Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media

Some Legislators Attempting To Start School Voucher Program In Alaska; Micciche Says He Does Not Support Parnell Oil Tax Plan; Campylobacter Outbreak Linked to Raw Milk on the Kenai Peninsula; Agency Declines to Continue Research Investigation; State Sets Contamination Threshold For Sulfolane; NPS Considers Increasing Winter Vehicle Access Into Denali National Park; Rick Swenson Withdraws From Iditarod; AK: The Tiniest Catch; 300 Villages: St. Paul

Officials Concerned About Sequester Effects On Indian Health Services; Cruise Ship Waste Bill Opened For Amendments; Homer Police Actions During 2006 Airport Shooting Go On Trial; Expert: Southeast Cluster Initiative Working; Anchorage Assembly OKs Landing Of Big Jet; ‘Into Great Silence’ Investigates Secret Life Of Whales; Pickle Ball Makes Way To Homer

Keyes Mistakenly Issued A Razor; Chief Justice Dana Fabe Stresses Preventative Approaches; Vote On Cruise Ship Waste Bill Delayed; Assembly Allows Union Proposal To Move Ahead, Huge Turnout; Pressure Increases On US House To Pass VAWA Reauthorization; NOAA Rejects Endangered Species Petition For Alaska Corals; Exxon, Rosneft Sign Agreement To Work In Russian Arctic; Parnell Says Fairbanks LNG Trucking Project Is Must-Pass Legislation; FDA Considers Approving Genetically Engineered Salmon; ACLU Supports Yup’ik Fishermen In Trial; Officials Explain Proposal To Mine In White Mountain National Recreation Area

Senate Committee Taking On LNG Exporting Issue; Both Shell Drill Rigs Heading For Dry Docks In Asia; Legislation Defines Medically Necessary Abortions; Redistricting Board Considering Options; Seeking Comprehensive Energy Solutions In Rural Southeast; Guess Resigns From Anchorage School Board; Chugiak Football Hopes New Helmets Cut Down On Concussions; Top 4 Yukon Quest Mushers Planning For Long Term

Bill Defines 'Medically Necessary' Abortions; Alaska Democrats Introduce Oil Tax Proposal; Mayor, Assembly To Propose Ordinance Limiting Unions; Expelled GOP Leader Files Appeal; Judge Denies Bid To Block Port MacKenzie Rail Spur; Researchers Successfully Launch Rocket From Poker Flat; Alaska Cultural Connections: Going Outside; Allen Moore Claims Yukon Quest Crown; Despite Setbacks, Dupre Believes Solo Winter Summit Of Denali Can Be Done

This week, we’re heading out the Aleutian chain to the community of Akutan, on a small island just east of Unalaska. April Pelkey is the manager at the Akutan Corporation.

President Obama Proposes Plan To Delay Sequester; Bethel Police Officer Named In October Shooting; Assessor Says State Taxes Don’t Apply To Kulluk Drill Rig; Bethel Finalizes Tobacco Tax Ordinance; Alyeska Tram To Reopen Saturday; Expedition To Mark 100th Anniversary Of Conquest Of Denali; AK: Repair; 300 Villages: Akutan

Troopers Investigating Kake Teenager’s Death As A Homicide; Public Turns Out For Eielson Meetings; Court Hears Arguments In Port MacKenzie Rail Spur Case; Arctic Council To Finalize Oil Spill Preparedness Agreement; Cruise Ship Discharge Bill Awaits Public Comment; ‘Stand Your Ground’ Bill Resurfaces In Legislature; Lance Mackey Scratches From Yukon Quest; Five Teams Vying For Top Spot in Yukon Quest; Cleveland’s New Lava Dome Increases Eruption Risk

Obama Nominates REI Chief Exec To Lead The Department of the Interior; State Cracking Down On Cruise Industry’s Third-Party Contractors; Plane Crash Near Kalskag Injures Three; EPA’s Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment Goes Back To The Drawing Board; Anchorage Residents Push For Water Protections In Title 21; Skull Found Along Beach Near Umkumiute; Paul Johnson Memorial Norton Sound 450 Sled Dog Race Begins; Yukon Quest Officials Extend Mandatory Dawson Layover By 4 Hours

Several earthquakes have shaken up Southeast Alaska since last fall. KSTK’s Shady Grove Oliver spoke with an earthquake physicist about why these latest quakes are of particular interest to scientists.

King Cove Residents Still Hopeful For Izembek National Wildlife Refuge Road; EPA Plans Final Bristol Bay Assessment This Year; Report Predicts Windfall For Alaska If Federal Lands, Water Opened To Drilling; Knik Arm Bridge Costs Uncertain; Neff Reaches Yukon Quest Halfway Point First; School Board Passes Preliminary Budget 6-1; Series Of Southeast Quakes Interests Scientists

There have been at least two suicides in Anchorage schools over the past three weeks and an attempted suicide by a student who had dropped out. Death from suicide is a loss that school counselors work hard to prevent. Heather Coulehan is a social and emotional learning specialist and Eric Viste is a coordinator within the special education department of ASD. I sat down with them to ask how suicide prevention is being addressed within Anchorage schools. Viste says, when a suicide happens, everyone who will be affected needs to be identified.

Begich Introduces Bill Granting State A Share Of Offshore Drilling Revenue; Air Force Seeking Feedback On F-16 Relocation Proposal; Explosion Rocks Fairbanks Neighborhood; Hugh Neff Leads Yukon Quest; Arguments To Be Heard For Port MacKenzie Rail Spur Wetlands Permits; New Study Challenges Scientists’ Assumptions Of What Marine Animals Need From Environment; Program Researching Chukchi Sea’s Biological Productivity; Counselors Address Suicide Prevention In Schools

ACLU Challenges Anchorage Sidewalk Law; NPFMC May Start Ocean Zoning Work Next Week; Study Names Nome, Port Clarence As Best Region For Deep Water Arctic Port; Murkowski Works On Making In-State LNG Line More Feasible; New Legislation May Change Charter School Authorization Process; Mat-Su Borough Offering To Give Away Ice Breaking Ferry; Alaska Whooping Cough Cases On The Rise; Eco Marketing Campaign Backs Young Growth Timber

Charges Against Former BBNC Board Member Dropped;

Watch Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby? Preview on PBS. See more from NOVA.

In the aftermath of his 1927 solo transatlantic flight, Charles Lindbergh became the most famous human being on earth. When he and his wife, Anne, had a son, Charlie, the press dubbed him Little Lindy. Wednesday 1/30 @ 8:00pm

Bill Allows Tribes To Directly Apply For Federal Disaster Aid; Board of Fishers Adopts New Kuskokwim River Plan; Fish and Game Releases Chinook Research Plan; Eastern Bering Sea Fish Survey Yields Surprising Results; Project Homeless Connect Offers Opportunities To Homeless Population; Quest Mushers WILL Think Of Massachusetts Man On The Trail; Public, Scientists Disagree On Cruise Ship Wastewater; Princess Cruise Lines To Pay $20,000 In Fines

Bipartisan Group Working On Immigration Overhaul; Missile-Defense System Contractor Boeing Hails Successful Test Of New ‘Kill Vehicle’; In New Campaign, McDonald’s Plugs Alaskan Pollock; Alaska Plant Tapped As Health Supplement; New Reality Show To Feature Russian Old Believers; A Final Check-Up; ‘Team Beringia’ Competing In K-300 Race; Cold Halts Minn. Man's Denali Solo Climb

This week we’re going to Yakutat, in northern Southeast Alaska. Les Hartley is a pilot who lives in Yakutat.

Environmentalists Push Against Shell’s Arctic Drilling Plan; Report Says State Could See Boost If It Accepts Money For Medicaid Expansion Program; Parnell Appoints Judge Joel Bolger To Alaska Supreme Court; Buzz Aldrin Talks To ANSEP Students; Haines Police On The Lookout After Two Dogs Shot With Arrows; Denali Wolf Management Plan Battle Continues; Momentum Builds For Unalaska Bay Trawl Ban; AK: Restoration; 300 Villages: Yakutat