In this newscast:  A fire broke out early Wednesday morning aboard an Alaska Marine Highway System ferry traveling through the Wrangell Narrows; Alaska's foster care system has been struggling for years and a lack of child care in the state is making matters worse

In this newscast: Visitors to Alaska’s national parks and preserves spent more than a billion dollars in the state last year U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Rachel Levine traveled throughout Alaska this month to learn about public health challenges Southeast Alaska nonprofit Spruce Root is accepting applications for its small business competition

In this newscast:  The Harvest Fest in Juneau celebrated another growing season Saturday; Both recreational berry pickers and subsistence harvesters across Southeast Alaska are worried that wild berries are dwindling; Researchers have identified a new, lesser-known predator that may help keep Alaska's kelp forests healthy

In this newscast: At least two children needed medical attention this week after someone sprayed bear spray on a slide in Twin Lakes Park; Leaders in one interior Alaska village are using grant funding and other creative solutions to address housing issues; Sen. Bert Stedman says the earnings reserve of the Alaska Permanent Fund is at risk

In this newscast:: U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg focused on the ferry system during a stop at the Juneau Airport; Two California men have come forward to say that a youth group leader abused them on trips to Juneau's Echo Ranch Bible Camp when they were children; A tour bus in Ketchikan ended up in Ketchikan Creek after losing power and going over a guardrail

In this newscast: A few days after the glacial dam release flooded the Mendenhall River, a small group of scientists took a helicopter to the source, to find out why this year's flood was so devastating, and what that might mean for future floods in Juneau; The U. S. Department of Transportation is  sending Alaska more than $44 million to install fish-friendly culverts and other means to get migrating salmon to the other side of roads; A team of scientists wanted to answer some questions about a trove of footprints left along the middle section of the Yukon River earlier this month, and they came back with those answers

In this newscast: Middle and high schools in Anchorage now have access to new opioid curriculum; One Alaskan with roots in Hawaii jumped into action to help relief efforts for the devastating fires on Maui

In this newscast:  The state education department recently told the Juneau School District that it could no longer accept city funding outside the "cap" -- a limit on city funding set by the state, and this may be because of a law that saves the state millions in education spending; Hibernation scientists at University of Alaska Fairbanks are hosting a workshop in Fairbanks; A recent study found that warming water and the loss of Arctic seas ice are allowing humpback whales to migrate into the Chukchi Sea

In this newscast: The Alaska Department of Natural Resources issued a permit to the proposed mine site, the Palmer Project; This summer, three different communities worked to revitalize a kind of boat the Aleutians haven't seen since the 1800s

In this newscast: The city's planning commission has approved Huna Totem Corporation's application to build a culture and science center, retail space and underground parking; Black cod could be a growing problem for salmon hatcheries across the state; Southeast is expected to have its first big storm of the season this weekend