On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

It’s National Safe Boating Week, and the U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue teams are asking residents to help prevent false alerts. he Alaska Legislature kicks off a special session today to continue working on tax cuts for the Alaska LNG project. And lawmakers in the state and national capitols implored their colleagues to help two western Alaska villages relocate to safer ground after a devastating storm last year.

Photo: Rep. Nellie Unangiq Jimmie, whose district includes Kipnuk and Kwigillingok, spoke in favor of a resolution supporting their decision to relocate. (Gavel Alaska screenshot)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

The Alaska Legislature is headed for a special session focused on tax cuts for the Alaska LNG project immediately after lawmakers adjourn today. Cruise ships planning to stop in Seward are being rerouted to Whittier at least until Saturday because of ongoing construction at the dock. And Anchorage police say officers shot and killed an armed man in East Anchorage early this yesterday morning.

Photo: The Crystal Serenity cruise ship in Seward, preparing for a cruise through the Northwest Passage in 2016. Ongoing construction work on a new dock has forced ships to reroute to Whittier this month. (Rachel Waldholz/Alaska Public Media)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bill that would reinstate pensions for public employees late last night as the Alaska House failed to advance a tax cut for the Alaska LNG project. Anchorage Police say they are in the final stages of their investigation into the death of Kelly Hunt. And House lawmakers voted Saturday to partially repeal a mandatory sick leave law approved by Alaska voters less than two years ago.

Photo: A memorial to Kelly Hunt on Lois Drive in Spenard, just above the ravine where her remains were found. (Rhonda McBride)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

The Alaska Legislature wants the state’s development agency to finance new apartment complexes and other multifamily housing. The case against a former Juneau chiropractor who has been accused of assaulting more than a dozen women under the guise of medical care may continue into another year. People packed the docks in Petersburg on Wednesday to celebrate a storied fishing vessel and the people who have cared for it.

Photo: The F/V Symphony on May 13, 2026. The wooden seiner had been in the Mathisen family for over 50 years. (Taylor Heckart/KFSK)

On this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, Kodiak's police chief has thrown his name into the ring to be the next city manager, a potential marine heatwave could combine with an El Niño event this summer, two licenses to serve beer and wine in Kodiak have come available, and a Kodiak hatchery embarks on a mission to rehabilitate the Karluk king salmon.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

The Alaska Legislature, in a historic vote, rejected Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s pick for attorney general, Stephen Cox. Sen. Lisa Murkowski voted for the first time with Democrats Tuesdayto advance a resolution to remove U.S. forces from Iran. And a 44-acre solar power farm in Wrangell is starting up.

Photo: erial map showing the plans for the solar farm in Wrangell. It will be built on previously logged land, six miles south of town on the upland side of Zimovia Highway. (Southeast Alaska Power Agency)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Senator Lisa Murkowski voted against the war in Iran yesterday, for the first time since it began at the end of February. Sitka’s childcare system has the capacity to serve only about half of the young children who need it. And the state House of Representatives voted unanimously yesterday to make the giant green cabbage Alaska’s official state vegetable.

Photo: A 113.05-pound cabbage grown by Palmer farmer Scott Robb is adorned with a first-place ribbon at the Alaska State Fair in 2023. (Adelyn Baxter)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

The Alaska Legislature’s regular session ends in just over a week, and lawmakers are racing to pass a wide range of bills and resolutions before the deadline. Petersburg’s annual Little Norway Festival, also known as Mayfest, is rapidly approaching. And the public had many opinions about mining minerals on the seabed off Alaska’s coast.

Photo: Model of seabed mining technology. (Wikipedia)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

A bill that seeks to make it easier for Alaskans to repair consumer electronics cleared the state Senate yesterday and is on its way to the House. The Unalaska City School District students and staff have launched a chess club. And hundreds of highschoolers from across Southeast Alaska flocked to Ketchikan last month for the annual Region Five Music Festival.

Photo: The Haines High School Band catches the ferry for the Region Five Music Festival. (Photo by Matt Davis)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

The Alaska Legislature is asking the federal government for some flexibility when it comes to implementing a massive program intended to “transform” rural healthcare across the state. A giant tsunami in southeast Alaska was the second largest on record. And pull-tabs could become electronic.

Photo: Overview map and location of the Tracy Arm landslide-generated tsunami event. (USGS)