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In this newscast: A drag story time in Seward faced a bomb threat on Saturday, but the event persisted; Curious Juneau: What will happen to Juneau’s City Hall mural if the city moves out?

In this newscast: A Superior Court judge in Anchorage has dismissed a significant portion of a lawsuit filed by supporters of Alaska's ranked choice voting; A search is underway for a missing Ketchikan woman; Museum curators, chemists and Alaska Native weavers have worked to solve the mystery  of what dye techniques were used to produce the colors in Chilkat weaving; Juneau Animal Rescue removed over 50 cats and kittens from a Juneau residence

In this newscast: Last week, SHI presented a film screening of Tlingit Macbeth. The production reimagines Shakespeare's 400-year-old play by infusing elements of Lingit language and culture; The federal government is considering a request that would grant the Gulf of Alaska king salmon Endangered Species Act protections

In this newscast: A federal lawsuit over fishing rights for the people of Alaska's only Native reservation is likely heading for trial; Every year, one dance group is chosen to lead the procession of dancers that begins and ends Celebration; Tongass Voices: Nick Alan Foote on coming home for Celebration

In this newscast:  Southeast Alaska’s cutest models hit the stage at Centennial Hall on Thursday for Celebration’s Toddler Regalia Review; The state of Alaska is facing a new class action lawsuit over its failure to process Medicaid applications on time. That’s after state officials told Alaska Public Media last month that more than 15,000 Alaskans are waiting for their applications to be approved; Researchers are monitoring a bloom of phytoplankton near one of Kodiak Island’s beaches that is known to cause paralytic shellfish poisoning, or PSP

In this newscast: Earlier this week, a swath of gray storm clouds interrupted an afternoon of clear blue skies in Juneau. A few people caught the sound of thunder and saw flashes of lightning. Juneau is no stranger to rainy days, but thunderstorms only happen once every two years or so here. KTOO’s Anna Canny explains why they’re so rare; A mother-daughter duo — a weaver and an engraver — won Best of Show at this Celebration’s Juried Arts show. Their winning entry was a spruce root hat called Dancing in the Summer Rain; A new scientific paper released by NOAA last month highlights a crucial disconnect between the needs of rural communities in the north Bering Sea and the resources available to them