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Good afternoon. It’s Thursday, Sept. 17.

In today's newsletter:

With the November ballot set in the governor’s race, candidates are grappling with the reality of the state’s ranked choice voting system — which rewards moderation and punishes extreme partisanship.
The flight crew of a plane that crashed at a remote Bering Sea coastal radar site last month tried to land at another airport after missing a landing approach in heavy fog, according to the first report on the crash.
The campaign supporting Ballot Measure 2 is running ads telling Alaskans the measure would “bring back the days of open primaries,” even though it would repeal Alaska’s current open primary system and return control of primaries to political parties.

The weekend is around the corner, and there are plenty of ways to spend it around Anchorage. From an Oktoberfest celebration and a masquerade ball to a music festival and the Alaska Heart Run & Walk, check out some of this weekend's highlights here.

Anchorage weather

It's partly sunny today with a high around 58 degrees. We can expect rain on Friday, and the forecast calls for more rain through the weekend. Daytime highs will hover in the mid-50s for the next several days.

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

— Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com

Heeding ranked choice voting, candidates refine their strategies in Alaska governor’s race →

Some candidates are reaching across the aisle in an effort to gain broader support.

Treg Taylor accepted $69,000 in travel-related gifts last year as Alaska’s attorney general →

The Republican gubernatorial candidate did not include the travel gifts on a required campaign financial disclosure.

NTSB: Pilot in deadly Southwest Alaska radar site crash made last-minute attempt to land at alternate airport →

After getting no response via radio, the crew tried a second approach at Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport, with a notorious, sloping runway hemmed in by rocky terrain.

Pro-repeal campaign runs ads that claim passing Ballot Measure 2 would ‘bring back’ open primaries →

Ballot Measure 2 would repeal Alaska’s nonpartisan open primary and ranked-choice general election system, meaning that primary elections would return to being partisan.

Stuck on the details, Anchorage Assembly delays new police surveillance regulations →

Mayor Suzanne LaFrance and the Assembly have both proposed more robust police surveillance regulations in Anchorage, but they do not agree on the fine print — further delaying a decision.