On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaskans who sued the state over long wait times for food assistance are asking a federal judge to order the state to speed up processing. Ice jams from breakup on the Kuskokwim River are causing high water to inundate many lower river communities. And a bill to regulate community solar projects is moving quickly through the Alaska Legislature and appears close to becoming law.

Photo: Floodwaters rise in Bethel’s Alligator Acres neighborhood on May 9, 2024. (Photo by MaryCait Dolan/KYUK)