Newscast – Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026

In this newscast:

  • The Juneau Planning Commission unanimously approved a scaled-down version of a proposed cruise ship dock and development project in downtown Juneau Tuesday.
  • The state is asking a federal judge to immediately dismiss a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit that aims to block certification of the election results in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses.
  • A missing Angoon man was found dead Wednesday after he did not return from a fishing trip.
  • The mayor of Hydaburg won an award last week for his work in preserving the spirit of successful subsistence living.
  • Alaska Airlines will launch direct flights from Anchorage to Tokyo next summer, and add nonstop routes to three more U.S. cities.
  • Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski made a surprise endorsement Tuesday in the Alaska governor’s race: Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins.