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President Trump’s changing tariff policies are causing confusion for Alaska businesses. "They don't know what will happen tomorrow, they're not even sure what'll happen this afternoon," said Greg Wolf with the Alaska International Business Center. akpub.io/4fcWEoM

Multiple flights to and from Kodiak were canceled Thursday after an Alaska Airlines plane hit more than one deer on the runway while landing around 8 a.m. this morning. akpub.io/4o2JWgl

Bear maulings are rare in the Anchorage area, and details about what happened to a 67-year-old victim on Tuesday could help officials understand what provoked the bear. akpub.io/3J4vMLl

The Palmer senator, who's served in the Legislature for over a decade, is the seventh Republican to join the race. akpub.io/4lKIeyi

The Trump administration will release millions in frozen education funding for Alaska. “It's good that they unfroze it," said Kimberly Hanisch, Unalaska superintendent, "but it's just unsettling that we're never really sure what's going to happen next." akpub.io/41agg6P

Most states will have to establish work requirements for Medicaid by 2027. Georgia has had them for two years. Some residents say the glitchy system makes it too hard to prove they actually qualify. akpub.io/3U30AyC

The Alaska Bar Association’s board of governors is considering whether to recommend the disbarment of former federal judge Joshua Kindred and will vote on the issue next month. (via Alaska Beacon || bsky @alaskabeacon.com) akpub.io/4fhmPuw

The Anchorage Police Department is expanding its use of drones. Police Chief Sean Case said the department’s special operations team has been using drones for the past couple years, but now general patrol officers will use them, too. akpub.io/3IOpD68

The Trump administration wants to eliminate the Denali Commission, a federal agency that's been helping Alaska villages develop infrastructure for decades. akpub.io/4l1q36r

A 21-year-old man drowned Sunday while paddleboarding on an Anchorage lake. akpub.io/458N8yi

A man was mauled by a bear near the South Fork of Eagle River Saturday morning, according to officials. He is the second person attacked by a bear in the Anchorage area in under a week. akpub.io/458PbCu

Tonight on Alaska News Nightly: New air quality sensors will help scientists monitor wildfire smoke around the state. Plus, Marine safety organizations are unsure if officials are putting workplace fatality data to use. Listen here: akpub.io/4fvmKn7

Valerie Nurr'araaluk Davidson is taking over as the head of the vocational center that serves the entire Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. She's thrilled to return to her hometown. "At the end of every day my face hurts because I can't stop smiling," she said. akpub.io/3GPXZVM

Gov. Mike Dunleavy allowed three bills to become law last week without his signature, creating two fishing-related laws and one that updates the rules governing accountants in the state. (via Alaska Beacon || bsky @alaskabeacon.com) akpub.io/4lRGUtJ

Are prices going up because of tariffs? Here's what we know. akpub.io/419WRTG

A 2018 law aimed at improving outcomes for kids in Alaska’s foster care system hasn’t led to meaningful progress, according to a recent audit, leaving experts and the legislators behind the law dismayed. akpub.io/3U4cND6

Gov. Dunleavy's agenda for the special session includes “Alaska’s chronic education outcome crisis” and the proposed creation of a Department of Agriculture. But legislators say their focus is different: two veto override votes. (via Alaska Beacon || bsky @alaskabeacon.com) akpub.io/4odJpIl

A dead humpback whale calf washed ashore near Douglas Harbor in Juneau over the weekend. NOAA officials completed a necropsy, but don’t yet know how it died. akpub.io/4f9uFGa

Alaska communities in the Aleutians and Pribilofs are under a tsunami warning after a magnitude 8.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia at about 3:25 p.m. Alaska time. akpub.io/46zJUX0

Tonight on Alaska News Nightly: Sen. Lisa Murkowski opposes changing senate procedures to make it easier to confirm President Trump’s nominees. Plus, a missile defense system could mean big business for Alaska's launch pads. Listen here: alaskapublic.org/programs/alask…