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The state is setting up a new "green bank" to help fund renewable projects. Plus, the Anchorage Assembly launches an investigation following leaked text messages from a homeless service provider. And, a Coast Guard helicopter pilot from Sitka competes on the TV game show Jeopardy!

Several energy bills passed by the Legislature this year await the governor's signature. Plus, Congresswoman Mary Peltola files a pair of bills aimed at curtailing salmon bycatch. And, Kasaan residents build traditional canoes ahead of an Indigenous gathering in Southeast.

Anchorage officials and residents say homeless camps are bigger and more numerous than ever before. Plus, a Homer man is killed by a cow moose with calves. And, a fundraiser aims to spread awareness about available resources for developmentally disabled Alaskans.

He's often at the center of Alaska's changing political landscape, but who is Scott Kendall? Plus, thousands of Alaskans are waiting to have their Medicaid applications approved. And, Klawock residents hope that a new port will bring more cruise tourists. 

A bill addressing missing and murdered Indigenous people passed in the final days of the legislative session. Plus, an Alaska smokejumper talks about his job, as wildfire season picks up. And, Anchorage's longest-serving teacher is retiring after a half century in the classroom.

Lawmakers pass a budget and gavel out of the 33rd Legislative session. Plus, Anchorage Police are under scrutiny for killing a man after security footage is released from a nearby neighbor. And, a longtime sea ice monitoring project helps Utqiagvik whalers adapt to climate change.