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Congress lets states block some Planned Parenthood money; Searching for signs of Seward in DC; Naknek Electric sues former manager for $1 million over embezzlement allegations; Immigration agents round up 84 in Alaska, Washington, Oregon; Ask the Energy Desk: What about wave and tidal energy in Alaska?; Formerly all-Boeing Alaska Air to keep Airbus jets for ‘foreseeable future’; Bill would halve Gov. Walker’s pension bond authority; Specialty crop grant deadline approaches; Hanneman realizes dream with national championship win; Bethel organizers prepare for Cama'i Dance Festival Listen now

State suspends Fairbanks Memorial Hospital chief of staff; Alcohol, drugs cost Alaska economy $3 billion a year; Names of troopers and K-9 involved in weekend shooting revealed; Mat-Su School District Superintendent abruptly resigns; Mat-Su Borough budget proposals expect over $12M shortfall; What do Anchorage residents think about climate change regulations?; Snow closes schools in Alaska's largest city; Ask a Climatologist: Arctic sea ice drives climate around the globe; It can power an ice rink in Fairbanks. Could it power rural Alaska?; ANTHC searching for long-term solution for St. Michael’s frozen water and sewer lines; Drones, robots and paper circuits: Wrangell students take hands-on lesson in tech Listen now

Lawmakers eye lower health care cost as way of lowering budget; Dillingham and schools around Alaska roll out new PEAKS test; Super Tour skiathlon kicks off Fairbanks Spring Series; Popular program puts STEM in kids' hands; Should Sitka’s two hospitals become one?; Labor and business at odds over Walker’s worker’s compensation reform; Kake resident remembers '64 earthquake as state recognizes disaster saftety Listen now

Hilcorp shuts down oil platforms to address Cook Inlet gas leak; Young gives Trump a hand at bill signing; Anchorage businesses to hike in electric costs; Wasilla man, trooper dog killed in weekend shooting; UPS, Delta oppose proposal to triple state jet fuel tax; Blood Bank cleared of wrongdoing, but critics still wary; Future of Valdez marijuana sales hangs in balance; Sitka starts celebration for Alaska's 150th anniversary with the U.S.; Sitka Sound roe herring fishery opens; Birch Hill cross country ski races to kick off in Fairbanks; Top athletes compete in Haines for Freeride World Tour Listen now

ACA repeal bill is dead; Rep. Young likes it that way; Income tax proposal pushed in state House; House bill looks to tweak oil tax credit system; Kenai Assembly defeats proposal to drop invocation policy; Mayor anticipates no firearm policy changes following Fairbanks library shooting; Mushers experience a carnival of sorts as the Iditarod winds down; AK: Fishing for herring from the sky; 49 Voices: Shaylyn "Yosty" Storms of Unalakleet Listen now

Young on both sides of debate as House health bill vote is delayed; Walker: Up to 45K Alaskans could lose coverage with GOP bill; Palmer man faces federal charges in 2016 double homicide; Police on lookout for Fairbanks library shooter; Military officials discuss REAL ID urgency, other issues; Huge fine issued for dangerous incident at Anchorage power plant; Emperor goose hunt will bring temporary jobs to 6 YK Delta villages; Fish and Game says crab counts were low this season, fishermen disagree; Inter-Island Ferry attracts more passengers; Fox Spring could remain under state ownership; Ask a Climatologist: Clear and cold on repeat Listen now

White House budget proposal cuts legal services for low-income Alaskans; Wildlife managers urge conservative hunting of emperor geese; Thousands of state employees temporarily locked out of computers; Hilcorp fined again by state for unauthorized use of nitrogen in wells; Two outside companies look to find world-class shale oil; Federal air quality officials visit Fairbanks; Longtime leader Rosita Worl to leave Sealaska board; Heating system fire caused last year's Ice Alaska fire; Mat-Su Borough bans trapping on some public land; Arctic winter sees record low sea-ice cover Listen now

Senate lifts ban on predator killing in Alaska refuges; Differences over future divide Alaska Legislature; Murkowski at odds with Trump's call to end NEA funding; Bill signed allowing for opioid overdose drug distribution; Consultant recommends Sitka’s hospitals merge; Final fuel spill cleanup near Paxson may be delayed; To the displeasure of some locals, Tailgate Alaska grabs land use permit from DNR Listen now

State health commissioner, Rep. Young concerned about health care bill; Citizen scientists monitor North Pole air; Feed Me Hope culinary school teaches skills for life beyond the kitchen; Anchorage Teamsters building break-in results in personal information theft; Never Quit: Being a pararescueman; House reintroduces bill designed to increase rural voting turnout; The Open North American Championship sled dog race comes to a close; Nome Finishers’ Banquet marks end of Iditarod 45 Listen now

Italian company Eni submits plan to drill for oil in Beaufort Sea; House passes deep cut to per diem allowances; Feds worry oil pipeline near leaking Cook Inlet gas line also at risk; Fairbanks cyclist wins Iditarod Trail Invitational; Forecasting Sitka’s herring biomass is a thorough but imperfect science; Open North American Sled Dog Championship kicks off; Yukon Quest dog's heart stopped; Victor Joseph reelected as President of Tanana Chiefs Conference; Pen Air works to integrate Saab 2000s; AK: How genetics changed mush dogs of the past; 49 Voices: Tsolmon Damba of Anchorage Listen now

Don't panic over Trump's budget, Murkowski says; Alaska House votes to shut down budget debate; 9th Circuit judges to Congress: Leave us alone; Alaska's chief medical officer on opioid battle; Fairbanks bus driver shortage making kids late to class; Alaska State Parks switches to new booking system; Alaska gets millions of dollars from Volkswagen settlement; Railway demolition unearths new discoveries from World War II; Sea-to-table movement takes root with Alaska’s growing kelp industry Listen now

Senate passes bill drawing from Permanent Fund; State hopes environmental monitoring will clear up unknowns about Cook Inlet gas leak; Soldier charged in fatal shooting at Fairbanks bar; Prosecutors: death decision months away in airport shooting; Warm air, sea-surface temperatures in February limited Arctic sea-ice growth; Assembly member challenges borough's invocation policy; Ask a Climatologist: The sun is back and so is winter melt; Steller Watch lets anyone with internet access play wildlife biologist; ADF&G warns long winter is making moose irritable; Sled dogs help pull tourists' car from snow in Fairbanks; Top ten mushers finish in Nome; Mitch Seavey leads Iditarod to Nome – and says he’s not done yet Listen now

Mitch Seavey wins the 2017 Iditarod in record time; Alaska state senators scour budget in hopes of $300M in cuts; GOP health bill won't cure what ails Alaska market, say 2 industry pros; Climate bill faces tough sledding in Alaska legislature; Immigration enforcement changes hit home in Alaska; Harvard class assignment: solve rural Alaska’s fossil fuel woes; Waiting for Martin Buser in Unalakleet: Old friends, and muktuk; ‘We’re just out’: Bergmann tenants turn to Salvation Army Listen now

US Attorney for Alaska Karen Loeffler submits resignation; House passes bill to provide benefits to survivors of police, firefighters; Calls for Hilcorp to shut down leaking Cook Inlet gas line get louder; Mitch Seavey first to Elim, three follow from Koyuk; Iditarod changes dropped dog transport standards following Friday death; Late Iditarod Volunteer in Kaltag receives Nayokpuk Award; Ask the Energy Desk: What happens when our hydropower sources are frozen?; Update: More money for the Alaska Marine Highway; Tied-up ferry Taku is for sale; Climate scientists worry NOAA cuts will hinder Alaska weather forecasting; Low salmon projections cancel popular Southeast Spring King Derby Listen now

Committee sends budget to full House; Rep. Young suggests "wall bonds" are the way to fund Trump's wall; Judge weighs lawsuit over Utqiagvik name; Why are mushing teams much larger at the midway point?; Musher suffers dog loss at Galena checkpoint; The rich mushing legacy of Huslia; Village of Napaimute is opening a commercial lumber sawmill below Kalskag; International Women's Day and the YWCA; AK: Wild salmon on the school lunch menu in Sitka; 49 Voices: Carlos Tayag of Unalaska Listen now

Companies trumpet 1.2 billion-barrel oil discovery on North Slope; Short-lived proposition to cut funds for Alaska’s gasline corporation dies in committee; Now in minority, House Republicans fail to cut budget; 3 things to know about the GOP health care bill in Congress; Rep. Ortiz introduces state version of Mental Health land trade; Push or pause? Near Iditarod’s mid-point, mushers decide when to rest; With sick dogs, Zirkle takes her 24-hour rest earlier than planned; State concerned about tanker escort design for Prince William Sound; Stranded seal gets first-class rescue in Unalaska Listen now

Trump takes in 'all things Alaska'; Senators make budget plea for Coast Guard; After public testimony, House committee rejects proposal to cut school bond reimbursements; Bogoslof erupts again, sends ash cloud over Aleutians; How sure are oil companies on their big oil discoveries?; Lawmakers look to the north as Juneau prepares for Arctic Council meeting; Southeast tribes to receive $240,000 FEMA grant; Commercial longline seasons to open on time; Distraction or advantage? Mushers disagree on Iditarod’s new communication-device rule; Correctional center orchestra plays for the pros Listen now

Mushers adjust to deep cold near Manley Hot Springs; Ask A Climatologist: What do Iditarod mushers have in store?; Hundreds of budget amendments flow through House Finance Committee; 9 hospitalized in Alaska after carbon monoxide exposure; Amid buzz on health bill, Murkowski keep quiet; King salmon sport fishing in Upper Copper River closed this season; Murkowski wants Alaskans approval for future national monuments; Preparations underway for Arctic Council ministerial, related events; From fear to fervor, how this millennial is making the outdoors more inclusive Listen now

ACA replacement bill has skimpier tax credits for Alaskans; Governor Walker introduces bill to combat opioid crisis; Feds: Hilcorp will have to shut down pipeline if leak isn't fixed by May; Sea Grant program faces tough financial hit with Trump cuts; Proper packing becomes more important as mushers kick off from Fairbanks; As mushers race to Nome, a Chicago educator will teach on the trail; Senate passes bill to recognize Black soldiers' efforts in building Alaska Highway; Fairbanks Four may receive dividends for 18 years of wrongful imprisonment; Kenai Peninsula invocation lawsuit has roots in New York case Listen now

Lawmakers look at making health costs more transparent; Proposed legislation to criminalize police sexual contact with sex workers during investigations; State reduces Hilcorp fine for worker safety incident; Two rescued after emergency island landing; Ryan Redington will be first musher on 2017 Iditarod Trail; Arctic shrubberies unlikely to affect bird populations until fully grown study says; The long and winded process of bringing F-35's to Alaska; AK: Model Arctic Council simulates impending actual Arctic Council meeting; 49 Voices: Ivan Simonek of Wrangell Listen now