The Native Youth Olympic Games kick off today in Anchorage; The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency arrested at least one person in Sitka last month; and the Skagway Police Department secured funding for a narcotics and tracking K9 unit.

Juneau expanded its swim class offerings for its youngest residents; Alaska lawmakers confirmed Gov. Mike Dunleavy's veto on an education bill yesterday; and the State of Alaska might give ownership of some tidelands on Mitkof Island to the Petersburg Borough.

A major conference about landslides in Southeast Alaska was canceled because federal agencies would be absent; some reinstated federal workers in Juneau were fired again this month; and a draft budget proposed by the Trump Administration would slash NOAA's budget more than 25%.

Southeast Alaska's largest tribal government is reducing the number of representatives from communities outside the region; school district leaders from around the state react to Gov. Mike Dunleavy's veto; and Petersburg assembly members will continue considering a potential new zoning overlay tonight.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a closely watched education bill yesterday; Wrangell schools are cutting teaching positions due to a budget deficit; and young dancers in Petersburg are performing as villains for their spring recital this weekend.

The Alaska House of Representatives passed its version of the state operating budget yesterday; the future is grim for a federal program that supports rural Alaska schools; and Alaska organizations that provide weather and environmental information to mariners and subsistence hunters are bracing for reduced funding.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski worries new tariffs will hurt Alaska's biggest industries; Gov. Mike Dunleavy's administration released a long-delayed study on state worker salaries; and a University of Alaska grad is among international students the Trump Administration is forcing out of the country.

Over 4,000 cruise ship passengers arrived in Juneau yesterday; a composer writes an original piece of music for a middle school concert in Anchorage; and the Alaska Legislature passed a stripped-down version of a bill that would boost per-student funding for schools if Gov. Mike Dunleavy doesn't veto it.

The cruise ship season is starting in Juneau today while tariffs and federal firings bring uncertainty to the city's tourism industry; microplastics appear to be ubiquitous in spotted seals harvested in Alaska's most remote waters; and two Anchorage teens are trying to encourage more young people to get involved with philanthropy.

Starting May 7th every air traveler over age 18 will need a REAL ID to board a flight in the US; Tlinget Linguist James Crippen talks about his efforts to document the Tlinget Language;Long-time vet Burgess Bauder in Sitka retired this year after providing years of free vet care.