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In this newscast: A group of paddlers from Kasaan prepare for a 10-day, over 250-mile journey to Juneau for Celebration in canoes they carved themselves, making stops in communities like Wrangell and Petersburg along the way; Alaskans looking to invest in solar panels or other renewable energy infrastructure for their homes will likely have some new options in the next few years. The state is setting up a new so-called “green bank” that aims to help Alaskans keep their power costs down and speed the transition to renewable energy; A Kotzebue police sergeant has resigned after making racist comments on social media.

In this newscast: Members of Juneau's Assembly decided to lower the city's property tax rate next year; Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola introduced two bills that aim to reduce the number of salmon that the pollock fleet catches by accident; Leaders from Ketchikan's Indigenous communities spoke passionately against inauthentic totem poles at a city council meeting

In this newscast: One Juneau inventor hopes to tap into the power of the ocean with a small tidal generator that's poised to hit the market next year; Alaska's governor could soon sign a bill into law that would establish a task force to look into the economic crisis facing the state's seafood industry, but one legislator said leaders missed an opportunity to give tribes a greater voice; Suzanne LaFrance declared victory in Anchorage's mayoral race, a week after voting ended in the runoff election

In this newscast: Security footage posted online shows Anchorage police killing an armed man last week, but a witness who owns the camera says her footage contradicts what officers say happened in the lead up to the shooting; The first Alaska woman has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences; The remote village of Golovin is the subject of a new documentary that shines a light on the unique hardships experienced living on the Western Alaska coast; A Homer man died Sunday morning after being attacked by a moose

In this newscast: An electric pole in Ketchikan caught fire late last month and sent Ketchikan, Petersburg, and Wrangell into a blackout. The three grids - which are interconnected - went dark for a few hours. That smoldering electric pole was symptomatic of a much larger, decades-long issue facing Ketchikan Public Utilities; Tongass Voices: Kanik Corinne James on being uplifted by Indigenous women in the art world

In this newscast: AKPM's Eric Stone reports on the dozens of bills passed as lawmakers concluded their work this legislative session; Injured commercial fishermen and boat owners in Alaska will now be able to access higher insurance reimbursements, thanks to a senate bill passed by lawmakers; A bill passed by the legislature addresses the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous People in the state.