Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media

Competing Voter ID Bills Introduced In State Legislature; Inlet Inn Closure Leaves Residents on the Edge; Witnesses Tell NTSB Missing Pilot Was Drunk; Fairbanks Shies Away From Marijuana Dispensary Proposal; Scientists Unable To Determine Cause Of Seal, Walrus Illness; Bill Would Lessen Cruise Ship Discharge Standards; Housing Homeless Youth Takes Trust, Love

Alaska Legislature Faces First Budget Deficit; Tsunami Debris Docks are Unique Opportunity for Scientists; Agency Proposes Recovery Plan For Rare Right Whale; Commissioner Apologizes For Lack Of Communication In Alaska Class Ferry Plan; Parnell Urges Mining Students To Follow Their Passions; UAF Moves Forward With Power, Heating Plant Replacement Plan; Former Reporter Rips Reporters For Lack Of Climate Change Coverage

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In “Life on Camera,” Sir David Attenborough revisits key places and events in his wildlife filmmaking career, reminisces through his old photos and reflects on memorable wildlife footage, including swimming with dolphins and catching a komodo dragon. Returning to his old haunts in Borneo, he recalls the challenges of filming on a seething pile of guano in a bat cave. Wednesday 1/23 @ 7pm

A new dockside safety exam requirement for many commercial fishing boats has been postponed for a couple years.

JBER-Richardson Bans Alcohol In Barracks; Congress Returns To Debt Limit Battle; Roe v. Wade Now 40 Years Old; Susitna-Watana Dam Planning Back On Track; Proposed Donlin Gold Mine Starts Permitting Process; Ocean Acidification Monitors Coming To Alaska; Mandatory Vessel Safety Checks Postponed; Kids Get Hands-On Science Lessons At ‘Robot-Garage’

Alaskans Attend Presidential Inauguration; Top-Level Army Leader: Alaska’s Strategic Importance Will Limit Military Budget Cuts; State To Auction Off Creamer Assets; State Proposes New Language For Logging Practices; NOAA Says ‘No Way’ To Electronic Monitoring For Two Years; Jeff King Wins Kuskokwim 300; Mushers Drop Off Food In Preparation For Yukon Quest

This week, we’re off to Tuntuntuliak, which is located on a Kuskokwim River tributary near the Bering Sea Coast. Patrick Pavila is the tribal administrator for Tuntuntuliak.

ASD Superintendent Proposes Cutting 217 Positions; Gov. Parnell Rolls Out New Oil Tax Proposal; Alaska Unemployment Rate Drops To 6.6 Percent; Hazy Forecast For Alaska’s Economy; Formal Groundbreaking For SLAM Project; AK: Growing; 300 Villages: Tuntuntuliak

Watch Downton Abbey, Season 3: Episode 3 Preview on PBS. See more from Masterpiece.

Two social revolutions arrive at Downton Abbey: the Irish civil war and the fight for women’s suffrage. A mysterious conspiracy keeps Anna and Bates apart. TV: Sunday, 1/20 at 8:00pm

Watch GP at the Met: L'Elisir d'Amore Preview on PBS. See more from Great Performances.

Anna Netrebko and Matthew Polenzani, as the fickle Adina and her besotted Nemorino, star in Bartlett Sher’s new production of one of the great comic gems in opera. Mariusz Kwiecien is the blustery sergeant Belcore and Ambrogio Maestri is Dulcamara, the loveable quack and dispenser of the elixir. Maurizio Benini conducts. TV: Friday, 1/18 at 9:30pm

Last month, a suspected serial killer from Washington state killed himself in a jail cell in Anchorage. Israel Keyes’ suicide abruptly halted progress into uncovering one of the widest-ranging serial killing sprees in the U.S. Now, the FBI is trying to piece together exactly what he did. As Jessica Robinson of the Northwest News Network reports, investigators are struggling to connect seemingly random dots that they hope will lead them to other victims.

Alaska Delegation Responds To President’s Gun Law Directives; Gov. Parnell Outlines Priorities In State Of The State Address; In-State Gas Line Plan Tweaked; Agreement Could Mean Reintroduction Of Wood Bison To Alaska; Investigators Struggle To Connect The Dots In Keyes Killing Spree; Fast-Ferry Case Headed To Trial In April; Alaska Brewing Company Recycles Grain To Make ‘Green’ Beer

State Legislators Introduce ‘Alaska Firearms Freedom Act’; Health Care Opportunity In Alaska Erased In Fiscal Cliff Deal; American Gas Association Predicts Moderate Increase In Natural Gas Price; State Reviews Plans To Bring North Slope LNG To Fairbanks; Board To Consider 70 Arctic Yukon-Kuskokwim Fisheries Proposals; Ferry System Gets New Boss, Management Structure; Yakutat Dog Survives Fall, 24 Hours In Well; Two Donations Total $600K For Sitka Building Improvements

Watch The Surprise Salmon - Preview on PBS. See more from Life on Fire.

In Alaska, the fresh water that feeds the rivers is snowmelt from North America’s highest mountains and most active volcanoes. Time and again, they erupt and poison the rivers. Scientists have only just begun to piece together what might have happened nearly 2,000 years ago, when one race of salmon faced the death of their natal river and were forced back to the open ocean on an exceptional adventure. Navigating between the sulphurous waters, bears, sharks and eagles, the fish escaped the Earth’s wrath to give birth to descendants that continue their pioneering journey to the heart of an active volcano. TV: Wednesday, 1/16 at 9:00pm

28th Alaska State Legislature Commences; Parnell Discusses Priorities For Session; Freshman Legislators Get Situated In Juneau; Democrats Poised To Fight Governor’s Oil Tax Reform Proposal; Alaska Fisheries Disaster Money Stripped From Relief Bill; The Document That Will Determine How Anchorage Grows: Title 21 Finally Before Assembly; Retired USCGC Storis Added To National Register Of Historic Places

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This episode features the first standup comediennes to appear on television — legends such as Phyllis Diller and Joan Rivers. It also looks at Lucille Ball’s breakthrough on “I Love Lucy” and the sitcom stars who followed, including Mary Tyler Moore, Betty White and Marla Gibbs. The episode covers television’s most enduring variety star, Carol Burnett, and features interviews with contemporary actresses including Tina Fey and Margaret Cho. TV: Tuesday, 1/15 at 7:00pm