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The teams that have been lurking behind the front runners in the spotlight are about to come out of the woodwork. Leading teams are done with their 24-hour layovers (or soon will be) and head to the flat expanses of the Yukon River, where a new race opens up to the Bering Sea coast.

The Anchorage School District has long been struggling to get more students to graduate from high school, with only slight improvement. Last year, the rate of students graduating jumped three and half percentage points overall for ASD. Bartlett High School is leading the way.

The High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program or “HAARP” facility is gearing up for its busiest season since the University of Alaska Fairbanks acquired the Gakona-area atmospheric experimentation station from the Air Force. Listen now

Selling off the fast ferries was anticipated after the Alaska Marine Highway System removed the Fairweather from service earlier this year. Its sister ship Chenega has been tied up since 2015.

The Cleveland volcano in the east central Aleutians is showing signs of heating up. The Alaska Volcano Observatory reports that increased surface temperatures and ash indicate the volcano has entered a period of unrest.

As a first generation college student herself, Janelle Vanasse wants the university to be “an oasis” for Alaska Native and rural students.

The $662 energy relief portion of the payout is not subject to federal taxes, according to a recent IRS announcement.

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The boy -- named only as “J.G.” in a statement from Alaska State Troopers -- will be tried as an adult on multiple charges of arson, burglary and criminal mischief, troopers said.

The bills would boost penalties for buying sex and exploiting victims of trafficking.

Beginning June 12, management of king salmon on the lower and middle Kuskokwim River will switch from state to federal control. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game will hand over management to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Listen now

North Korea launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile on Tuesday that flew over Japan for the first time in five years, the South Korean government said, triggering alerts across Japan.

State House, Senate call for each other to give ground, Walker hopes for compromise; $50 million budget cut latest indicator of waning support for state gasline project; Interior nominee sees 'clean slate' on land in trust; Pebble forms advisory committee to help with range of issues; Uber, Lyft could be back in Alaska by June; Request denied for additional restrictions on Cooper king salmon harvest; State says harsh conditions, not aging infrastructure, culprit in Cook Inlet gas leak; NOAA looks to give up potentially mineral-rich Fairbanks property; Kodiak biologists to conduct bear population survey; Nation's first group of K-12 Russian immersion students graduates from West Anchorage High Listen now

Kenai Peninsula residents overwhelmingly turned out in support of establishing cannabis agribusiness in the borough, or at least not restricting it too much this early in the game.

It was question-and-answer day Wednesday in the impeachment trial of President Trump, and a lot of people are analyzing the questions of Sen. Lisa Murkowski for clues.

“This is the first time that we’ve sent a crew to Canada in May,” said Lily Coyle with the Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection.