Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media

Reported North Korean ICBM test could spell concerns for Alaska; Alaskans take Mt. Marathon top spots; No one injured after one vessel sinks, three beached in big overnight Nushagak fishery; Tulsequah Chief Mine controversy deepens as it courts new investors; Educators come together for annual National Education Association meeting; Eielson reminds pilots to not harass wildlife on training ranges; Unalaska is the nation's eagle attack capital. Why?; How scuba equipment fits into managing Southeast fisheries; A look into the workings of a Nushagak sport fishing camp Listen now

Bucking Trump, Senate FAA bill leaves controllers in place; Young drives King Cove road through committee; Sullivan asks to nix August recess; Walker signs Alaska state budget day before it starts; Wrangell contract talks resume, strikers return to work; Motives of armed Northway suspect unclear after fatal police shooting; Shareholder unrest shapes Shee Atiká meeting; UAF research vessel begins ecosystem study in Bering and Chukchi Seas; Alaska Farm to School receives USDA grant, will focus efforts on Bristol Bay; Brain injury survivors use mask-making to shed light on hidden trauma Listen now

Disability advocates meet outside Murkowski's Fairbanks office, protesting Senate Healthcare bill; Alaska governor participates in White House energy meeting; An Interior wildfire sparks back up; University of Alaska Southeast tightens belt, gets creative after budget cuts; Wrangell contract talks resume, strikers return to work; Longliners say killer whales stealing fish more persistent than ever; No joke: A bear walks into a Lemon Creek liquor store; Katmai bear cam is back for its sixth year; AK: Ketchikan Arts Council hosts summertime story slams; 49 Voices: Adam Foutch of Anchorage Listen now

Interior starts process for new offshore leasing plan; Senate to return to Juneau on July 10 to focus on oil and gas tax credits; Report: Senate health reform cuts $3.1b from Alaska's Medicaid; Kings remain low on Kuskokwim; chum and reds running strong; 'Take Our Land, Take Our Life'; Alaska's largest needle exchange struggles to keep up with demand Listen now

Contractor's blunder causes outage to University of Alaska statewide network; Wave of addiction costs is hitting Alaska’s healthcare system; Assembly approves granting immunity to sex workers who aid police; University of Alaska receives grant to address Native suicides in villages; Produce coming soon from Pilgrim Hot Springs farming project; Shareholders re-elect Sealaska board incumbents; Business as usual for marine mammal deterrence; Governor Walker signs law recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day in Alaska Listen now

Mat-Su lawmaker leaves Senate Majority, dissatisfied with budget compromise; Alaskan protesters not letting up on their disapproval of the Senate healthcare plan; Alaska communities to receive millions in Payments In Lieu of Taxes; Alaska volcano sends up ash cloud from Aleutian Islands; Anchorage seeks proposals for Transit Center overhaul; As Uber arrives in Alaska, towns without taxis have new transportation option; Ask A Climatologist: A warmer North, but a lukewarm everywhere else; Redington High School commemorates 'father of the Iditarod' with bronze statue Listen now

CBO sees peril in Senate bill for uncrowded regions; Trump's Interior secretary takes first baby step on King Cove road; More Alaskans mauled by bears; Wilderness race cancelled due to bear mauling; Chilkat weaver receives national folk art honor; Chitina dip netters can now catch salon in Copper River after spring ban; Low tide reveals Alutiiq fishing method in Kodiak; New treasure trove of Inupiat recordings being assessed for possible digital use; Talkeetna’s inaugural Pride celebration draws a crowd; Study examines the ripple effect of charter operators' choices; Man becomes first person to Race to Alaska on a stand-up paddle board Listen now

What's next for the legislature after narrowly avoiding a shutdown?; Ombudsman reports show failures at OCS; No answers for low Kuskokwim king run; Yukon salmon runs offering opportunities for harvest; Paddler sought life off the beaten path, respite from ‘paying to live’; AK: How do you grow a zoo in Anchorage?; 49 Voices: Nanne Boorgeart of Anchorage Listen now

Compromise to avoid state shutdown could happen soon; 'Sense of relief' as cuts to UA system are less than expected; Walker signs bill granting health insurance to dependents of fallen police, firefighters; Murkowski's take on health bill? Stay tuned; Body of missing boater recovered on Bering Strait beach; “Doesn’t he know it’s frozen?” How Alaska almost overlooked Prudhoe Bay; Fish and Game shoots black bear thought to have killed 16-year-old runner; Man charged in 2015 Wasilla double murder; Alaska trail advocates warn Governor Walker of transportation funding lapses Listen now

State eyes Alaska Permanent Fund earnings draw without plan; Hilcorp picks up more acreage in Cook Inlet for oil and gas development; Borough Assembly approves funding for Port Mac repairs; Man dies in Army Corps industrial accident in Alaska; Fairbanks looks to recruit seasoned officers with $20,000 bonus; Bristol bay reacts to influx of fishermen population; Advocates opposed to mining in Bristol Bay region ramp up summer outreach; Assembly member wants to turn fallow land into an urban farm; A ‘funnybug’ holds a serious clue to Ice Age ecology Listen now

Supreme Court of Alaska hears arguments over legality of Walker's PFD veto; Alaskan appointed to help manage national fisheries; Fairbanks Police say Monday morning shooter was prepared for armed confrontation; Pogo mine field work halted after black bear attack kills worker; Searchers seek Wasilla man missing from capsized canoe; Unionized borough workers want more contract talkers; Sitka considers code changes in landslide zones; Smithsonian representatives wrap up information meetings for Native veterans memorial; Confusion over legalities is hurting Alaskan ivory market, locals say; Ask a Climatologist: Summer solstice Listen now

Sharp comments reflect ill will as Legislature starts 2nd special session; Interior Secretary reassigns top climate policy adviser; Alaska Department of Natural Resources tracks bear that killed Anchorage teenager; East Fork Fire grows to 1,300 acres; New equipment helps scientists keep tabs on Bogoslof now and study it later; Alleged gunman shot by Fairbanks police Monday morning; Former Kenai city manager dies after motorcycle crash; SEARHC land transfer advances in congressional committees; Homer City Council members survive recall effort; 2 Anchorage men die when boat capsizes near Seward; Alaska looks to reform its solitary confinement practices Listen now

With one day left in special session, little public progress on budget; Uber, Lyft cleared to launch in Alaska; Southeast tribal organization says it will support the Paris Climate Accord; Federal officials make formal apology for WWII internment of Unangan people; U.S. Senate committee advances bill to make Native tribes eligible for Amber Alert grants; Shareholders consider shrinking Sealaska board; Propeller problems postpone ferry Columbia’s return; Team Pure and Wild Freeburd wins 2017 Race to Alaska; Fiber broadband coming to Nome by year’s end, Quintillion says; Longevity crucial to teachers' impact in classroom; After over 40 years at Prudhoe Bay, general store manager to retire Listen now

With special session halfway over, Alaska legislators at a stalemate over budget; Season's first major wildfire burns near Tok; Alaska VA faces issues, but is making steady progress; State proposes fine for safety violations at Ahtna-owned gas exploration well; Survivors look back on the Japanese bombing of Unalaska 75 years ago; Alaska officials show no strong response to U.S. leaving the Paris accords; Demolition of Polaris building in Fairbanks on hold; Igiugig staves off opening new landfill by recycling; Warmer Kodiak seasons mean more fruit; AK: McPherson Music leaves behind a legacy of Ketchikan performers; 49 Voices: Frage Schaefer of Palmer Listen now

Murkowski talks climate change, health care during Juneau visit; Senate passes opioid addiction prevention bill by wide margin; As lawmakers mull budget, unprecedented state shutdown looms; Anchorage advocacy group assembles to combat equal rights ordinance rollback; Putin calls the recent U.S. anti-ballistic missile exercises a threat to Russia; Fairbanks project looks to restore crippled Cripple Creek; Haines Assembly sees its second resignation since April; Once-flagging Alaska space business shows signs of liftoff; Scientists discover a third species of flying squrirrel hiding in plain sight; Summers in Palmer home to Friday Fling market Listen now

Interior Secretary signs order aiming to open more of the North Slope to oil leasing; Alaska Highway 75th Anniversary: tribute to vets who helped build ‘road to civil rights’; Brown bear shot on Douglas Island — the first documented kill in decades; AT&T rolls out 4G cellular in Nome; New 'Five for Five' effort pushes Alaska Grown in front of shoppers; Sitka homeowners appeal new flood map lines; Anchorage to receive EPA grant to clean distressed properties; Improving the lives of people and dogs in rural Alaska; Unalaska sculptor wins art award as she continues 40-year career Listen now

Alaska reflects on Memorial Day; Bogoslof erupts again; aviation alert raised to red; Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke says Denali name should remain; Teacher turnover costs state's school districts around $20M per year; Troopers identify 2 Juneau men in plane crash near Haines; Fairbanks police chief one of four officers involved in Thursday shooting; Quake prone cities on West Coast aim to improve countermeasures; Native groups install totem pole at Gastineau Elementary, lost cemetery; Digital restoration of The Drums Of Winter deepens colors, brings light to shadows; Petersburg school uses Minecraft video game in student led program Listen now

This weekend, Ryan Zinke makes inaugural Alaska visit as Interior Secretary; Per diems driving special session costs; Deceased members of WWII Alaska militia honored; UAF's chancellor faces tough decisions in new position; Two Interior residents missing after Yukon boating accident; Man shot by Fairbanks police after ramming into trooper, officer vehicles; Feds will take over Lower And Middle Kuskokwim beginning June 12; Fee to hike Kodiak's Termination Point removed; UAF doctoral candidate documents Yup'ik-named places for project; AK: Fire investigators train to determine how blazes begin; 49 Voices: Erik Boltman of Anchorage Listen now