Bethel trick-or-treaters brought the spook factor this year! Community members lined the parking lot of the Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center on Friday, Oct. 30 to start the Halloween weekend off with candy and a scare.

The U.S. Senate candidate told more than 100 of her supporters packed into the Bethel VFW hall on Nov. 1 that allegations that her campaign was involved in recruiting a second Dan Sullivan to enter the Senate race were a distraction from issues that matter to rural Alaskans.

One Republican, one Democrat, and two independents, including the current Alaska House Speaker, are running to represent the large rural district.

In the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region, the state House election is a rematch between two Democrats: incumbent Rep. Nellie Jimmie and the person she beat two years ago, Conrad "CJ" McCormick.

The two were identified as 43-year old Kenneth Andrew of Bethel and 35-year-old Kayla Hendrickson of Emmonak.

U.S. Attorney Michael Heyman did not cite any laws that might have been broken, even when pressed on what crime could be at the heart of the investigation.

Nick Begich, the nephew of former U.S. Sen. Mark Begich, is a Republican who generally sticks close to President Trump.

The ballot measure, backed primarily by Republicans, aims to repeal the voting system Alaska has used since 2022.

In a state that routinely elects Republicans to statewide office, Kreiss-Tomkins made his “high-energy, bipartisan, problem-solving approach” a centerpiece of his campaign.

Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola are neck and neck in the high-stakes race.