Pablo Arauz Peña, KTOO

In this newscast: While there are ongoing dialogues nationwide on racial justice in policing, one Alaska legislator is hoping to change the way police serve in the state; Denali National Park is preparing for another pandemic-affected summer season and will again offer visitors the opportunity to drive on a road normally closed to private vehicles; Today is the deadline to file for the 2021 Permanent Fund Dividend; Justices on the Alaska Supreme Court today question the constitutionality of the Legislature funding public education a year early.

In this newscast: How much will Alaskans receive in Permanent Fund Dividends this year?; A federally recognized Tribe in the Ahtna region of the Copper River area hopes to buy more than 450 acres of its traditional homeland — and return it to the Tribe; Federal investigators say a helicopter carrying five passengers on a heli-skiing trip in Alaska crashed into a mountain and then rolled downhill nearly 900 feet.

In this newscast: Today marks 48 years since the last U.S. combat troops left Vietnam after the Vietnam War; New genetic research is expanding the family tree of a small weasel; Republican Kelly Tshibaka has resigned as Commissioner of Alaska’s Department of Administration and is running against Sen. Lisa Murkowski.

In this newscast: A state environmental official shared takeaways on Thursday from a draft air quality study of cruise ship emissions; This month’s heavy snowfall has complicated travel and access for Juneau drivers and pedestrians; Last year’s salmon harvest across all species in Southeast Alaska was one of the worst in 50 years; The Alaska House of Representatives passed a bill today to extend Governor Mike Dunleavy’s COVID-19 disaster declaration.

In this newscast: A panel of local healthcare experts, joined by Alaska’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink, dispelled some myths about COVID-19 vaccines at a virtual Community Q&A on Wednesday; The tragedy in Atlanta last week amplified the conversation around anti-Asian hate, racism and violence in the United States, heightened in the last year by COVID-19 misinformation and stereotyping. Asian Alaskans are having that conversation too; The state of Alaska, a former governor and a host of municipalities, trade groups and businesses have filed to defend the Tongass National Forest’s exemption from a Clinton-era rule that limits development on federal land.