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On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Sen. Lisa Murkowski is urging Alaskans to speak out against changes the Trump administration is bringing to their lives and the government they’ve relied on. The Alaska Legislature passed a bill Friday that would boost per-student education funding by $1,000. And federal investigators have issued a final report on the crash of a commercial cargo plane near Fairbanks last year.

Photo: The Alaska State Capitol in Juneau, pictured May 6, 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

The first cruise ship of the 2025 tourism season, the Norwegian Bliss, is set to arrive in downtown Juneau this afternoon. An Anchorage police officer’s home was searched last week by fellow officers and the FBI, as police seek a missing man last seen nearby. And well-known Alaska Native leader Willie Hensley is the subject of a new documentary.

Photo: Willie Hensley, a former Alaska congressman and an Arctic Native rights advocate, briefs Alaskan Command leadership as part of ALCOM’s Arctic Speaker Series at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in 2022. (Senior Airman Emily Farnsworth)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Microplastics appear to be ubiquitous in spotted seals harvested in Alaska’s most remote waters. The Kenai Peninsula's biggest electric utility trying to save a massive solar farm project after uncertainty over federal solar investment tax credits threw it into limbo. And Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance says her administration's goal is building 10,000 homes in 10 years.

Photo: Spotted seals have ingested microplastics consistently since at least 2012.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

If countries want to keep the Trump administration from imposing tariffs on their exports to the United States, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggests they invest in Alaska’s Liquified Natural Gas project. The Alaska Legislature’s quest to pass a viable state budget for this year isn’t getting any easier. And two Alaska State Troopers facing assault charges over alleged conduct during their arrest of the wrong man in Kenai last year won’t go to trial until next February.

Photo: The facade of the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau on May 22, 2024. ( Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

The Alaska Permanent Fund suffered a multibillion-dollar loss during last week’s stock market crash. A jury is deliberating on whether a 24-year-old Unalaska man is guilty of two felony charges for his involvement in the deaths of two teen girls in a 2019 car crash. And Alaska Head Start programs are reeling after the regional federal office was suddenly closed last week.

Photo: Students swing on a playground at Meadow Lakes Head Start in Wasilla, Alaska. It closed in 2024 due to funding and staffing challenges. (Image by Lela Seiler, courtesy of CCS Early Learning)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Job growth is flat across most of Alaska, but the Arctic saw a big spike last year. The state of Alaska has charged 10 U.S. nationals in the small community of Whittier with voter misconduct and perjury. And Hand's Off protesters rallied around he state.

Photo: The Trans-Alaska Pipeline runs alongside the Dalton Highway near the Toolik Field Station in the North Slope Borough on June 9, 2017. (Rashah McChesney/Alaska's Energy Desk)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Interior Alaskans responded to a call for a national day of protest on Saturday. The dance group from the Cup’ik community of Chevak brings a special flair to the annual Cama’i Dance Festival in Bethel. And the Trump administration is dismantling a federal office that funds programs for seniors and people with disabilities across Alaska.

Photo: People protesting President Donald Trump's process for restructuring the federal government line the sidewalk on one block of Cushman Street. The protest covered several blocks in front of Fairbanks City Hall. (Robyne/KUAC)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Alaska’s two U.S. senators split Wednesday on a vote against President Donald Trump’s economic tariffs against Canada. A high-priority bill that would substantially boost education funding took another step forward in the state Legislature this week. And Alaskans used to pay the highest rent in the nation, but new state data show that cost has stabilized.

Photo: Susan Collins (left) and Lisa Murkowski (right) were two of the four Republicans who backed legislation to block tariffs on Canada. (Reuters)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Mentions of diversity, equity and inclusion have gradually disappeared from University of Alaska webpages. A group of education leaders from tribal organizations spoke at a U.S. Senate hearing against the dissolution of the federal Department of Education. And Bethel’s unofficial loudest event of the year is the "Heart of the Drums."

Photo: Drummer Panuk Benjamin Agimuk co-leads the crowd during Heart of the Drums. (Ryan Cotter/KYUK )

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

The Kobuk 440 — one of the last sled dog races of the season — begins on Thursday. Many of the weather buoys floating in the waters off Alaska are out of service. And Senator Sullivan uses confirmation hearings to make political points.

Photo: NOAA weather buoys. (National Data Buoy Center)