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Good afternoon. It’s Monday, Oct. 13.

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At least three people remain missing and dozens have been rescued after a strong storm system sent devastating flooding into several Western Alaska communities, Alaska State Troopers said.
At University of Alaska Anchorage, both staff and students are grappling with how to use — or not use — the ubiquitous artificial intelligence chatbot that’s become a mainstay on college campuses across the country.
Alaska's former revenue commissioner says he was following state law when he committed $50 million in state funds to invest in a digital infrastructure firm shortly before departing public office.

From Anchorage’s boom in the 1940s to its changing face in the aftermath of the 1964 earthquake, National Archives images help tell the story of the city’s 20th-century development. In his latest column, historian David Reamer shows Anchorage as you've probably never seen it before.

Anchorage weather

It's cloudy and rainy today with a high around 50 degrees. Looking ahead to the rest of the week, the forecast calls for a chance of precipitation most days, with daytime highs gradually dropping from the low 50s into the high 40s later this week.

Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today.

— Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com

Dozens of people rescued, at least 3 still missing after storm devastates Western Alaska →

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region over the weekend, causing record flooding in some communities, destroying homes and sending residents fleeing to safe shelter.

AI has arrived at the University of Alaska. Students and faculty are proceeding with caution. →

The UA system has no blanket policy governing the use of artificial intelligence, but individual professors can decide how to use it — or discourage the use of it.

Former Alaska revenue commissioner Crum defends committing $50M in state savings to digital infrastructure firm →

Adam Crum's decision to commit the funds from the Constitutional Budget Reserve — the state’s rainy day fund — later led Gov. Mike Dunleavy to promise a third-party independent review of the investment.

Trump has given new life to the Ambler Road. But it’s still not a sure thing. →

Litigation, financing and skepticism from Alaska Native landowners still stand in the project’s way. (via Northern Journal)

Alaska Supreme Court upholds dismissal of lawsuit challenging Yukon-Kuskokwim salmon management →

The state’s high court said that because the lawsuit didn’t challenge a specific policy, law or regulation, the case should be dismissed. (via Alaska Beacon)

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Congress is losing its grip on the power to spend Americans’ money →

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