On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A federal judge in Anchorage ruled that tribes in Alaska may create “Indian Country” in the state. 24 mushers signed up on the opening day of registration for the Iditarod. And Suzanne La France has been sworn in as the first elected woman mayor of Anchorage.

Photo: Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance shakes hands with the crowd at her inauguration in Town Square Park on Monday, July 1, 2024. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)