Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media

State Takes On Feds Over Control Of Rivers; AFN Officials Revisit Subsistence Issues; Murkowski Questions Head Of Healthcare.gov; Persistence Pays Off On Health Insurance Marketplace; Murkowski Misses Vote On Anti-Discrimination Bill; Group Prepares To Turn In Application To Recall Lindsey Holmes; Serious Arson Up In Anchorage; North Pole Company Suffers Multimillion Dollar Loss After Building Burns; AEL&P Parent Company Agrees To Merger With Spokane-Based Avista; Savoonga, Gambell Request Help From Delegation Download Audio

How Long Will The Trans-Alaska Pipeline Be Viable?; Tesoro To Begin Construction Of Cook Inlet Pipeline Next Year; Crews Remove Fuel From Grounded F/V Arctic Hunter; State Wrestles With $12 Billion Pension Shortfall; Judge Dismisses Complaints Challenging NPS Authority; Book Makes Case For US, Canada Merger; Tree Buried By Volcanic Eruption Could Reveal Seismic Secrets Download Audio

F/V Arctic Hunter Runs Aground Near Unalaska; Murkowski, Young Criticize Shared Beringian Heritage Program Plan’s Transparency; Murkowski Meets With FEMA About Galena Flooding Response; Crews Clear Huge Alaska Landslide From Road; Anchorage Has Warmest October In Nearly A Century; Calista Board Sanctions 6 Board Members For Ethics Violations; Milken Family Foundation Surprises Juneau Principal With $25,000 Award; Can Logging Switch To Second-Growth Sooner?; AK: Road Trip; 300 Villages: Tyonek Download Audio

This week, we're heading to Tyonek, an Athabascan community on Cook Inlet across from Anchorage. Pauline Standifer works for the Native Village of Tyonek. Download Audio

Shell Weighs Options For 2014 Arctic Drilling; Residents Concerned About How Susitna-Watana Dam May Affect Lifestyle, Habitat; Miller Allowed To Use Campaign Funds To Appeal $84,000 Judgment; Panel Proposes Salary Increases For Gov, Lt. Gov; More Legislative Workers Allowed Facebook Access; FCC Approves GCI’s Purchase Of Television Stations; For Homeless Teens, It’s About More Than Right And Wrong; Longtime Pen Pals Meet In Eek Download Audio

FCC Approves GCI’s Purchase Of 3 TV Stations; International Delta Flight Diverts To Cold Bay; ASD Graduates More Students, Bartlett High Leads Way; Alaska National Guard Responds To Sexual Assault Allegations; Begich Pushes For Extension For Health Care Sign Up Period; Unseasonably Warm, Dry Weather Rekindles Delta Junction-Area Fire; K-Beach Flooding Declared A Disaster; Alaska Robotics Hopes To Satirize 2014 Legislative Season; Longtime Pen Pals Meet In Eek Download Audio

Disaster Declared For Area South Of Kenai; Flood Insurance Reform Act Could Mean Higher Premiums; Denali Park Landslide Mostly Cleared; Denali Park Rangers Discover Remains Of Small Pets Cooked In Campfire; AFN Youth Speak Out On Abuse; Eielson Biplane Takes Flight Once More; Warm Weather Sets Records In Fairbanks, Eielson; Providence Cuts Nighttime Sexual Assault Exams; Alaska Insurers Report Marketplace Enrollment Numbers; New Book Chronicles History Of Alaska’s Salmon Traps Download Audio

The Battle Of Dude Creek; New AFN Co-Chairs Elected; AFN Attendees Rally For ‘Fairbanks 4’; Legislators Aim To Influence Federal Arctic Policy; Alaska WWII Vets Visit DC Memorial Download Audio

The traditional knowledge from Native groups in the circumpolar North may be a key part of mitigating rapid climate change. That’s according to a report released Wednesday by the Arctic Council. Download Audio

Alaska Native Communities Investing In Immigration Reform; Bush Caucus Takes Stand On Rural Issues; Massive Landslide Covers Stretch Of Denali Park Road; Report Acknowledges Importance Of Traditional Knowledge In Mitigating Climate Change; Interest In Health Care Enrollment Expected To Pick Up In Juneau; Groundskeeper Charged With Attempting To Poison Brown Bears; AK: Native Crafts; 300 Villages: Alaska Federation Of Natives Download Audio

Julie Kitka On Tribal-Federal Relations; Subsistence Tops AFN Attendees’ Priorities; Shishmaref To Remain Dry; Anchorage Prioritizes Federal Grants For Affordable Housing; Haines Hunting Guide Sentenced After International Investigation; Tribal Courts May Get More Power In Alcohol, Domestic Violence Cases; Petersburg Named Best Yachting Town Download Audio

Eastern Steller Sea Lions Taken Off Threatened Species List; Protesters Show Support For Hammond, Fischer in Pebble Mine Case; Anti-Pebble Groups Combine To Form ‘Bristol Bay United’; Tanana Kids Take On Tough Issues; ‘Hunt, Fish, Share, Rock the Native Vote’ Concert Unites AFN Attendees; Anchorage Assembly Repeals Labor Law, Mayor Uses Veto; Northrim Buys Alaska Pacific Bank; Former 'Rat Island' Has Whole New Look; Sitka Prepares To Replace ANB Harbor Download Audio

Congressman Young Preps Legislation To Restrain Feds; Definition Of ‘Alaska Native’ Needs Fixing In Health Care Law; Special Shelter For Mentally Ill In The Works; Elders and Youth Conference Kicks Off In Fairbanks; Bethel Will Remain A Subsistence Use Area; Sitka Tribe’s Manage Leaves For Washington State; Phase One Of Capitol Renovations Nears Completion; Soon, You’ll Be Able To Hitch Your Bike To A Rain Boot; Southeast’s Top Choir, Band Students Converge On Petersburg Download Audio

Army Claims Responsibility For Stuart Creek 2 Wildfire; Alaska Chamber Makes Medicaid Expansion A Priority; Point Thomson Development Moving Ahead; Fast Ferries Getting New Engines; Dillingham Assistant Wrestling Coach Arrested For Having Sexual Relations With Student; Shishmaref Residents To Decide On Alcohol Ban; Kwethluk Turns On Water, Sewer Service Download Audio

NTSB Investigates Fatal Small Plane Crash In Fairbanks; Lone Star Expected In Unalaska On Saturday; Permits In Hand, Crab Fleet Starts Fishing; More Safety Center Vans Deployed As Shelter Rules Tighten; A Few Successes For Alaska’s Health Insurance Marketplace; PenAir Adding Baggage Fees; Chuitna Citizens Coalition Gets Win In Superior Court; JDEC Report: Juneau’s Economy Is On The Upswing; AK: Spear Fishing; 300 Villages: Nanwalek Download Audio

This week we're headed to Nanwalek, a small Russian orthodox community across Kachemak Bay from Homer. On maps, it's often called English Bay. Nancy Yeaton works for the Nanwalek IRA Council. Download Audio

Democrats Get Early Start On Run For US House Race; Housing Research Center Project To Test System That Heats Without Fossil Fuels; Great Alaska ShakeOut Promotes Earthquake Preparedness; Proposed Air Regs Draw Crowd; Juneau Assembly Unanimously Confirms Support For Project Labor Agreements; Half Of Ketchikan Women Experience Violence; APU Hosts Alaska’s First Women’s Summit Download Audio

Temporary Deal To End Federal Shutdown Expected To Pass; French To Run For Lieutenant Governor; Short-Staffed APD Goes High Tech To Combat Spiking Crime Rates; GCI, KTUU Work Out Temporary Agreement; Verizon Plans On Expanded Role Next Year; Discussion Touches On Unconventional Oil, Gas Development; Fairbanksan To Carry Olympic Torch At Pole; Kenai Peninsula Students Learn About Salmon Life Cycle Download Audio

Alaska has become a nationwide leader in healthy births. KRBD’s Sean Carlson explores how Ketchikan Medical Center plays a part in that trend. Download Audio

Congressman Young Says Newest House Proposal Going Nowhere; Federal Shutdown Keeps Many Crab Fishermen In Port; Shutdown Could Mean Total Loss For One Biologist, Big Financial Hit For His Pilot; Newborn Baby Found Dead In Eagle River Park; Former DNR Commish Sullivan Announces Senate Run; Mallott Kicks Off Gubernatorial Campaign; ATV Decision Could Inform Pebble Mine Case; Bethel Gets Fish And Game Advisory Committee; Alaska Is Nationwide Leader For Healthy Births Download Audio