Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media

Man Dead After Bear Mauling Near Sitka; Tugboat Gets Stuck Near St. Michael; Troopers Make Third Arrest In Homer Sexual Assault Case; Second Anchorage Body Identified, No Apparent Connection; Research Vessel ‘Sikuliaq’ Launches In Wisconsin; The Need For Alaska Native Teachers; Engineers Gather At AFN To Work On Rural Challenges; Fairbanks Restaurant Goes Smoke Free

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Jenny is placed on the district nursing roster for a few weeks, to extend her experience of community practice. During her rounds, she attends to Joe, a gentle old soldier, and a friendship forms. TV: Sunday, 10/14 at 7:00pm

This week we’re headed to the small community of Hope, 15 miles off the Seward Highway on Turnagain Arm. Susan Anderson started the library in Hope.

State Supreme Court Says Business Emails On Private Accounts Are Public Records; Attuans Remember Japanese Occupation During WWII; Mail Dispute Keeps Akutan Airport Idle; Fairbanks Ordinance Creates Interior Alaska Natural Gas Distribution Utility; Alaskan Contingent To Attend Launching Of Arctic Research Vessel; AK: Plant Rehab; 300 Villages: Hope

Dowling Remains Identified, APD Continues Investigation; Another Body Found In Anchorage, Second in Week; Begich Working To Understand Lessons From Arctic Drilling Season; Organizations Attempt To Start Dialogue Around Homer Sexual Assault Incident; Experts Think Foreclosure Crisis Bottoming Out; GVE Agrees To Stricter Pollution Controls For Healy Coal Plant; Individual Property Owners Not Included In State’s Flood Damage Estimate; Officials Investigate Remains Found Near Wrangell

1 Injured In Sitka Coast Guard Boiler Explosion; Human Remains Discovered In South Anchorage; Board of Game Denies Wolf Protection Request; Kivalina May Run Out Of Fresh Water This Winter; Resetarits Brothers To Be Released On Bail; State Upholds Parental Notification Law; No Major State Action Planned In Response To Fairbanks Heating Vote; NPFMC Approves Halibut Quota Plan; ‘Stewardship’ Workshops Continue As Tonka Timber Sale Awarded

Court Upholds Parental Notification Law; City Council Grants Utility Powers To North Star Borough For Natural Gas Distribution; Begich, Senate To Push Fishery Disaster Relief Bill; Human Skull Found Near Wrangell; Long Distance World Championship Sled Dog Race Cancelled; Being Young In Rural Alaska: Learning Indigenous Language; ‘Mildly Racy’ Calendar Pictures Addressed By Army Officials; Alaska Cruise Season Ends

Plane Crashes on Tikchik Lake, Pilot Presumed Killed; Survey Shows High Rates Of Violence Against Women In Alaska; Alaska Airlines Flights Delayed, Cancelled Due To Computer Problem; 500 Attend Alaska Travel Industry Association Convention, Trade Show; Alaska Native Brotherhood Celebrates 100th Anniversary; Lawmakers Submit Quarterly Financial Statements; Election Officials Dispute ‘Latino Voter Disenfranchisement in 2012’ Report; APD Adds More Tasers; Fairbanks Sentenced In Ivory Jack’s Restaurant Shooting; Group Hopes To Make ‘Living Buildings’ Affordable For Aleutian Residents

This week, we’re going way up north, to the village of Kaktovik, inside the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The community of about 300 people is located on the north shore of Barter Island on the Beaufort Sea. Annie Tikluk is the mayor of Kaktovik.

Calista Subsidiary Lands $4.5 Billion Federal Contract; Early Assessment Puts Flood Cost At $11.9 Million; Hilcorp Gets Permits For Construction At Redoubt Bay; Voter Registration Deadline Is Sunday; Homer Brothers Charged With Raping Drunk Boy; Suspect in Shooting Pleads Not Guilty; Two Rivers Dog Mushers Association Will Not Participate In World Championship; State To Participate In Legal Challenge Of NPS Authority; Canvas Changes Outcome In Wrangell Mayor's Race; AK: Saying Goodbye to Summer; 300 Villages: Kaktovik

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This musical adventure series roams America and the world in search of compelling music, telling the stories behind the music and the artists who create it. Hosted by public radio’s Marco Werman, the magazine-format show features three stories and a special “global hit” performance at the end of the episode. Reporters include Alexis Bloom, Arun Rath and Mirissa Neff. The show combines travel, soul-satisfying music and a sense of humor with top-notch journalism. TV: Friday, 10/5 at 9:30pm

Akiak Declares Erosion Disaster; Oil Companies Release Proposed LNG Pipeline Plan; Shell Begins Prep Work In Beaufort Sea; About 400 Soldiers Expected Home Thursday; Anchorage Detox Center Closes; Bethel Police ID Man Killed In Officer-Related Shooting; PFD Inspires Travel Deals For Alaskans; State Auctioning Off Agricultural Land Parcel; Anchorage Mayor Proposes Two Ways To Cut $30 Million Budget Shortfall