Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage

Vice President Mike Pence visited Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage on Monday before continuing on to Japan and South Korea. He's part of a U.S. delegation that will attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in South Korea this Friday. Listen now

The state says a Seward police officer was justified in the fatal shooting of a man he had handcuffed and detained in his patrol car in early October. The man, Micah McComas, had wriggled into the driver's seat of the police vehicle moments before the shooting. Listen now

The Anchorage Police Department is partnering with the U.S. Army to help find jobs for soldiers after their military service. Listen now

Alaska-grown band Portugal. The Man won a Grammy for best pop duo or group performance with their catchy song "Feel It Still" at the Recording Academy's 60th annual awards show on Sunday. Listen now

Emergency tsunami alerts popped up on thousands of Alaskans' cell phones early Tuesday, but not those subscribed to GCI. The company won't be integrated with the Wireless Emergency Alert system until May of 2019. Listen now

A 7.9 magnitude earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska early Tuesday prompted emergency alerts from the National Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer, as well as state emergency management officials. Listen now

Six former Ravn Alaska employees are charged with stealing hundreds of computers sent by mail to village schools. Federal authorities allege the men took the computers while employed as ramp agents for the air carrier in Anchorage. Listen now

Among the many items on the governor's to-do list remains a decision on whom he should appoint to the vacant state Senate seat for District E. Listen now

What's open, what's closed if the government shuts down; Interior aims to sign King Cove road deal Monday, official confirms; Anchorage mayor's race is on, as incumbent and challenger file to run; In State of the State speech, governor strikes optimistic tone; Diverse backgrounds among three on list for vacant state Senate seat; Kusko 300 race day has arrived; AK: The man behind the plow. Listen now

State senators slam additional Medicaid costs; Alaska senators vote 'no' as Senate renews surveillance law; Bethel police unable to trace cellphone calls to 911; Prison riot prompts lockdown; Anchorage bust nets $1.2M worth of meth, heroin; New app harnesses crowdsourced weather information; What caused the Blob? Scientists conclude: we did; K300 no stranger to severe weather; Board of Fisheries navigates 'uncharted territory' for Southeast's king salmon; Fishermen set off for first tanner crab fishery since 2013. Listen now

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly voted down a resolution to increase efforts toward improving air quality at a sometimes tense meeting Tuesday night. Listen now

Top Republican, Democrat in Alaska Senate differ on income tax; Lawmaker skips training amid dispute over harassment probe; Rep. Young wants earmarks back, and he’s not alone; State-ordered investigation following BP leak finds no additional problem wells; Once thought settled, Alaska LNG eyes alternative gasline routes; Calls for service plummet amid new strategy at Anchorage shelter; Among 100-plus proposals, Sitka’s sac roe herring fishery a top issue; Mat-Su Borough Assembly rejects agreement with state on air quality; State agencies provide stopgap timber for Southeast industry; World’s 'tightest house' on the market in Dillingham. Listen now

The Alaska Department of Corrections has revealed that it accidentally recorded conversations between lawyers and their jailed clients at Anchorage Correctional Complex. Listen now

There are now three finalists on the short list to fill the state Senate seat left vacant by Mike Dunleavy. Listen now

Legislative session kicks of with hope for productivity in House; Three finalists up for consideration to fill vacant Alaska Senate seat; Economist sees big role for U.S. oil, LNG but finds hurdles in Arctic; AK Attorney General asks Congress to open banking for pot businesses; Anchorage jail secretly, accidentally recorded attorney-client conversations; Knowles quits National Parks panel, says new administration won't listen; Petit takes 1st in Copper Basin 300; Shrimp decline causes concern, restrictions; Known for Denali winter ascent, Dupre now in for another chilly climb; Ask A Climatologist: What's up with that record January heat in Southeast? Listen now

Anchorage's four-month trial period will test how an electric bus and its batteries fare in cold weather, as the city looks into whether it makes sense to have an entire fleet of electric buses. Listen now

Governor to make pick for vacant House seat; Murkowski, Sullivan contend with less-Republican Senate; Alaska's first electric bus for public transit ready for Anchorage streets; Unprecedented open water, warm weather cause K300 route change; Alaska-to-Argentina bikers into Central America; Anchorage author chronicles 8-year friendship with Dizzy Gillespie. Listen now

Murkowski condemns Trump for 'offensive' remark; Alaska leaders got more than bargained for in Interior’s offshore drilling proposal; Petitions submitted to bar payments to lawmakers if they miss budget deadline; Salmon initiative supporters hit signature target; Wilson calls on LeDoux to resign; Juneau’s state legislators field questions, cynicism at town hall; Roster set for 2018 Yukon Quest after signup deadline; Seventeen students leave Haines school district during winter break; Prince of Wales Island schools started growing food. Now 1st graders are binging on broccoli. Listen now

Four decisions in three weeks: How Trump is transforming Alaska; Interview: How fast-moving Trump administration policies for Alaska took shape; Walker plans to meet House nominees before making pick; To invest or not to invest? For Alaska's Permanent Fund Corp. that is the question; Alaska Sam's Club stores to close; Eastern Interior wolf kills to end in spring; Alaska's lone, longtime congressman has challenger in Alyse Galvin; A flurry of private donations for Sitka's historic cathedral. Listen now

Gov. Bill Walker wants a task force to look into commuter rail service between Anchorage and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Listen now