Dan Bross talks with Rick Thoman about Alaska's generally slow wildfire activity in June.

Alaska is hosting dozens of celebrations of America’s 250th anniversary. Those include a weeklong series of events in several communities around the state recognizing the history of baseball in the Last Frontier.

Fairbanks Police on Wednesday identified three officers involved in the fatal shooting of a man last weekend at the Bentley Mall. // Alaska lawmakers failed to meet an informal deadline Wednesday to vote on legislation that would reduce taxes for the Alaska LNG project. // Alaska is hosting dozens of celebrations of America’s 250th anniversary this week, including a series of events recognizing the history of baseball in the Last Frontier.

School districts across Alaska are set to receive up to $115 million in one-time funding this year thanks to high oil prices. But how much of that will materialize is currently unclear. // States that allow mail ballots to be counted after Election Day reacted with relief Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a Republican effort to outlaw the practice. // The Alaska Division of Elections on Tuesday posted a sample ballot that included Dan J. Sullivan of Petersburg – but without his party affiliation. // A new memoir recounts a nurse practitioner’s firsthand experiences providing care in rural Alaska. // An icon of Alaska journalism died in June following a battle with endometrial cancer.

The Alaska Supreme Court ruled Monday that Dan J. Sullivan of Petersburg must be included on the ballot for a U.S. Senate seat. // Police fatally shot a man in Fairbanks Sunday evening after he pointed a gun at an officer, according to Fairbanks Police Department. // A group of Alaska Native organizations is launching a new rural veterinary public health program next month to provide care for animals in dozens of villages across the state.

The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly will vote this week on an ordinance that would enable administration to lease the vacant Pearl Creek Elementary building to a charter school. // An Anchorage judge ruled Friday that the state’s decision to disqualify a U.S. Senate candidate with the same name as the incumbent was unlawful. // A group of state lawmakers tasked with drafting a final version of an Alaska LNG tax relief bill kicked off work over the weekend. // Gov. Mike Dunleavy told lawmakers on Thursday he’d vetoed six bills. But dozens of others have passed into law over the past few weeks.

It's part of Permafrost Grown, a five-year, $3 million project funded by the National Science Foundation.

Dan Bross talks with Rick Thoman about Alaska thunderstorms and how they're different from the cumulonimbus clouds that form in the Lower 48.