On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Three of Alaska’s candidates for governor pitched their visions for addressing Indigenous issues during the Alaska Federation of Natives convention Friday. Delta Junction has a new community newspaper called The Buffalo Times. And a full-time job isn’t enough to cover the basics for many Alaskans, forcing them to make difficult choices about things like food, housing and child care.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Polls are set to open in the village of Kipnuk on Tuesday for the first time since the remnants of Typhoon Halong ravaged Western Alaska villages last fall. And last year Juneau’s top earner was a police officer who made over $272,000 in gross earnings, according to city data.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The Alaska Federation of Natives Convention is this week. The federal Drug Enforcement Administration invited Alaskans at this week's Elders and Youth conference in Anchorage to share ideas for preventing drug trafficking and deaths in the state. And Alaska Native education specialists stressed self-determination and the importance of culture at Tuesday's Elders and Youth conference in Anchorage.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The Bill Hill campaign is picking up the pace for U.S. House, but will it be enough? Democratic Alaska gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins pitched himself as a bipartisan-minded changemaker on Alaska Public Media’s “Talk of Alaska” on Tuesday. And the board of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority spent a day taking comment about a proposed road to the Ambler mine.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Gubernattorial candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins made a stop in Sitka over Alaska Day weekend. Two major gatherings of Alaska Native people are taking place in Anchorage’s Dena'ina Civic & Convention Center this week. And Adak is set to receive $115 million to help get the island ready for potential military use.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Most of the newly elected Kodiak Assembly Members were sworn in on Thursday. The US Justice Department has sued California over its voter rolls, but left Alaska alone. And a possible moratorium on hatchery salmon eggs.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska’s top two candidates for U.S. Senate disparaged and frequently interrupted each other during Debate for the State Thursday night. Southeast cruise ships could be vulnerable to giant tsunamis. And a committee directed with making recommendations for improvements at the state run boarding school in Sitka has delivered its findings to the Alaska Board of Education.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Republican gubernatorial candidate Dave Bronson is pushing back after President Trump endorsed another Republican in the race, Bernadette Wilson. As a potentially historic El Niño heats up, snow predictions across Alaska this winter are…“unfortunate.” And Taiwan says it plans to buy 6.6 million tons of liquefied natural gas annually from the U.S. through its participation in a project to buildan 800-mile gas pipeline in Alaska.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Alaska’s four candidates for governor offered their visions for how to bolster the state’s economy, plan for natural disasters and support the state’s schools during Debate for the State. The top-polling Republican in the Alaska governor's race has a history of being sued for not paying bills. And a birding group in Sitka will spend Sunday mornings this winter strolling through the woods to see what species they can spot.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:President Donald Trump plans to hold a rally in Wasilla next Tuesday to promote U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan’s reelection. Three candidates seeking to become Alaska’s next governor say they plan to make Juneau their home base if elected in next month’s general election. And public comments closed Tuesday on a federal proposal to lift a roadbuilding ban in national forests across the country, including the Tongass National Forest.