Some of KNBA's Top Stories: Searching for answers at the MMIP Justice Summit that embrace the heart, as well as the mind. Former Governor Bill Walker is pondering a plunge into the already crowded governor's race. Thin ice causes problems for whaling crews on the North Slope.

Some of KNBA’s top stories today: Several organizations that advocate for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People team up to hold their first statewide summit in Anchorage. For the first time in 17 years, state lawmakers pass an increase to state unemployment benefits. The FAA fines Alaska Airlines. And in South Naknek, you don't catch a bus to go to school, but ride on an airplane.

KNBA's top stories: Anchorage had its fourth pedestrian death of the year yesterday. Also, three people were killed near Portage after a car and a motorcycle collided. The Ilisaġvik College's vision for new campus to serve communities on the North Slope is about to be realized. Anchorage's homeless population appears to be shrinking. And birdwatching in Anchorage is about to take flight.

Some of KNBA's Top Stories: A man died after an officer-involved shooting in Utqiagvik on Saturday. Anchorage Police are investigating a shooting near Lyn Ary Park that injured a man. University of Alaska regents hear from faculty about the need for a more proactive policy on artificial intelligence.From flood to graduation: Seven Southwest Alaska students celebrate hard-won milestone.

KNBA’S Top Stories: As fuel barges head to Rural Alaska to make fuel deliveries, communities are bracing for skyrocketing prices. The TSA reports long security lines due to problems with its screening equipment at the Anchorage airport. After more than 50 years, an Alaska Native Vietnam veteran finally gets the welcome home he never received.

KNBA's top stories: The legislature wrapped up the regular session last night, but they are already back at it today, tackling the governor's gasline tax. Efforts are underway in Juneau and Washington, D.C., to bring more help to two villages hit by last fall’s storm. Also: Step aboard an Arctic research ship—without leaving Anchorage.

KNBA's top stories: Anchorage Police shot and killed an armed man in East Anchorage yesterday, the fourth officer involved shooting of the year. Governor Mike Dunleavy has called a special session to deal with the natural gas pipeline tax. Sen. Lisa Murkowski predicts that Trump’s push to oust Republican critics will fail. A five-acre fire in South Anchorage on Tuesday signals the start of the wildfire season, while break-up on the Yukon River bring flood waters to Holy Cross and the threat of flooding to Russian Mission.

Some of KNBA's Top Stories: Anchorage police say the death of Kelly Hunt, a missing Shaktoolik student who had been missing for months, is a tragedy — but so far, not a crime. The Anchorage Assembly is set to vote on a measure that would reactivate its public safety commission.

KNBA’S Top Stories: Alaska lawmakers race against the clock this week, as the Legislature’s regular session is set to end by Wednesday night. Amid a major housing shortage, Anchorage city planners hope to make construction cheaper with an updated building code. A storm forced seven Southwest Alaska seniors from their homes — but not from finishing high school.

KNBA’s Top Stories: Data for Indigenous Justice receives national award from the “Courage Project.”The Alaska Legislature, in a historic vote, rejected Stephen Cox, Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s pick for attorney general. Divers search the murky waters of Gastineau Channel this week in hopes of locating the body of a Juneau man who has been missing for nearly a year.