather conditions could come with that weather pattern. Plus, what might an oil and gas renaissance mean for Alaska's economy?