News at 6 - June 24, 2026

After massive back and fourth, hurt feelings, a special session and lots of finger pointing, the governor has signed the state budget. A family member of Josh Novakovich, a 25-year-old who died after going out on the water at Turnagain Arm, is remembering him on Facebook through the passions and person they say he was. Federal investigators are focusing on a possible engine problem after a Wright Air Service Cessna Caravan carrying nine passengers made a hard emergency landing Monday in the Brooks Range shortly after taking off from Coldfoot, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.