In this newscast: The Alaska Senate passed the state budget; Sen. Lisa Murkowski got tough with Interior Secretary Deb Haaland; Juneau Pride is back; and a COVID-19 outbreak in Yukon Territory is impacting residents in Skagway

In this newscast: Juneau turns down $2 million from Norwegian Cruise Line; The legislature still hasn't passed a budget; Credit rating agencies see improvement in Alaska's outlook; Two kayakers paddled to safety after being mauled by a bear

In this newscast: Former Juneau-area chiropractor accused of sexually abusing patients; Legislative compromise sets the PFD at $1,100; Supplemental unemployment insurance ends this week; A vigil in Fairbanks to mourn and raise awareness about historic abuse and neglect of Native children at residential schools

In this newscast: The Biden administration announced Friday intentions to reinstate protections for Tongass National Forest; Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve broke ground last week on a $6.5 million dollar project to connect the park to renewable hydroelectric power by the end of the year; For the first time in years, the Fort William H. Seward barracks building in Haines will be open to the community for a public auction, with some of the items dating back to the 1940s; This weekend kicks off the Qagruq Whaling Festival in Point Hope.

In this newscast: The City and Borough of Juneau announced two closures at a popular hiking spot next week to clear up rockslide debris in the area; A section of land along the Lemon Creek side of Thunder Mountain in Juneau has been identified as a potential landslide hazard; The National Park Service is planning two projects in the Skagway area; For the first time in nearly 15 months, Juneau's Chamber of Commerce met for lunch, in person.

In this newscast: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy signed a bill into law protecting an Unangax cemetery in Funter Bay on Tuesday at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum; This weekend, Sitkans gathered in memory of the 215 Indigenous children whose remains were discovered last week on the grounds of a former residential school in Canada; During the drought in Southeast Alaska a few years ago, a small insect called a sawfly ate the needles off of about a half-million acres of hemlock trees in the Tongass National Forest; The Juneau School District Board of Education passed a slight change to graduation requirements last night.

In this newscast: The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska launched a community and behavioral health division this spring; As summer fishing seasons gear up and get started, Wrangell community groups gathered at the Wrangell Mariners’ Memorial to wish safety to anyone on the water, and remember those who have lost their lives at sea; Former President Donald Trump issued a statement Monday blaming Lisa Murkowski for the Biden administration’s decision to suspend action on drilling leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; An agreement between an Alaska Native village corporation and conservationists would restrict development on lands in the Bristol Bay region where a mine developer has proposed a road.

In this newscast: There have been scattered reports and a few pictures of Juneau black bears recently popping up on social media; Alaska's tourism businesses were girding for another tough summer -- until the successful rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine; A Florida lawsuit is challenging the Centers for Disease Control's pandemic rules for cruise ships, which may impact cruises to Alaska; Tom Fink, a former speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives, has died. He was 92.

In this newscast: State transportation officials are beginning a new study and winding down another for two prominent road projects in Juneau; A group of Juneau residents who want to limit cruise ship traffic in town didn't get enough signatures to advance their proposed ballot initiatives; Last Friday, Juneau had its first women and trans skate event at the Pipeline; A critical lifeline for the Southeast hamlet of Meyers Chuck is sinking.

In this newscast: A Utah man was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for killing his wife while on an Alaska cruise; For months, officials with the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska followed along as the Juneau Assembly developed new restrictions on the use and sale of fireworks; The University of Alaska is launching a system-wide program geared toward retaining more Alaska Native students at the school and increasing the number of Alaska Native staff members.