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• Atmospheric river slams parts of Southeast

  20-10-2026 23:35 via KTOO
  High winds snapped a tree at the intersection of James Blvd. and Riverside Dr. in Juneau during the storm. (Photo Courtesy of Lacey Alexis)
  Heavy rain and high winds are slated to continue slamming parts of Southeast Alaska through Tuesday night. 
  The National Weather Service issued a flood watch as well as high wind advisories and warnings, concentrated mostly in the northern panhandle. Meteorologists expect impacts in Juneau, Sitka, Gustavus, Elfin Cove, Haines, Skagway and Yakutat. 
  
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• This midterm election, 21 Alaska judges are on the ballot for retention

  20-10-2026 22:03 via KTOO
  Alaska Supreme Court Justice Jude Pate, right, asks a question during oral arguments in a case concerning correspondence education allotments, on June 27, 2024, in the Boney Courthouse in Anchorage. (Photo by Andrew Kitchenman/Alaska Beacon)
  Early in-person voting opened Monday across the state, and in addition to high-stakes races for governor and U.S. Congress voters also have a chance to weigh in on whether or not to allow 21 judges to remain on the bench.
  Under the Alaska Constitution, judge
  
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• Conservatives worry Trump’s Alaska visit may have done more harm than good

  20-10-2026 21:44 via KTOO
  President Donald Trump gestures while speaking at a rally supporting Republican candidates at the Menard Sports Center in Wasilla, Alaska on Oct. 13, 2026. (James Daggett/Alaska Public Media)
  It’s been nearly a week since President Trump held a rally in Wasilla campaigning for Republican candidates up and down the ballot. He urged supporters to vote for Republicans in the races for House and Senate and unveiled his pick for governor: business owner Bernadette Wilson.
  And since the preside
  
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• Republican Treg Taylor refuses Trump’s call to exit Alaska governor’s race

  20-10-2026 15:00 via KTOO
  Former Republican Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor at Debate for the State at Alaska Public Media’s studio on Oct. 8, 2026. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)
  Former Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor says he, too, is staying in the race for governor despite President Trump’s call for Republicans to unite behind small business owner Bernadette Wilson.
  In a Truth Social post endorsing Wilson on Tuesday, Trump denigrated Taylor and former Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson. He said he h
  
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• Alaska Federation of Natives convention celebrates 60th anniversary this week

  20-10-2026 15:00 via KTOO
  Anna Frank accepts the Citizen of the Year Award at the 2025 Alaska Federation of Natives Convention. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)
  Two major gatherings of Alaska Native people are taking place at Anchorage’s Dena’ina Civic & Convention Center this week. The Elders & Youth Conference began on Sunday. And on Thursday, the Alaska Federation of Natives will begin its 60th anniversary AFN convention.
  Roy Agloinga, president of First Alaskans Institute, said the convention o
  
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• Two events in Juneau this week focus on cancer and community wellness

  20-10-2026 03:24 via KTOO
  The Southeast Cancer Center, which houses Cancer Connection, in Juneau on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  Two community wellness events in Juneau are coming up – one focused on empowering cancer survivors, and the other on early cancer detection. 
  This Friday, Oct. 23, Southeast Radiation Oncology Center is hosting a free prostate cancer screening. It’ll be at Devil’s Club Brewing Company and it’s for men over age 40.
  Jess Gutzwiler with Aurora
  
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• Newscast – Monday, Oct. 19, 2026

  20-10-2026 03:00 via KTOO
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  In this newscast:Two community wellness events focused on cancer are coming up this week in Juneau.
  More than 70 people gathered in the rain Saturday morning in Juneau to partake in a nationwide No Kings rally downtown.
  Ketchikan’s city and borough mayors have issued a joint disaster declaration after a landslide north of town severely damaged an electric substation last week.
  The Ketchikan Wellness Coalition has be
  
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