Becky Bohrer, Associated Press

Republican Matthew Salisbury and Alaskan Independence Party chairman John Wayne Howe will advance, joining frontrunners Mary Peltola, the Democratic incumbent, and GOP businessman Nick Begich III.

The whale likely lost its iconic flukes after becoming entangled, possibly in some kind of line or fishing gear, experts said. It is unlikely to survive long without its flukes, which are used for propulsion.

An initial exam indicated the calf, thought to be a couple weeks old, was malnourished and dehydrated.

Days after a judge disqualified some of the booklets used to gather signatures in support of the repeal effort, attorneys for the state said the initiative still has enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot.

A measure that would ban cruise ships with 250 or more passengers from docking in Juneau on Saturdays qualified for the Oct. 1 municipal ballot, setting the stage for a debate about how much tourism is too much.

The new rule would bar sport hunters from using bait, such as bacon grease, pastries, syrup or dog food, to attract bears, the agency said.

Some of the groups who filed the petition, including the Center for Biological Diversity and Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic, are among those who have asked an appeals court to overturn the approval of the Willow project.

A judge ruled that state elections officials did not violate the law or regulations when they let the measure’s sponsors correct errors in petition booklets that had already been turned in.

The agreement, finalized late last week, seeks a daily limit of 16,000 cruise passengers Sundays through Fridays and 12,000 on Saturdays.

The plaintiffs are asking the judge to disqualify a measure aimed at repealing Alaska’s ranked choice voting system from the November ballot.

The decision released Friday comes in a case that dates to 2012, when Alaska State Troopers had received a tip that a man was growing marijuana on his property north of Fairbanks.

Debate over school funding is dominating the Alaska Legislature as districts faces teacher shortages and, in some cases, multimillion-dollar deficits.

Environmentalists and the grassroots group Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic are seeking to have last March’s approval overturned.

Much of the capital’s snow so far this year has come from two storms that lasted for days. Officials have urged people to avoid nonessential travel.

The helicopters were among 14 aircraft that were flying from Donnelly Training Area to Fort Wainwright on a route that included passing through a mountainous area.