In this newscast: The sudden switch to warmer spring weather broke temperature records throughout Southeast Alaska; Most of Juneau relies on the Mendenhall Wastewater Treatment PLant to process sewage; Alaska will join Florida in a federal lawsuit challenging the current cruise ship regulations in the U.S.; The Alaska Industrial and Export Authority has reached an agreement with regional Native corporation Doyon to conduct survey and feasibility studies on the corporation’s lands.

In this newscast: Concerned residents in the Southeast Alaska town of Gustavus pushed state agencies to do more testing for contaminants before major construction at the city’s airport; An intensive search over the weekend of an area near Sitka’s ferry terminal turned up no new evidence in a missing person cold case; Ten years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, environmental regulators say they’re expanding radiation testing of commercially harvested Alaska seafood to include crab; Officials say two crew members aboard the Matansuka tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend after the state ferry left Bellingham for ports in Southeast Alaska.

In this newscast: The very first Tlingit Opera in production is about the Tlingit-Russian Wars at the start of the 19th century; How Muslims in Anchorage are celebrating the start of the holy month of Ramadan; SpaceX is considering building key parts of a satellite network in Alaska, including in Ketchikan, Nome and Fairbanks.

In this newscast: Juneau residents reported hearing avalanches off of Mount Juneau on Tuesday night; Capital Transit riders in Juneau will notice something brand new and very cool this week -- one of the first electric public transit buses in Alaska; The arrival of the Trumpeter Swans is a signal that spring is here, whether or not the weather agrees; The Dunleavy administration is no longer seeking private vendors to replace six state-run DMV offices.

In this newscast: Genomic sequencing has confirmed the first positive case of COVID-19 in Juneau that was caused by a more contagious variant of the virus; The City and Borough of Juneau has agreed to pay $64,000 in fines to state environmental regulators for repeatedly discharging dirty water from its two main sewage treatment plants; Alaska’s congressional delegation is trying to salvage this year’s cruise-ship season by proceeding on two fronts: Getting the CDC to loosen up, and solving the Canada problem.

In this newscast: State health officials are asking Alaska vaccine providers to follow federal recommendations to pause use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines while researchers figure out the clotting risk; Southeast Alaska leaders and residents last week testified for restoration of state funding cuts and in some cases additional state money to make up for a loss of federal funding; Some activists in Juneau filed paperwork on Monday that could lead to local ballot questions in the fall asking voters to limit cruise ships’ access to the capital city.

In this newscast: It's budget season again and Juneau city leaders are projecting another year of spending more than it brings in; Employers in Alaska face a dilemma as a big chunk of the population is wary of getting vaccinated; The state's COVID-19 vaccination effort continued in the tiny Southeast community of Hyder.

In this newscast: Juneau is getting a handful of responses from organizations to hold small, pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinics; The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, says work will begin soon on a new office building and pier in Ketchikan; The process of earning a doctorate takes a lot of time and work -- and for one Inupiaq woman hearing the words doctor next to her name was pretty emotional.

In this newscast: In a win for Alaska tribes, the Biden administration has cancelled the sale of a National Archives building in Seattle; Over a year after a Washington state-based conservation group filed suit in federal court to halt commercial fishing for king salmon in Alaska, the State of Alaska has decided to intervene in the case; A new daily airline connection between Juneau and Petersburg started up Monday; A bill advancing in the Legislature would rename a state council on Alaska Native languages and expand its membership.

In this newscast: The Alaska Supreme Court rules unconstitutional a 2005 law that diminished or impaired state employees' retirement benefits; In the roughly 100-person town of Tenakee Springs, the storm in December destroyed a bridge that provides vital access for a handful of residents; Members of the public who are barred from the state Capitol complex due to pandemic safety rules attended a social gathering with legislators in a complex building last week; Preliminary results show Assembly member Forrest Dunbar with a slight lead in the race for Anchorage mayor.