Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media

Schools Struggle With Heating Bills, But No Takers For Loan Program; Ongoing Fixes Delay Arrival Of UAF’s New Arctic Research Ship; Extent Of Tribal Court Authority Questioned In Minto Trial; Interior Tourism Officials Expect Average Summer Numbers; Holland America Halts Dawson City Bus Tours; Plan To Merge Mat-Su Emergency Call Centers Draws Criticism From Law Enforcement; Low Enrollment Pushes Juneau, North Pole Football Teams To Southeast Conference; Alaska Tribes Celebrate Heritage On Homer Beach Download Audio

Every two years, a special ceremony is held on the beach in Homer to celebrate the heritage of Alaska tribes living in the region. KBBI’s Peter Sheppard attended this year, as the final installment of our series looking at culture in Alaska. Download Audio

This week, we’re heading to Nelson Lagoon, a tiny fishing community on the Bering Sea side of the Alaska Peninsula. Justine Gundersen is the administrator for the Nelson Lagoon Tribal Council. Download Audio

Sea Ice Changes Begin Affecting Vegetation On Land; Magone Sells Renowned Marine Salvage Business; Pilot, Researchers Stranded Near Mt. Mageik; Rain Hammers Valdez, Cordova; Carnival Cruise Ships Installing Air Pollution ‘Scrubbers’; Juneau Clinic For Homeless, Low-Income Residents Open Through April; SAFV Tackles Domestic Violence Crisis With Community Training; AK: Preservation; 300 Villages: Nelson Lagoon Download Audio

Environmental Enforcement Doesn’t Sit Well With Miners, Politicians; Hundreds Of Aftershocks Rock Aleutian Chain; Oil Tax Referendum To Appear On Ballot; Union Files For Arbitration Over State Office Space; Geothermal Test Well Drilling Begins Near Nome; Weekend Winds Won’t Reach Last Year’s Levels; Coal Development Spurs Protest; Budding Local Market For Local Blooms Download Audio

Oil Tax Overhaul Supporters, Opponents Not Pleased With Regulatory Process; Veniaminof Volcano Producing Weak Ash Plume; Fisherman Picket Anchorage Walmart Before Big Meeting; As Stream Levels Drop, Salmon Die Before Spawning; Fairbanks Gets New Satellite Facility; Fairbanks Man Travels, Writes In Dangerous Places; Talkeetna ‘Mayor’ Begins Recovery After Dog Attack Download Audio

Jewell Considers Human Safety, Wildlife Trade-Off For Izembek Road; Low St. Lawrence Island Walrus Harvest Spurs Disaster Declaration; Byron Mallott Jumps Into Governor’s Race; Alaska Backs NRA In Lawsuit Against Feds; State Panel Debates Arctic Policy In Unalaska; Greens Creek Mine Looks For More Space; Bethel Hosts National Celebrities; John Kelsey Passes Away Download Audio

USCG Admiral Talks Arctic Strategy; Wet Weather Likely Too Little, Too Late For Alaska Farmers; Valley Ag Center Boosts Seed Research; Juneau Clinic On The Chopping Block; Homeless Shelters Concerned As Federal Funding Dries Up; Snow Forecast Along North Slope; Camp Near Wrangell Teaches Tlingit Culture, Language Download Audio

How Are Alaska’s Schools Doing?; USCG Arctic Strategy Requires More Ice Breakers; Anchorage Committee Exploring Possible Olympic Bid; More Moisture Finally Forecast For Interior; Fish & Game Asks Hunter To Delay Bird Hunts; Out North’s Closure A Blow For Anchorage Artists; AK: Home Grown Garlic; 300 Villages: Kake Download Audio

Alaska Republicans Worry Of Shutdown Fallout; ‘Navigators’ To Help Alaskans Learn To Use Health Care Marketplaces; Unalaska Women Miss Out On Mammograms; Rare ‘Red Lightning’ Garners National Attention; Medevac Insurer May Get License Back; Tenakee Residents Search For Way To Reopen School; Bethel Tundra Tram Project Is Complete Download Audio

French Considers Run For Governor; Democrats Sue Redistricting Board Over New Map; Dinosaur Hunters Return For Field Season; Eight People Rescued After Separate Sinkings; No Timetable Set For ‘Fate Hunter’ Salvage; No Rain Means Burn Ban For Wrangell Residents; Job Growth Likely To Accompany Warming Arctic Climate; Anchorage Teachers Reach Agreement With District; South Denali Visitor Center To Expand; Renewable Energy Fair Explores Alaska’s Options Download Audio

Congress Shows No Urgency On Voting Rights Act; Petersburg Concerned With Future of USCG In Community; FBI Tapes Indicate Keyes Victims In Washington; With Arctic Growth Looming, Airlines Put Off Planning; Ft. Wainwright Helicopters To Conduct Night-Flying Training; Mississippi Fire Continues To Grow; Hass Reels In Juneau Derby’s Biggest Fish; State Fails To Meet Yukon Chinook Escapement Into Canada; Skagway Sees Abundance Of Kings Download Audio

Man Charged In Deaths Of 2 Anchorage Teens; Begich Sees Galena Flood Damage; Audit Finds Botched Oversight, Bad Cost Estimates In Port Of Anchorage Project; State Officials Gather For ‘Federal Overreach’ Summit; Caribou Creek Fire Adds To Complex Wildfire Season; In Unalaska, Crossed Wires Trip Up Air Travelers; Kivalina Finally Begins Filling Water Tanks Again; Dillingham All-Tide Dock Partially Reopened; New Teachers Learn About Native Culture Before School Starts Download Audio

Japan Looks To Revitalize Nuclear Program; Southeast Divers Must Travel Far For Emergency Care; Details Released On Seward Prison Disturbance; Wildfires Grow Across Interior; Interior Dry Spell Continues; Alaska Native Cultural Charter School Gets New Building; AK: Doves; 300 Villages: Dillingham Download Audio

Board Votes To Temporarily Close Tenakee Springs School; Construction Begins On Fairbanks Youth Homeless Shelter; NTSB Releases Report On Deadly Soldotna Crash; Moon Lake Wildfire Grows To 24,000 Acres; Record-Setting Pink Run Hits Southeast; 35,000 Sockeye Caught In 1st 6 hours Of Snettisham Fishery; Fauske To Concentrate On In-State LNG Line; Dillingham Dock Damaged, Closed; Ketchikan Assembly Chooses Ferries Over Bridge Options; Anchorage Assembly Revises Bar ‘Safety Hour’ Law; National Guard Cavalry Goes On ‘Spur Ride’ In Kenai Download Audio

AHFC Head Dan Fauske Steps Down; Pebble Waits, Frustration Grows; Low Numbers Prompts Restrictions On Nelchina Caribou Hunts; Tension Rises Over Mat-Su Mayor’s Communication With Redistricting Board; State Issues Best Interest Finding On LNG Gas Line Right-Of-Way Application; Wildfires Growing In Interior’s Dry, Windy Weather; Alaska Airlines Flights Delayed By Computer Breakdown; Polar Star Visits Juneau; ‘Alaska Tracks’ Shares Tales Hunters, Trappers and Fishermen Download Audio

Details Sparse For Spring Creek Prison Incident; Federal Judge Rules Shell’s Spill Plan Sufficient; Scientists Use Glacier For Glimpse Into 1,000 Years Of Climate Change; Pilot Unharmed In Helicopter Crash At Mine; Teen Rescued After Sustaining Injury On Float Trip; Yup’ik Teen Takes Gold Medal In Junior Olympics; Death Penalty Not Sought In Coast Guard Shooting; Yakutat Cold Case Trial Delayed; Imaging Project Targets UA Museum Bones; Mat-Su Teacher Enters Running For Lieutenant Governor; USCG Celebrates 223rd Birthday; New Mountain Bike Trail Construction Underway Download Audio

Plane Crashes Near Katmai, No Injuries Reported; Alaska Permanent Fund Ends Year With $44.9B Value; Historic Gold Dredge Burns Near Fairbanks; Long Creek Fire Halted At 84 Acres; Crews Fight Copper River Valley Wildfires; Wrangell Sawmill Destroyed In Fire; Su Dam Opponents Ask For Documents Explaining FERC Decision; Seldovia Family Completes Cook Inlet Trek; Youth Crew Builds Memories At Spencer Glacier; Kodiak Coats Closing; May Remake Itself Download Audio

This week on AK, we're heading to Wiseman, a tiny community in Alaska's high Arctic. Jack Reakoff lives in Wiseman Alaska. Download Audio