The city of Anderson is under evacuation orders due to a wildfire that was reported on Saturday. // Firefighting crews are also battling a blaze east of Delta Junction, among other lightning-caused wildfires that ignited over the weekend. // Alaska lawmakers convened a new special session in Juneau on Saturday. // A critical deep ocean observation network that includes a long-standing station off the coast of Alaska has been saved from getting dismantled. // The state of Alaska has advanced more than 400 projects to the next step in its grant application process for the Rural Health Transformation Program.

State and federal firefighting agencies scrambled over the weekend to respond to numerous wildfires that were ignited by three days of lightning all around the Interior. One of the fires was sparked in an agricultural area east of Delta Junction.

The Scooter Brown Band makes their debut on Alaska Live with host Lori Neufeld. Local fiddler, Rachel DeTemple is part of the Alaska touring band and does backing vocals while Bobby Payne holds down the rhythm section on cajon. Listen for original country tunes and the stories behind them here on Alaska Live.

Dan Bross talks with Rick Thoman about Summer Solstice and how this time of year's solar heating and moisture provide prime conditions for thunderstorms.

It’s been a whirlwind of a week in the dispute over Pearl Creek STEAM Charter School. // The University of Alaska Fairbanks has entered into an agreement with Eielson Air Force Base to provide campus housing for servicemembers.

The University of Alaska Fairbanks has entered into an agreement with Eielson Air Force Base to provide campus housing for servicemembers. The deal would enable personnel from the base to live in two dormitories on campus that in recent years have been sparsely occupied.

A Fairbanks Superior Court judge denied Pearl Creek STEAM Charter School's motion for preliminary injunction Wednesday that sought to force Fairbanks North Star Borough School District officials to execute a contract.

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.