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DeWitt is running as an independent. She is the 17th person to announce a campaign for Alaska's top executive office.

KNBA's Top Stories: The Anchorage Police Department is investigating its second police shooting of the year. An inmate dies after being beaten by another inmate at the Anchorage Correctional Complex. An updated population estimate shows Alaska has more people than previously thought. The Anchorage Assembly considers holding a special election for a sales tax.

KNBA's Top Stories: Surprise! Santa wears a Yup'ik qaspeq, sits elders on his lap for photos and seems to know what's on the hearts of Native children. Drew Michael, a Yup'ik and Inupiaq mask carver, is paying it forward, sharing his knowledge with a new generation of carvers.

KNBA's Top Stories: The latest on the Western Alaska Disaster response and a look at how one Dene family is working to restore tradition Native coming of age ceremonies for girls.

KNBA Top Stories: A billionaire bestows millions on Alaska Pacific University. A decades-long battle over federal subsistence protections could reignite, depending on what the United States Supreme Court does today. Scientists say a decline in the Porcupine Caribou herd is a mystery. Canada’s running of the Yukon Quest has been cancelled.

KNBA's Top Stories: Missing Valdez Woman's car found among cars burned in a Glennallen hotel fire. A Kotlik man receives a reduced sentence in the death of his girlfriend. Alaska's infant mortality rate is on the decline. And the Alaska Native Heritage Center brings a taste of home to Western Alaska disaster evacuees housed in Anchorage.

KNBA's Top Stories: A stolen car chase leads to a police involved shooting in midtown Anchorage, while Fairbanks protestors call for answers after a State Trooper shooting. President Trump appoints Gov. Mike Dunleavy to the U.S. Arctic Research Commission and the 2026 Statewide Native Youth Olympics gets underway today.

KNBA Top Stories: Sen. Lisa Murkowski told lawmakers the state needs to do its part when it comes to matching funds. The state reported the death of two inmates, the first this year. Anchorage had its second fatal pedestrian death of the year early Tuesday morning. A federal court ordered FEMA to reinstate a disaster management program.

KNBA's Top Stories: Thousands across Alaska took to the streets in Saturday’s nationwide No Kings protest. Anchorage police are investigate a shooting death and fire in South Anchorage. A California heli-skier dies in an avalanche in the Chugach Mountains on Friday.