Anchorage homeless shelter funded through fall with operator under fire for leaked texts

And: City leaders call for Gov. Dunleavy to require dam owners to replenish full length of Eklutna River ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Good afternoon. It’s Tuesday, July 23. In today's newsletter: - The Anchorage Assembly[voted to extend a contract]( with a nonprofit to continue operating a Midtown homeless shelter through the middle of October, to avert a gap in service that might force up to 200 people out onto the streets. - Anchorage’s city leaders are [calling on the governor to intervene]( in a final proposal from two electric utilities to return water flow to most of the Eklutna River, and to instead pursue ways to replenish the river’s entire length. - In some Alaska races, Republican candidates have [pledged to withdraw from the general election]( in November if they do not receive the top number of votes among fellow party members in the primary. In his latest column, Anchorage historian David Reamer Introduces the 49th State All-Stars: a[collection of the best baseball players]( to set foot in Alaska. This is the first of two columns, in which Reamer looks at the best position players who passed through the state. Anchorage weather It's mostly cloudy today with a slight chance of isolated rain showers and a high near 70 degrees. The forecast calls for hazy conditions on Wednesday, and partly sunny skies on Thursday before a chance of rain returns. Daytime temperatures will range from the mid-70s to low 60s over the next several days. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [Assembly votes to keep Midtown Anchorage homeless shelter funded through October with operator under fire for leaked texts →]( The nonprofit came under intense scrutiny in May after screen shots of text messages were leaked to the Assembly purporting to show unprofessional and potentially unlawful conduct by the organization’s leadership. ADVERTISEMENT [Anchorage city leaders call for Gov. Dunleavy to require dam owners to replenish full length of Eklutna River →]( The call comes as part of an effort by the Anchorage Assembly to stop advancement of a $63.8 million plan by electric utilities, which relies on using the city’s drinking water infrastructure and would leave a mile of riverbed dry directly below the dam at Eklutna Lake. [Some Alaska Republican candidates pledge to withdraw if they aren’t atop GOP votes in primary →]( The most high-profile pledge was made by Nick Begich III, who is running for Alaska’s single U.S. House seat along with Republican Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom. (via Alaska Beacon) [Coast Guard suspends search of missing plane with 3 aboard in Southeast Alaska →]( The U.S. Coast Guard said it has suspended the search for a small plane carrying a Haines man and two Yakutat residents missing since Saturday on a flight from Juneau to Yakutat. [Bomb threat at weekend Pride event prompts brief evacuation at state fairgrounds →]( Palmer police said “no suspicious people or items” were found and an investigation continues. [Alyeska race combines a national mountain running tour event with Last Frontier flavor →]( This Saturday’s mountain race in Girdwood — the Cirque Series Alyeska — will pit some of Alaska’s best trail runners against top out-of-state racers. ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [Soldier killed by SUV at Fairbanks Army base gate →]( [Secret Service director steps down after assassination attempt against ex-President Trump at rally →]( [Pentagon to bolster response to China and Russia in the Arctic →]( [Workplace advice: Aging out of the business you built from the ground up →]( [Book review: Lingit language and kinship shine in Twitchell’s first book of poetry →]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News, 300 W 31st Ave, Anchorage, AK 99503, United States