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Lawmakers are hesitant to support cutting royalties to boost production in Cook Inlet. Plus, Flooding along the Kuskokwim River prompts a disaster declaration. And, troopers honor a Dutch Harbor Wildlife Trooper who died unexpectedly last year.

Communities along the Kuskokwim River deal with significant flooding caused by ice jams. Plus, a group asks a judge to intervene to force the state to speed up processing for food stamp benefits. And, high school students in Petersburg get a dose of reality at a financial fair.

Breakup flooding on the Kuskokwim River has inundated area communities. Plus, Valerie Davidson is out as CEO of one of the nation's largest tribal health organizations. And, an Anchorage neighborhood at high risk for wildfires prepares for the upcoming fire season.

The state launches a campaign to combat fentanyl overdoses. Plus, legislators reject one of Gov. Dunleavy's nominees to the state board of education. And, Juneau residents share close encounters with a curious killer whale.

A bill in the state Senate would fix correspondence school allotments by going back to the old system. Plus, Fairbanks voters head to the polls to determine if the borough can collect additional taxes for schools. And, after COVID canceled high school graduation events, college graduates get their first chance at an in-person ceremony.

The court decision that ruled some correspondence allotments unconstitutional is on hold — for now. Plus, fisheries managers will limit salmon fishing in federal waters of the Yukon River to federally qualified subsistence users. And, how the rapid expansion of car washes nationwide fits with ‘the Netflix model.’