A U.S. Army bomb squad dealt with two separate explosives in Ketchikan; proposed cuts to NOAA's budget could mean losing several research institutions in Alaska; and the state Senate passed a bill yesterday that would boost long-term funding for public schools.

The state Division of Insurance launched a tool to help Alaskans better understand the costs of health care procedures; an anti-abortion group in Juneau gathered in front of the State Capitol to spread awareness; and while Petersburg is getting fewer cruise ship stops overall, one company is visiting the harbor a lot more, and bringing with it a new obstacle.

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.