In this newscast: One small cruise company will require all its passengers and crew to be vaccinated before making any trips to Alaska this year; More than five weeks after Gov. Mike Dunleavy's disaster declaration was allowed to expire, Dunleavy and some legislators disagree with other lawmakers over whether to bring it back; A witness who spoke with Andy Teuber before his helicopter went missing earlier this month told federal investigators that the tribal health executive was distracted and not himself; Alaska-based telecommunications firm GCI plans to move its customer call center to the Philippines; Petersburg will bring back some form of the Little Norway Festival this year although it's expected to look a little different in a COVID-19 world.

In this newscast: Juneau's Bartlett Regional hospital has a new CEO; Economists and child advocates say the new federal relief plan could have a lasting impact on many Alaskan families; Sitka's marine mammal stranding network headed to a nearby island last week to conduct a necropsy on a dead humpback whale; A reform bill to give more autonomy to Alaska's ferry system is advancing through the legislature.

In this newscast: The state of Alaska will receive a huge influx of money from the latest federal COVID-19 relief package; A globally significant news story unfolded in Anchorage yesterday, as top Biden administration officials held their first in-person talks with senior Chinese diplomats; State health officials say Petersburg's recent outbreak of COVID-19 looked similar to the rapid spread seen in other parts of rural Alaska that hadn't already seen widespread infection.

A Juneau resident has tested positive for COVID-19 and three more Alaskans have died from it, 

The Alaska legislature has extended its contract with the company that tests and screens everyone who enters the building for COVID-19, 

The COVID-19 pandemic has already disrupted Alaska's winter Bering Sea fishing seasons. Now, some boats are contending with a shortage of fuel on St. Paul island. 

An Anchorage-based graphic designer launched a new magazine this year, the them for the first issue is looking at how living through COVID-19 has changed our relationships,

Lawmakers have taken a step toward doubling Alaska's lowest-in-the-nation gas tax.

In this newscast: Thane Road will be closed Wednesday afternoon because of high natural avalanche danger; The rate of preterm births is creeping up nationwide and in Alaska; A documentary film about the impacts of logging on Southeast Alaska's Prince of Wales Island called "Understory" is making its way through film festivals; COVID-19 case counts and vaccinations in Juneau are continuing to trend in the right direction; The Department of Corrections says it will allow prisoners to meet with their attorneys again, after a year-long ban on visits because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this newscast: FBI agents arrested a Wasilla man this morning on federal charges he participated in the Jan. 6 siege on the U.S. Capitol; The municipality of Skagway hired a private catamaran on Tuesday to replace this week's canceled state ferry sailing between Juneau, Haines and Skagway; Even though they can get a COVID-19 vaccine, many Alaskan women are wrestling with the question of whether or not they should; Alaska's state government is forecast to receive nearly $800 million more in revenue over this year and next year than was projected last fall.

In this newscast: Both of Alaska's U.S. Senators joined Democrats in voting to confirm Deb Haaland as Interior Secretary today; The first Alaska Native woman to serve as lieutenant governor will lead a key Tribal health organization in the state; The Dunleavy administration's plans to replace six state DMV's with unnamed private vendors is facing pushback; Metlakatla Indian Community is appealing a federal judge's dismissal of a fishing rights case against Gov. Mike Dunleavy's administration.

In this newscast: Alaska's Department of Fish and Game is raffling off permits for some the most sought-after hunts in the state; In 2020, a year of widespread financial hardship, Alaska's housing market was surprisingly strong; Gov. Mike Dunleavy has proposed a new bill to boost independent oversight and planning for the Alaska Marine Highway System.

In this newscast: Juneau has announced its next vaccine clinic will be on March 23 at Centennial Hall; Every Saturday afternoon since January, traffic backs up outside of the Holy Trinity Church in downtown Juneau as people line up for Choir from Cars; Last month, the state of Alaska's investment authority agreed to put $35 million towards pre-development work on the Ambler Road project; The Iditarod has announced its first coronavirus case, in a musher at a major mid-race checkpoint.

In this newscast: House lawmakers will be questioning a Department of Labor director this evening over its handling of COVID-related safety violations at two seafood plants; Three and a half weeks may not seem like a big deal in pandemic times but for local businesses that depend on tourism in Juneau, it could make or break the season; When a Haines couple lost their 4-month-old kitten within hours of departure, they didn’t expect her to return home on a regional flight ten days later; The Biden administration is supporting a controversial road through a remote refuge on the Alaska Peninsula that is home to migrating waterfowl; Today’s votes on Merrick Garland and Michael Regan divided Alaska’s senators: Lisa Murkowski voted yes on both, and Dan Sullivan voted no.