Pablo Arauz Peña, KTOO

In this newscast: Alaska now has the highest COVID-19 vaccination per capita of any state in the country; Governor Mike Dunleavy said he’s open to working with President Joe Biden; A new airline service is coming to Petersburg; The Alaska Senate has announced who will serve on its committees for the next two years.

In this newscast: About a dozen City and Borough of Juneau employees are working from home this week after two of their coworkers tested positive for COVID-19; Southeast Alaska’s largest Native cultural gathering won’t be held this year; Alaska legislators opened their session Tuesday amid a deadly pandemic and a huge budget shortfall; Yesterday, the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation opened eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine to the general population in the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta.

In this newscast: The improvement plan for Juneau’s Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area is still in the works, but it’s well understood that when cruise tourism bounces back, changes are needed to accommodate the growing number of visitors; The Alaska Senate pulled together a 13-member Republican majority on the first day of the new session; It was an unusual first day of the 32nd Alaska Legislature; Norweigan Cruise Line will not have any trips to Alaska until the end of April at the earliest; Officials say Alaska’s coronavirus contact tracing effort is rebounding.

In this newscast: It’s back to school at Sayéik: Gastineau Community School in Douglas for a group of 18 students whose families chose to have their kids return to in-person classes; Yakutat’s police force has updated guidelines for how and when its officers use force; The MLK Free Legal Help Day event on Monday is organized for low or moderate-income Alaskans who can’t afford to hire lawyers; The University of Alaska Board of Regents has extended the contract for its interim president.