State foresters say quick work by firefighters has stymied a wildfire near Soldotna. State lawmakers delay action on a compromise tax break bill for the Alaska LNG Project. Plus, a new study finds puffin populations are declining in the Kodiak Archipelago.

Scott Griebel resigns from the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly. A Homer man who pleaded guilty to murdering a Homer woman who went missing in 2019 is sentenced to 87 years in prison. Plus, the Sitka Sound Science Center finds a message in a bottle.

The City of Soldotna revises its mini grant policies. Lawmakers put their heads together on a compromise tax break bill for the Alaska LNG Project. Plus, Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoes almost half a million dollars for a program that aims to recruit and retain Alaska teachers.

The Kenai Senior Center gets grants to replace equipment used for its home-delivered meals program. Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoes a handful of bills. Plus, a bootcamp in Petersburg aims to equip the next generation of Alaska commercial fishermen.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game doubles sockeye bag limits for anglers on the Kasilof, Russian and Upper Kenai rivers. A popular race on the Homer Spit turns 50 this weekend. Plus, the Kenai Peninsula Borough brainstorms what to do with the vacant elementary school building in Kasilof.

NOAA Fisheries says a dead fin whale attached to a cruise ship that arrived in Seward likely died from a vessel strike. Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoes roughly $90 million in spending from the state budget. Plus, teams of boaters arrive in Ketchikan after setting sail from Washington.

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski joins three other Republicans to vote to curtail President Donald Trump's use of military force in Iran. Alaska's highest court won't do an expedited review of a lower court ruling over a Fairbanks charter school. Plus, lawmakers gavel in for a second special session to review a tax break for the Alaska LNG Project.

A wildfire near Sterling is 100% contained. A missing paddleboarder is found dead in Turnagain Arm. A cruise ship arrives in Seward with a endangered whale on its bow, dead. Plus, hundreds of Alaska projects advance to the next stage of consideration for Rural Health Transformation Program grants.

State firefighters say a wildfire that broke out in Sterling last week is 90% contained. The U.S. Senate helps preserve a deep ocean observation network that includes an installation off the coast of Alaska. Plus, twins from Bethel win top honors at an innovation competition for their work on high energy costs in rural Alaska.

Crews continue working to contain a wildfire in Sterling. The fish are running on the Kenai Peninsula, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Plus, a Juneau artist creates a magazine for Indigenous writers and creators.