Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media

The revised law elevates offenses to misdemeanors, giving police the ability to build larger cases addressing supply and distribution. Listen now:

The Anchorage Assembly passed a measure giving law enforcement more options combating the synthetic drug spice, as well as updating the municipal fine schedule and modifying the penalty for texting while driving.

What impacts might the closing of rural schools have on the state? Influential members of the Legislature have started talking about possibly raising the state’s minimum number of students it takes to keep qualify for state education funding. Currently, that number is ten students. Advocates say that with the state facing a dire revenues shortfall, the state needs to reconsider how it pays for education. Critics say the change could close more than sixty schools in small communities, disproportionately hurting rural Alaskans for the sake of short-term savings. Listen now: 

The Federal Bureau of Investigation wrapped up a two-day assessment of how to respond to a nuclear bomb discovered at the Port of Anchorage. Download Audio

An exhibit at the Anchorage Museum is showcasing wild works made with exceptionally radical methods.

With calls for help and emergency transports staying frustratingly high, the drug is exacting a toll not just on users, but paramedics and firefighters, as well.

The minor fiscal move fits within a more contentious conversation about public safety staffing.

A Georgia-based media group with several papers and magazines in Alaska misled readers with a controversial editorial that local editors were told to republish with improper attribution. Download Audio

One of the problems trying to enforce existing rules is that "spice" refers to a wide umbrella of drugs containing a number of different synthetic substances. Download Audio

This week, former Drug Enforcement Administration agent Chris Tolley took over from Chief Mark Mew, who had been with the city in various positions for since 1983,

A new exhibit at the Anchorage Museum is using light and sound to help patrons experience familiar art work in a new way. It's part of the museum's experiment with technology, and different ways of engaging visitors. Download Audio

As state officials ready for a special session, Anchorage is moving one step closer to expanding ownership over nearby gas fields in upper Cook Inlet. Download Audio

A new dating website with a familiar parent company familiar is an attempt at diversifying revenues, shedding light on the unconventional ways media groups are trying to find money to pay for the news. Download Audio