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The future of athletics for the University system is at financial risk. The programs get more than half their current budget from state funds and the UA system plans to dramatically reduce that in the next few years. A new report takes a look at steps the athletic departments can take to save money. Listen now

The new Sealaska Heritage Institute language apps, available on Apple and Google phones, are called SHI: Learning Haida and SHI: Learning Shm’algyack.

The ultimate love story continues in LOVE NEVER DIES, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s spellbinding follow-up musical to the phenomenal Phantom of the Opera. From one of musical theatre’s most captivating composers, based on the book by Ben Elton, and featuring the highly acclaimed new Australian production filmed in Melbourne, this dazzling production takes audiences on a thrilling rollercoaster ride of intrigue, obsession and romance. Ben Lewis as the Phantom and Anna O’Byrne as Christine star. KAKM: Sunday, 6/10 at 6:00pm

Underneath the Museum of the North in Fairbanks are rows upon rows of artifacts from across the state. One group of items, unearthed during the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, still have a role to play in Alaska’s modern development process. Listen Now

Bronson says, considering the hundreds of millions in federal money that Young was able to secure for the Port of Alaska, an appropriate way to honor Young’s legacy in the state would be to name the port after him. 

During a meeting last night, the Anchorage Assembly certified the results of this month’s municipal elections. And it was also the last time the body's current members will all share the dais. Though the Assembly deals mostly with the dry nuts and bolts of municipal governance, the occasion was a rare glimpse of personality and sentiment.

Richard Yamada owns a lodge on Shelter Island. He’s been involved in the charter fishing industry for 37 years and currently serves on the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s Juneau-Douglas Advisory Committee. Listen now

Already, about 25% of off-highway vehicle crashes occur on roads, a statistic that an expert fears could get much worse if a proposal goes through to expand access,

Legislature looks to move forward despite apparent gridlock; Young promotes Chouest ship to fill ‘icebreaker gap’; US Senate bill introduced that would prevent export of Native cultural and religious items; Coast Guard to reconsider "common-sense" guide regs for Western Alaska; invasive elodea species intrigues economist; Fairbanks classroom shows potential for 3-D printing; building cultural ties through spray paint

After a week of special session, nothing new in Juneau; JPD sends Capitol slap case to Office of Special Prosecutions; Some Homer City Coucil members weigh recall case appeal; Alaska justices rule victim can sue state's foster care; Human leg pulled from Gastineau Channel, owner unknown; Should the U.S. enter conflict with North Korea, Alaska at center of response; He's back: Former Gov. Murkowski pitches Alaska-Canada rail link (again); Sea lion feeding hot spots have reliable, not necessarily abundant, food; A conversation about death over cake and coffee; The Bard of Mooselandia: a wordsmithing wildlife worker Listen now

The sea otter population in Southeast is growing steadily. Alaska Natives are allowed to work the pelts in traditional ways, but production is constrained by regulations.

The designer and creator of the popular line Kodiak Coats is moving on to leather and silks, and leaving Juneau. After making her trademark coats in Juneau for more than a decade, Bridget Milligan is moving to Washington state. Download Audio

A graduate student from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks has garnered national media attention after he posted photos of a rare lightning-related phenomenon to his blog. Download Audio

A local foundation had its oil stove stolen twice since September. Others have also had stoves taken. Police say one arrest has been made.

Dunleavy wrote fellow Republican Lora Reinbold a letter on Thursday saying she has “abdicated the tenets” of her oath of office after she attacked his administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The federal court decision blocks a possible avenue for forcing a solution to a decades-long problem.