Associated Press

The losing incumbent in a northern Alaska state legislative race has filed two lawsuits against state elections officials, alleging illegal procedures were followed. KTVA-TV reports Democrat Benjamin Nageak filed the lawsuits Friday against Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott and Division of Elections Director Josie Bahnke over the House District 40 race. A recount confirmed challenger Dean…

A man returning to his southeast Anchorage apartment early Sunday afternoon walked in on an apparent burglary and was shot. Anchorage police say the man was hit twice in the torso and is in serious condition.

A Juneau health center that serves the city’s homeless residents could get taken over by the nonprofit organization that has been managing the facility for the past year. The Juneau Empire reports Wrangell-based Alaska Island Community Services began managing Front Street Community Health Center in May 2015 at the request of the center’s board.

Alaska imports 96 percent of its food, and the governor says that should change. The Juneau Empire reports Gov. Bill Walker spoke during a conference for the National Association of Farmer’s Market Nutrition Programs. He said population growth since statehood helped reduce the percentage of locally-grown food that residents consumed from half to 4 percent.…

Authorities have identified the pilot of a float plane who died after a fiery crash in an Anchorage neighborhood. The Anchorage Police Department says Sunday that 75-year-old James Hefty was aboard the plane when it crashed late Saturday afternoon. Dispatchers began receiving calls at 4:30 p.m. that the plane had crashed in flames. The police…

A school is facing a fine after its football team forfeited a game that left two players injured. The Ketchikan Daily News reports the Alaska School Activities Association has put Ketchikan High School on probation and issued a $500 fine. Two players went to the hospital with injuries sustained in a game against Juneau’s Thunder…