The Alaska Bureau of Investigation is looking into the death of man reported missing from Soldotna last month. The Blood Bank of Alaska reports its worst blood shortage in at least 15 years. A gubernatorial candidate proposes ending the Permanent Fund dividend program in favor of a one-time $10,000 payout per Alaskan. Plus, a cruise line partners with a whale advocacy group while sailing in Alaska this summer.

A seasonal mountaineering ranger dies after falling into a crevasse in Denali National Park and Preserve. Alaska's State Board of Education approves a Master's in teaching program for Indigenous languages. Plus, new and existing volunteers with the Kenai Watershed Forum's Stream Watch program attend an orientation in Cooper Landing.

A bill affirming Alaska Natives' right to sell art made from marine mammals heads to President Donald Trump's desk. In Fairbanks, supporters of the Alaska LNG Project rally around high energy prices. Plus, friends and colleagues remember longtime Kenai Peninsula College Director Gary Turner.

Kenai City Council members pass the city's budget. Developers of the Alaska LNG Project release the project's first detailed public cost estimates. Plus, Sen. Dan Sullivan and Rep. Nick Begich III are quiet on two of President Donald Trump's two controversial priorities.

Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly members adopt a budget. Passengers on a cruise ship touring Southeast contract a gastrointestinal illness. Plus, U.S. Fish and Wildlife staff at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport intercept trafficked wildlife.

Soldotna adopts a new public comment policy. Cook Inlet's east side clam fishery is closed again this summer. Plus, candidates scrambled to meet the Monday evening deadline to run for state office.

Kenai Peninsula school board members brainstorm what to do with possible bonus state funding. State lawmakers pass a bill aimed at supporting legal aid for vulnerable Alaskans. Plus, a village in southeast Alaska puts fruit trees on public land.

The federal government considers fining Alaska Airlines for allegedly letting intoxicated passengers on board. Alaska's first Justice Summit for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People is held in Anchorage. Plus, the Kenaitze Indian and Salamatof tribes break ceremonial ground on elder housing in Kenai.

A Nikiski man is sentenced to 99 years in prison for murdering his mother. State lawmakers increase weekly unemployment benefits. Plus, Kenai's Triumvirate Theatre is staging "Anastasia: The Musical" this weekend only.

State lawmakers pass bills aimed at fulfilling requirements of a federal health care expansion effort. As the Arctic takes on greater geopolitical significance, Alaska has assets of interest to the U.S. military. Plus, Kenai observes Memorial Day.