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Permanent Fund Amount To Be Announced Next Week

Alaskans will find out the size of their Permanent Fund dividends next week. Download Audio

US Trained Alaskans As ‘Stay Behind Agents’

Fearing a Russian invasion and occupation of Alaska, the U.S. government in the early Cold War years recruited and trained fishermen, bush pilots, trappers and other private citizens across Alaska for a covert network to feed wartime intelligence to the military, newly declassified Air Force and FBI documents show.

Wasilla’s VA Clinic Operating Without Doctors

The Veterans Affairs clinic in Wasilla is without doctors, after the three physicians working under contract over the summer decided not to renew those. Download Audio

Alaska Serial Killer Robert Hansen Dies at 75

Convicted Alaska serial killer Robert Hansen, who hunted down women in the Alaska wilderness in the 1970s as Anchorage boomed with construction of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline, died Thursday. He was 75. Download Audio:

Missing Man’s Body Recovered From Chena River

The body of a man who went missing in the Chena River in downtown Fairbanks has been recovered. Volunteers found Andrew John's body Tuesday evening.

Washington State Man Killed in Alaska Accident

A logger from Washington state has died after being pinned by an uprooted tree near Ketchikan.

Cordova Hiker Mauled By Brown Bear

Alaska State Troopers say a 57-year-old woman drove herself to a hospital after she was mauled by a brown bear. Download Audio:

APRN Hosts Statewide Debate with GOP Candidates, Sullivan Declines to Participate

With the primary election less than a week away, two of the prominent Republican U.S. Senate candidates will appear in a statewide debate tonight on public broadcasting. Download Audio:

Feds Issue Report on 2013 Dillingham Crash

Federal investigators have concluded two Anchorage commercial pilots failed to maintain minimal clearance while circling the Dillingham airport before they died in a 2013 crash.

Ft. Wainwright Closes Area East of Eielson for Training

Fort Wainwright officials have closed the Yukon Training Area east of Eielson Air Force Base to public use through Aug. 23. Military-training exercises will be ongoing there until the 23rd.

Red Flag Military Exercises Begin at Eielson

Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska's interior has kicked off its third series of Red Flag exercises of the year. The exercises taking place at the 65,000-square-mile Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex began Friday.

North Slope Borough Leaders Getting Pay Raises

North Slope Borough's mayor and at least 10 other leaders are getting big raises. Alaska Dispatch News reports that Mayor Charlotte Brower will see her salary jump by about $24,000 to more than $222,000. That's roughly $90,000 more than Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan makes.

Pilot Killed, Passenger Injured in Big Lake Crash

Alaska State Troopers say a pilot is dead and his passenger is being treated for life-threatening injuries after a plane crash at the Big Lake Airport north of Anchorage.

Former Creamery Executive Convicted in Fraud Case

A former executive of the now-defunct Alaska Creamery has been found guilty by a federal jury of making false statements to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Download Audio

Judge Dismisses State’s Lawsuit Over National Wildlife Refuge Closures

A federal judge has dismissed the state's lawsuit over the closure of national wildlife refuges during the partial federal government shutdown last year.

Food Bank Seeks Donations After Spike in Users

The Food Bank of Alaska is asking for donations after seeing a spike in users. Download Audio

Parnell Signs Bill Honoring Late Walter Soboleff

Gov. Sean Parnell has signed legislation honoring the late Tlingit elder Walter Soboleff. Download Audio

UA President Offered Bonus at Time of Budget Cuts

The president of the University of Alaska has been offered a $320,000 bonus if he stays on the job until 2016. Download Audio

Comments Sought on Possible Beaufort Lease Sale

A federal agency is testing the waters on a possible new lease sale in the Alaska Arctic. Download Audio

Same-Sex Marriage Arguments Scheduled

Arguments are scheduled for October in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Alaska's ban on same-sex marriage. Five same-sex couples, four married outside of Alaska and one unmarried couple, sued to overturn the ban in May. Alaska voters approved a constitutional amendment in 1998 defining marriage as between one man and one woman.