An attorney advising the Legislature says the state likely lacked legal justification for disqualifying Dan Sullivan of Petersburg from running in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race. // Gov. Mike Dunleavy has until later today to veto or sign two dozen bills into law. // A Juneau artist created a magazine for Indigenous writers to share their perspectives without having to simplify them to fit into the bounds of media run by non-Native people.

Local animal control officials arrived at a kennel just outside Fairbanks in May to find 40 sled dogs and five puppies living in filthy conditions. People who helped move the dogs to new homes say the response from authorities was disappointing.

As time runs short in the special legislative session, state senators are studying a House-passed bill offering tax cuts for a North Slope natural gas pipeline. // Animal control officials last month found 40 sled dogs and five puppies living in filthy conditions at a Fairbanks-area kennel. // Sen. Lisa Murkowski and other members of Congress are trying to stop the National Science Foundation from eliminating a system that monitors the oceans. // GCI internet and mobile service has been restored in western Alaska and the Aleutian Islands after an undersea fiber-optic cable was damaged three weeks ago.

The Alaska Division of Elections has ruled that Dan Sullivan of Petersburg cannot be on the ballot to challenge U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan. // The University of Alaska’s newest and largest union filed an unfair labor practice complaint last week against UA. // Golden Valley Electric Association members re-elected an incumbent director to the co-op’s board and elected a new director to another seat. // A St. Mary’s man has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for illegal guide services and bilking dozens of hunters out of thousands of dollars. // An Eagle River woman says she’s grateful to be alive after a black bear attacked her dog.

Alaska's education commissioner says the state could withhold funds from the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, and wildlife managers want to improve bison habitat near Delta Junction.

The plan would clear forests for a new forage area and improve existing fields to sustain the bison population — and keep them out of local farms.

Dan Bross talks with Rick Thoman about the slow start to this year's Alaska wildfire season.

Denali National Park rangers have recovered the bodies of four people who died on the mountain last month — and fire weather has been mild in the Interior so far, but the experts say: don't hold your breath.

That's up $5 billion from the TAPS valuation that has lasted a decade.