News at 6 - June 1, 2026

 92 people in the past decade were hit and killed by vehicles within the Municipality of Anchorage, according to data released in a 2026 report by the State of Alaska Epidemiology that tracked pedestrian-vehicle fatalities from 2016 to 2025. Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case said an Anchorage officer’s repeated involvement in shootings can be explained by shift timing and specialized assignment — factors he said increase the likelihood an officer will be sent to high-risk calls. The deadline to file for Alaska’s 2026 elections passed at 5:00 p.m. Monday, and the picture that has emerged is that 2026 may be one of the most consequential election cycles the state has seen in years — unfolding in the middle of a 30-day special legislative session on a generational decision over Alaska’s energy future.