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U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a Republican, said she would seek to protect some Democrat-backed laws such as the Affordable Care Act, which Trump has tried to repeal.

A man driving a pickup lost control on an icy stretch near the Sterling Highway and collided with a motor home, Alaska State Troopers said.

Almost 46,000 votes cast before Election Day remain uncounted, according to absentee and early vote figures

House and Senate leaders said early results were promising for bipartisan coalitions that focus on education funding and public retirement reform.

An Alaska effort to repeal the system is still too close to call.

Someone in the area Friday morning found the baby’s body outside the Catholic Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau.

The goal is limiting the footprint where seismic exploration could take place and avoiding polar bear dens and caribou calving areas, the Interior Department said.

On the line is control of both legislative chambers, which can have a significant impact on the types of bills that become law and how the Legislature works with Gov. Mike Dunleavy.

The former president had 55.6% of the vote in Alaska’s presidential election.

All Alaska judges on the ballot appeared to be heading for retention as election results began to come in Tuesday night, though some by narrower margins than others.

Voters weighed in on races for president, U.S. House and the Alaska House and Senate, along with ballot measures on the state’s minimum wage and ranked choice voting.

With more than 255,000 ballots counted, 50.9% of votes were in favor of a ballot measure to repeal Alaska’s voting system.

The measure would also provide guaranteed sick leave to most workers, and prohibit employers from punishing employees for declining to attend meetings of a political or religious nature, used in some cases to dissuade unionizing.

Republican challenger Nick Begich III was ahead of Democratic incumbent Rep. Mary Peltola, with tens of thousands of ballots left to be counted.

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. Polls are open statewide until 8 p.m.

A search for the man and woman in a BMW sedan shut down the Parks Highway for about two hours Tuesday.

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.