Alaska’s Alev Kelter and U.S. women’s rugby take home first Olympic medal

And: HUD awards $6 million for tribal housing in Southcentral Alaska ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Good afternoon. It’s Tuesday, July 30. In today's newsletter: - Alaska's Alev Kelter and the U.S. women's rugby team [earned the country's first Olympic rugby sevens medal]( with a stunning stoppage-time comeback win over Australia in the bronze-medal match. - The Alaska Supreme Court is set to hear an appeal next month that challenges[an initiative that seeks to repeal ranked choice voting]( and the state's open primaries. - Federal housing authorities announced plans to award [$6 million to build several dozen new homes]( in Southcentral Alaska for low-income Alaska Native families. What better way to organize Alaska sports history than in an imaginary team roster? That's what historian David Reamer attempts in his latest column (the second of two parts) as he ruminates on the greatest pitchers to ever play baseball in Alaska. See who made Reamer's 49th State All-Star team [here.]( Anchorage weather It's mostly cloudy today with a chance of scattered showers and a high near 62 degrees. We should see mostly sunny skies on Wednesday, but a chance of rain will return to the forecast by the end of the week. Daytime temperatures will hover in the mid-60s for the next few days. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [Alaska’s Alev Kelter and Team USA women’s rugby take bronze in stunning win over Australia →]( The U.S. women reached the Olympic semifinals for the first time and lost to defending champion New Zealand. That made the playoff for a third a case of winning a medal or going home without. ADVERTISEMENT [Alaska Supreme Court to hear appeal to ranked choice voting repeal measure Aug. 2 →]( The state division of elections certified that a group of Alaskans had gathered enough signatures to put an initiative on the ballot to repeal the state's voting system. Three voters then filed a lawsuit challenging how the signatures were gathered, and how the division allowed errors in petition booklets to be fixed. • Related: [Alaska Supreme Court positioned to be majority-women for the first time]( [HUD awards $6 million for tribal housing in Southcentral Alaska →]( The grant is part of an almost $151 million investment that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is making to 41 tribes nationwide to address housing needs in tribal communities. [Seward man accused of sending faked threat to governor’s office →]( A 22-year-old Seward man is facing criminal charges accusing him of trying to frame another man for sending an email threatening to kill Gov. Mike Dunleavy earlier this year. [2 men missing after boat capsizes in Southwest Alaska, troopers say →]( Search efforts continued today for two men reported missing over the weekend after their boat capsized on the Kuskokwim River near Akiak, Alaska State Troopers said. • Also: [1 dead, 1 missing after separate water search and rescue missions]( ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [Anchorage Mayor LaFrance names chief equity officer →]( [Former Soldotna police officer acquitted of domestic violence assault charges →]( [Simone Biles and Team USA surge back to Olympic dominance with gold in women’s gymnastics →]( [Investigation finds at least 973 Native American children died in U.S. government boarding schools →]( [Stephen Nedoroscik is America’s quirky, glasses-wearing pommel horse hero →]( [Workplace advice: Our best and brightest might quit as we try to fill a senior leadership job →]( [Book review: ‘Four Thousand Paws’ is a welcome addition to the growing library of Iditarod literature →]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News, 300 W 31st Ave, Anchorage, AK 99503, United States