U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski follows up on the cleanup of contaminated lands the federal government conveyed to Alaska Native peoples; analysts say incumbent Republican Mike Dunleavy is likely to win a second term as Alaska’s governor; and a bird born in Alaska this past summer flew to the other side of the planet, a distance of nearly 8,500 miles.
Theo Greenly reports from the Aleutians as a Report for America corps member. He got his start in public radio at KCRW in Santa Monica, California, and has produced radio stories and podcasts for stations around the country.