On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

The Alaska Senate passed its take on the state budget yesterday. Anchorage officials to recently added fines for those who feed wildlife in the city. And Arctic Care is coming to Kodiak.

Photo: Senate President Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, announces the final vote passing the operating budget of 17 to 3 on May 7, 2026. (Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Lawmakers in the Alaska House unveiled their first draft of the state’s capital budget on Monday. The temporary flood wall along the Mendenhall River will be less enhanced than was hoped. And a bill that aims to bring stability to the school budgeting process has made its way out of the House Finance Committee.

Photo: Contractors position the recovery frame over a row of HESCO barriers on Riverside Drive to help them take apart and reuse the materials. (Alix Soliman/KTOO)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Gov. Mike Dunleavy is pressing lawmakers to act quickly on his proposal to cut taxes for the Alaska LNG project. More than six months after the remnants of Typhoon Halong devastated Western Alaska, impacted residents are still working to rebuild their homes and lives. And yesterday was a day of awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People.

Photo: Tracy Day's family at the Dimond Courthouse after the court declared her legally dead on June 17, 2025. (Yvonne Krumrey/KTOO)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

The Norton Sound community of Shaktoolik said their goodbyes to Kelly Hunt at a memorial service on Saturday. The new display "Tambayan at Kwentuhan" features the stories, photos and belongings of Filipino elders in Juneau. And the Legislature has failed to override the veto of an elections bill.

Photo: Virginia Kelly and Jimmy Yap stand in front of a display featuring their late mother, Lourdes Navarro, at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center in Juneau on May 1, 2026. (Photo by Jamie Diep/KTOO)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Legislators grilled Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s pick for attorney general during a series of contentious confirmation hearings last week. Alaskans between the ages of 12 to 15 had the highest rate of ATV crash injuries, compared to other age groups. And in Petersburg, a high school program hopes to address child care and teacher shortage needs.

Photo: Attorney General-designee Stephen Cox speaks to senators during a confirmation hearing in the Senate State Affairs Committee on Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media)

On this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, the results are in from annual election for KEA's Board of Directors, a bill aims to relax conflict-of-interest rules for the Board of Fisheries, KMXT's Davis Hovey sits down with gubernatorial candidates Adam Crum and Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, and a new study finds that harvested Kodiak bears are getting bigger.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bipartisan election reform bill yesterday, setting up a contentious override vote in the coming days. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says it’s time for Congress to assert its authority over the war against Iran. A proposal to create civics education requirements for all Alaska high school students is advancing in the Legislature.

Photo: Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to reporters during a news conference on May 19, 2025. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Lawmakers in the state House rolled out a new draft of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposal cutting taxes for the Alaska LNG project on Monday. Mt. Edgecumbe High School is cutting staff for the second year in a row amid ongoing budget and enrollment issues. And Juneau residents filed proposed citizen propositions this week aimed at undoing some of the consequences of ballot measures that voters approved last election.

Photo: Mt. Edgecumbe High School student housing in Sitka is seen on Oct. 6, 2025. (Photo by Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

A former Superior Court judge who was based in Nome faces new misconduct charges after investigators say he misrepresented his knowledge of contact with apparent sex workers. Federal funds are pledged for new Alaska weather stations, but it’s still unclear where those new stations will be. And The Bureau of Land Management will convey more than 1,000 acres of land to an Alaska Native Corporation that intends to mine it.

Photo: Judge Romano DiBenedetto. (KNOM file photo)

On this week's episode, an unidentified boy is rescued after falling into Island Lake, the Alaska Aerospace Corporation partners with an Israeli startup, the Kodiak school board approves the FY'28 school calendar, the M/V Kennicott makes its return to Kodiak after several years, three Kodiak teenagers participated in the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards in Soldotna, and Kodiak canines get a taste of the popular sport called flyball.