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Fish And Game Institutes New Razor Clam Harvesting Regulations; Man In Charge Of Kulluk During Tow Testifies At Hearing; Alaskan Officials Rip On NPR-A; Ice Jam Above Fort Yukon Loosens; Fairbanks Green Up Likely Latest On Record; Assembly Postpones Public Testimony Decision; JBER Soldier Competes In Best Warrior Competition; Cloud Covers Making Pavlof Observation Difficult; KABATA Wants Independent Source To Review State Audit; State To Appeal Dismissal Of Roadless Rule Lawsuit Download Audio

Watch Airmen and the Headhunters - Preview on PBS. See more from Secrets of the Dead.

Investigate the extraordinary survival story of a crew of airmen shot down over the jungles of Japanese-occupied Borneo during World War II. This film recounts the rescue of a U.S. bomber crew by Dayak tribesmen, known for taking the heads of their enemies. The Dayaks fed and protected the airmen before leading them to the base of the maverick British special ops officer, Major Tom Harrisson, who was fighting a guerrilla war against the Japanese with a band of Australian commandoes. The program features an exclusive interview with the sole surviving member of the U.S. crew, as well as interviews with a number of the Dayak tribespeople and Japanese and Australian veterans. TV: Wednesday, 5/22 at 9:00 p.m.

Parnell Approves State Operating Budget; Governor Signs SB21, HB4 Into Law; Crowd Protests Oil Tax Cuts; Executives Push Feds For Export Approval; Ice Jam Above Fort Yukon Could Mean Disaster; Yukon River-Area Villages Voice For Flooding; Kulluk Hearing Continues In Anchorage; Emotions Run High As Fishermen Testify On Religion; Bail Denied For Defendant In Coast Guard Killings Download Audio

Watch Preview on PBS. See more from The Ghost Army.

War, deception and art come together in this astonishing true story of American G.I.s who tricked the enemy with rubber tanks, sound effects and carefully crafted illusions during WWII. This remarkable tale of a top-secret mission that was at once absurd, deadly and amazingly effective is told through the stories of the veterans, many of whom — like Bill Blass and Ellsworth Kelly — would go on to have illustrious careers in art, design and fashion. TV: Tuesday, 5/21 at 7:00pm

Nuiqsut is both one of the newest communities on the North Slope and one of the oldest. The area was inhabited for centuries by the Iñupiat, and then abandoned for Barrow. Download Audio

Coast Guard Begins Kulluk Hearing; Circle Residents Clean Up After Flooding; Fishermen Found Guilty, Although Court Agrees Subsistence Salmon Fishing Is Religious; Pavlof Ash Falls On Sand Point; State Proposes $50 Million For ANWR Development; Joe Miller Ordered To Pay $85,000 In Alaska Dispatch Legal Fees; Ketchikan Breaks World Rainboot Race Record; Alaska Cultural Connections: Cross Cultural Communication Download Audio

Watch Mel Brooks: American Masters Preview on PBS. See more from WNIT Specials.

“Mel Brooks: Make a Noise" profiles the larger-than-life, yet very private comedy giant. He has never authorized a biography and has requested that his friends not talk about him, making his participation in this AMERICAN MASTERS film a genuine first. Features new interviews with Brooks, Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Cloris Leachman, Carl Reiner and Joan Rivers. TV: Monday, 5/20 at 8:00pm

Interior Rivers Begin To Break Up; State To Ask For $750,000 For Marine Debris Cleanup; Wisconsin Man Hopes To Change Petition Rules; Cybercrimes Increase In Alaska And Nationwide; Feds Oppose Smaller Sealaska Land Bill; Anchorage Residents Partake In Bike To Work Day; AK: Exploding History; 300 Villages: Tuluksak Download Audio

Arctic Council Adds Six Observer Seats; ConocoPhillips Reviewing Spending In Alaska; Agency To Consider Alaska Lake Seals As Threatened; Report Shows Mineral Values Tripling Since 2001; Tanana River On Track For Record Late Break Up; Late Season Snow Expected In Southcentral; Anchorage Farmers Markets Prepping To Open Despite Possible Snow; Yakutat To Celebrate Return Of The Terns; Stu Ramstad Relives Memorable Moments In The Air Download Audio

Watch GP at the Met: Rigoletto Preview on PBS. See more from Great Performances.

Tony Award-winning director Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening) makes his Met debut with a new production of Verdi’s Rigoletto. The new staging moves the opera’s tragic events from a decadent 16th-century Italian court to the glitzy, depraved setting of the Las Vegas strip circa 1960. TV: Friday, 5/17 at 9:30pm

Great Bear Undecided On 2013 Drilling Season; Activity Increases At Pavlof Volcano; Interior Rabies Cases Prompt Animals Vaccinations; Marine Highway Dropping Discounts To Save Money; Atka Searches For Funds To Replace Aging Health Clinic; Officials Close Kotzebue-Area Subsistence Musk Ox Hunt; State Keeping Close Eye On Mat-Su Flood Conditions; Fisherman Recovers Over Half Of Group’s Lost Canoe Paddles; Female Alaska Native Rapper Finding Worldwide Success Download Audio

Bill Could Ease Way To Arctic Port; Cruise Ship Waste Referendum Won’t Be On Ballot; An Anchorage Doctor Learns How To Talk About Death; Rescued Polar Bear Cub Heads To New York’s Buffalo Zoo; Musk Ox Herd Spotted Along Kuskokwim River; Two Bering Sea Catch Processors Accused Of Tampering With Scales; Parnell Meets In New York About State’s Economic Outlook; Long-Term Unemployment Benefits To Experience Cuts; Dillingham Volunteer Monitors For Invasive Beetles

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Couple Escapes As Landslide Destroys Cabin; Scientists Detect Eruption At Peninsula Volcano; Man Dies After Bulldozer Falls Through Ice Near Stephan Lake Lodge; Wildfire Season Expected To Start Later Than Normal; Kenai Peninsula Razor Clams Appear To Be Declining; Mining Company Pulls Out Of Exploratory Project Near Tok; Cold Returns To Interior Alaska; Denali National Park Expected To Open On Time Despite Lingering Snow Cover; Alaska Cultural Connections: Food And Culture Download Audio