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President and Mrs. Obama host a celebration of the blues from the East Room of the White House. Performers include Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, Jeff Beck, Gary Clark Jr., Shemekia Copeland, Buddy Guy, Warren Haynes, Mick Jagger, B.B. King, Keb' Mo.' KAKM: Monday, Feb. 27 @ 8:00pm

While it can be challenging for news organizations to cover themselves, we decided to do a story on the impact of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of all public broadcasting funding. Here's why.

The Alaska Senate has unanimously passed a resolution opposing the Beringia International Park – an idea agreed upon in 1991 by then-Presidents Bush and Gorbachev. Download Audio

The Alaska Landmine suggests the Bronson administration pressured Anchorage police to leave a heated Assembly meeting and to compel doctors to prescribe ivermectin to a hospitalized COVID patient.

First climate change and now financial worries are forcing some competitors to stay off the trail this year.

Beginning next year, a new law will require all health care providers in Alaska to be more transparent about their prices. Some hope it will give consumers the tools to shop around, boosting competition and subsequently lowering prices. Listen now

After just eight days in early July, the summer king salmon season for Southeast trollers is over. The Alaska Department of Fish & Game announced Friday that there will be no second king opening in August. It will be only the third summer in 15 years without an August opening. Download Audio

In the face of community travel restrictions and a drop in demand, some regional air carriers in Alaska say they’re being forced to cut service to communities - and to cut positions from their payroll.

When Coast Guard helicopter 6017 crashed in 2010 on its way to Sitka, co-pilot Lt. Lance Leone was the only member of the four-person crew to survive. Lt. Sean Krueger, Petty Officer 2nd Class Brett Banks and Petty Officer 1st Class Adam Hoke, died in the crash. This week we’ve been bringing you a three part interview with Leone.This third and final part begins in a Seattle hospital, where Leone was recovering from a broken collarbone and other injuries in the days after the crash.

Bethel City Council took action in response to a Bethel woman’s protest regarding her sexual assault case. On Tuesday, the city council voted to hire an independent investigator to review the city’s response to reports of sexual assault.

Ice in Cook Inlet likely to delay fix to Hilcorp gas leak for weeks; Senate reveals plan to limit budgetary Permanent Fund use; Local advocates push for town hall meetings from Alaska delegation; Industry pushes back against proposed changes to state’s oil tax system; Murkowski says Trump policies on Arctic, climate still unclear; Light on Trump, Sullivan aims for optimism; Fish and Game experiments with new moose counting method; AK: The history of the water fluoride debate in Juneau; 49 Voices: Kokayi Nosakhere of Anchorage Listen now

Wilfried Kuugauraq Zibell, originally from the Northwest Arctic, studies Inupiaq and Yiddish literature at Harvard and was recently accepted as a Rhodes Scholar.

Listen to live coverage from election central at the Dena'ina Center in Anchorage 9:00 - 11:00 pm. Candidates, local analysts and APRN reporters from around the state join hosts Steve Heimel and Peter Granitz to discuss Alaska's election results and national outcomes. Listen on KSKA FM 91.1 and APRN member stations statewide. Voter Resources:

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Why are the chum numbers so low? The short answer is that no one really knows for sure. But there are a lot of theories.

Some progressive gun owners say they’re put off by the NRA’s rhetoric and politics. Enter the “Socialist Rifle Association.”

Alaska has long ranked at or near the top in the nation for rates of violence and sexual assault. Over the summer of 2022, lawmakers updated Alaska’s sexual assault laws, including a new definition of what defines consent. The law went into effect on January 1st, 2023. Why did it take decades to update the statutes and how might the changes affect prosecutions? Better legal tools to prevent assaults and help survivors is our discussion on this Talk of Alaska.