In this newscast:
- A judge sets arguments in a case challenging the state’s rejection of the Recall Dunleavy effort for January,
- a new FBI report shows Alaska bucking the national decline trend in violent crime and sexual assault statistics,
- 20 years of city finance documents help show how Juneau has spent $170 million cruise ship head taxes,
- the Alaska Department of Transportation considers options after a private study of the Alaska Marine Highway System,
- Pelican copes after two weeks without ferry service,
- Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s office announces an interim director of the agency that regulates marijuana and alcohol,
- President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Energy says he’s for developing mini-nuclear reactors for rural Alaska, and
- fall rains lead the U.S. Drought Monitor to upgrade Southeast Alaska communities status from “severe.”