In today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:More than 700 participants, including leaders from the circumpolar North, are gathering this week at Arctic Encounter. Alaska's Senators have different ways to vet federal judges. And cell phones are now banned in Anchorage School District classrooms.

In today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has announced his policy priorities for the Alaska State Legislature when they reconvene for a special session. Senator Murkowski continues to buck the party with regard to controversial nominations. And Unalaska was mistakenly evacuated after the recent earthquake in Russia.

In today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The federal government will be releasing billions of dollars in education funding that it withheld at the end of June. A man was mauled by a bear near the South Fork of Eagle River Saturday morning. And The Alaska Department of Natural Resources on Monday reaffirmed its denial of an underwater gold mine near Nome.

In today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The Trump administration wants to eliminate the Denali Commission. Wildfires have calmed down around Fairbanks thanks to cooler, wetter weather that moved in over the last few weeks. And an audit of the state's foster care system gives it a failing grade.

In today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Lawmakers are planning to gather in Juneau in just over a week for a special legislative session called by Gov. Mike Dunleavy. After a fatal shooting at a downtown bar, Anchorage police say they’re adding more officers to the area. And for over 50 years, one Nome business has operated the old fashioned way.

In today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Golden Valley Electric Association is racing to use federal funds before they dry up. Rural Alaska communities will get money to fix tank farms, thanks to the Denali Commission. And the state does not know what effect the Big Beautiful Bill will have on Medicaid in Alaska.

In today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Alaska’s former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola is suing the owners of the aircraft that her late husband was piloting at the time of his death. A coalition of schools and advocacy groups is suing the Trump administration over its decision to withhold some $6.8 billion in federal education funds. And the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development is appealing a federal decision that could cost the state $80 million.

In today's Midday Report with Host Brian Venua: The City of Kodiak's impoundment lot is full, several Alaska Airlines flights were delayed because of a tech outage, Pharmaceutical companies that profited on the opioid crisis will send Alaska about $14 million, the U.S. Department of Interior will transfer 28,000 acres to the NANA Regional Corporation, and the Department of Agriculture cut a program that supported farmers in Alaska.

In today's Midday Report with Host Brian Venua: 20,000 pounds of groceries finally arrived on St. Paul Island after more than a month of delays, the Environmental Protection Agency is sticking with its veto of the proposed Pebble Mine, Mike Sfraga, the former Ambassador to the Arctic is UAF's new interim chancellor, the state is being called to seize more animals from a wildlife facility outside Haines, a commercial contractor helping fight fires was vandalized, and the Doyon Foundation was awarded millions to focus on a language learning game.

In today's Midday Report with Host Brian Venua: more areas of Alaska's waters will be monitored for emergencies via VHF radio, biologists are researching three-spined sticklebacks in Lake Iliamna, the state could lower its opiod overdose deaths, and Samoans regularly gather in Anchorage to play cricket.