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The Anchorage Assembly is set to vote Wednesday on a slate of measures related to the port modernization project.

Polls opened across the state Tuesday morning, but not in St. George and Wales.

Alaska State Troopers said the two people fled from officers earlier Tuesday morning in the Houston area.

Anchorage Fire Department crews were on scene for about three hours, officials said. The cause of the fire wasn’t immediately clear.

Power was restored within about an hour to more than 3,100 homes and businesses. The road was closed for much of the day Tuesday.

Police said several people told them that Cedar Mae Sarten’s behavior was “inconsistent with her normal demeanor.”

Polls open on Election Day across Alaska at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.

The Anchorage School District has proposed closing seven elementary schools, citing declining enrollment, aging school buildings, a budget shortfall and other challenges.

The regulatory commission also approved a pilot program to incentivize electric use during times of low demand.

The National Weather Service has issued weather alerts for several regions through Tuesday.

By Sunday evening, over 23,900 voters in the Anchorage area and over 61,900 people statewide have cast early ballots

The suit alleged the district violated students’ constitutional rights.

The measure on the November ballot would increase the minimum wage from $11.73 per hour now to $13 per hour in 2025, $14 per hour in 2026, and $15 per hour in 2027.

The pilot was the sole occupant of the aircraft, officials said.

Supporters of the election system are focused on keeping open primaries. Opponents say ranked choice voting is complicated and convoluted.

Meteorologists rely on the work churned out by people they never see, who feed weather information to supercomputers all over the world.

Prosecutors in Fairbanks have charged an Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities plow driver with drunken driving on the job.

Anchorage and Juneau schools appear to face the biggest hit, but education officials warn the impacts could be felt more widely.

At least 91 voters in Dillingham, Aniak and King Salmon were given ballots for the fourth judicial district, instead of the third.

The proposal, which will need to be approved by the school board before it can be implemented, calls for staggered closures over the course of three years.

The twice-annual changing of the clocks is generally unpopular, with complaints including that it causes confusion, inconvenience, health risks, car crashes and sleep disruptions.

Alaska’s early voting is on track to break records, but the option is not equally available across the state.

Begich and Peltola have busy weekends planned ahead of the Nov. 5 election.