In this newscast: Alaska joins nine other states suing over President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate for federal contractors; The Alaska Legislature sets a record for the number of days in session in a year; $2 million in donations from a cruise ship company reaches local nonprofits; State officials report 30 Juneau residents with new cases of COVID-19; Another member of Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson's administration resigns; Clear night skies and a geomagnetic storm make for phenomenal aurora forecast this weekend.

In this newscast: People gather for vigil of missing Juneau resident; Scientists track a pod of whales approaching extinction; ANWR drilling is taken out of President Biden's latest infrastructure bill; Sixth grade teacher from Akiachak is indicted on sexual abuse and assault of a minor

In this newscast: The number of Americans with eating disorders has skyrocketed during the pandemic and Alaska doesn't have enough resources to help them; Want a receipt for your City of Juneau taxes? There's a new online tool that shows residents just that; Juneau's public market is back and in-person, but with a few new rules; Twenty-one Republican state attorneys general have sent a letter to President Joe Biden criticizing his COVID-19 vaccine mandate; Scientists in Homer and Seward have spent the last several decades tracking a pod of killer whales as it approaches extinction; State health officials reported 16 new cases of COVID-19 among Juneau residents on Wednesday

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Juneau's Systemic Racism Review committee has begun making formal recommendations; The latest local COVID-19 updates and numbers; Fairbanks Memorial Hospital sets up a mobile morgue; Alaska cold case investigators name another woman murdered by a notorious serial killer in the 1980s; Republican Nicholas Begich III challenges longtime Alaska Congressman Don Young; The federal files asks for public comment on another draft environmental impact statement for an oil and gas lease sale in Cook Inlet.

In this newscast: A new, better name for a downtown Juneau spot; Dillingham man wins vaccine sweepstakes; rare earthquake in Ketchikan; brown bear attacks a cyclist near Cantwell

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The first round of checks are in the mail to help childcare centers across the state;

A church in a neighborhood near downtown Juneau submitted a proposal to be the location of this year's cold weather emergency shelter;

About 200 people rallied in support of healthcare workers outside Fairbanks Memorial Hospital on Tuesday;

In this newscast: Today the 4,000 passenger Norwegian Encore became the last big cruise ship to dock in Juneau for the year;

Juneau's Board of Education swore in its new members on Tuesday night;

The state's education department is paying up to $300,000 for someone to figure out how to attract more teachers;

The Juneau Board of Education adopted a land acknowledgement;

Juneau officials say local COVID-19 numbers are still bad;

A national voting reform bill stalled in the U.S. Senate;

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The state reports 87 Juneau residents tested positive for COVID-19 over the last 4 days;

COVID-19 vaccine mandates are now in effect at the largest healthcare employers in Anchorage;

State Senators are split over the governor's plan to change the dividend, and how to pay for it.

In this newscast: A write-in candidate appears to have won a seat on Juneau's school board; The costs of keeping the state ferry Malaspina idle is nearly twice what's been reported to the public and lawmakers; A missing Kake man is found dead; Small businesses in Anchorage react to the battle over mask mandates

In this newscast: USFWS begins review of polar bears' endangered species status; FAA tries to make flying in Alaska safer; Fat Bear Week's great voter turnout; Rare turkey vulture sightings in Alaska