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Senators have criticized Trump. Now what?; Alaska governor signs bill banning smoking in workplaces; Search suspended for cruise ship passenger missing in Glacier Bay; Panel deliberates complaint against lawmaker; Young has about $470K in hand toward Alaska re-election bid; Life sentence for Anchorage man in kidnapping, shooting of 2 brothers; Here’s how a planeload of salmon gets from Cook Inlet to customers in Anchorage; Construction on Aniak’s new runway is underway; Dalton Highway closures coming to avoid 'frozen debris lobe'; Alutiiq ancestral objects return home to Kodiak after nearly 150 years; End of an Era: Blockbuster begins final inventory sales Listen now

Sen. Sullivan: 'Yes' on Kavanaugh nomination; Legislators quiz Alaska LNG project managers on progress; Watchdog renews call for tougher training for Prince William Sound oil tanker escorts; State government receives grant for opioid-related job training; Bethel's Tundra Suites hotel charged with Medicaid fraud; In Haines, remote court proceedings frustrate law enforcement; Drying fish and having trouble with flies? A local biologist wants to help; Cooks and dishwashers left behind in new statewide tipping regulation, restaurants say; Seahawks linemen learn about Yup'ik culture on whirlwind trip to Bethel; Blockbuster to close last two stores in Alaska Listen now

Alaskan skier Kikkan Randall reveals breast cancer diagnosis; Fisheries: Why Young wants changes to beloved law; Trump's tariffs on China could shake up Alaska seafood industry; Calista shareholder meeting rocked with contentious tone over several lawsuits; Hatchery debate wages on as research continues; Unalaskans express overwhelming support for ban on plastic bags; Beavers are moving into the Arctic — you can see it from space Listen now

GCI customers lose service statewide; Some Alaska Native corporations have ties to ICE detention centers; Trooper identified in fatal Copper Center shooting; Kuskokwim River opens 24/7 to subsistence gillnet fishing; Calista shareholders maintain balance of power at tense annual meeting; Alaska Aerospace Corporation launches subsidiary with focus on satellites; Melted ice cream and uneaten crab: misery aboard the ferry LeConte; Judge OKs city’s $275,000 payout to Juneau family; Denali climbing season ends, with zero fatalities; Ukrainian seafood buyers want to connect with Unalaska's fisheries; Are great white sharks sinking their teeth into Bering Sea seals? Listen now

Corrections seeks alternatives to halfway houses; Oil tanker dented after ‘hard landing’ with new tugboat in Valdez; Ferry Columbia evacuated after docking in Bellingham; King salmon appear to surge through lower river just as Kuskokwim opens to gillnets; State plans distribution of 2016 pink salmon season disaster relief funds; Norovirus on a cruise ship? Juneau would like a call.; AK: Two runners, an Alaskan and a Spaniard, run for bone marrow donation awareness; 49 Voices: Apayo Moore of Aleknagik Listen now

During Eielson visit, Defense Secretary Mattis highlights Alaska's strategic military role; Kodiak-based Coast Guard intercepts illegal Chinese fishing vessel; Hundreds of fisherman urge President Trump to get involved in Pacific Salmon Treaty negotiations; Gov. Walker signs bill to help villages run background checks on police; Report: Tsunami response system has flaws in warning of disasters; Two Alaska projects selected for federal marine energy innovation grant funds; Guiding peers on the path to recovery from addiction Listen now

Anchorage police arrest dozens in 'Operation Midnight Sun'; State is one step closer to getting a gas pipeline, but not the Walker administration wants; Search still on for bear that killed one, mauled another in Eagle River; Power lunch: US senators transfixed by Bear Cam; Whale collides with ferry Tustumena; Holland America cruise in Alaska hit by norovirus; A series of recent deaths puts an entire village behind on subsistence fishing; Searching for closure on Colony Glacier; AK: Bristol Bay fishing captains 'speed hire' to find their perfect match; 49 Voices: Nicolai Alokli of Kodiak Listen now

One dead, another injured, after Eagle River brown bear attacks; Alaska delegation mulls Trump order keeping children detained with parents; Sitka salmon fleet to Governor Walker: “Don’t sign a bad treaty”; Two coal-seam fires merge to form rapidly-growing wildfire near Healy; State: Permafrost melt from Arctic broadband projects violated permits; Amid criticism of homeless camps, Anchorage officials weigh aggressive policy change; EPA rollbacks of cleanup regulations for mining companies draw ire of environmental groups; University of Alaska moves forward with Chilkat Valley timber sale Listen now

Alaska senators veer apart on family separations; Accused of 2016 murders, Palmer man faces possible death sentence; Walker asks Trump administration to protect those with pre-existing conditions; ASMI says Chinese tariff increase will not apply to secondary processing; New Alaska regs requires oil and gas wells anchor below permafrost; AEL&P to share the wealth from corporate tax cut; Palin's son moves to court program after assaulting father; Bolger picked to be new Alaska Supreme Court chief justice; Kalskag negotiating new subsistence fishing regulations with Kuskokwim fishery managers; Campbell Creek Science Center offers reward for information on stolen mammoth tusk; Tour guides, bear hunters seek solutions after tourists witness a hunt in the Tongass Listen now

Murkowski zeroes in on Trump admin to stop splitting families at border; Murkowski, Young respond to Chinese tariff on American seafood imports; Supreme Court agrees to hear Alaska Hovercraft case again; Larsen Bay mayor worries aging water infrastructure could collapse; EPA, Corps agree to new wetland mitigation guidelines; Pogo officials consider extending life of gold mine if exploration shows promising deposits; NN Cannery History Project collects stories of former cannery workers; Alaska’s northernmost town still in transition 1 1/2 years after official name change; Can a liquor store help a community solve alcohol-related problems? Listen now

Sport and personal-use fishing closes on the Copper and Chitina rivers; Murkowski concerned about Sessions border policy; Gov. Walker lets Juneau road money stand, but maintains no-build policy; Special election set for vacant West Anchorage assembly seat; Optimism scarce as commercial fisheries start up in Southeast; UA Board of Regents discuss approval process for Chilkat Valley timber sale plans; Four young filmmakers from the Y-K Delta tackle climate change; New Anchorage museum exhibit hopes to shed light on pingoes Listen now

Retired Ketchikan teacher, pastor charged with sexual abuse of a minor; NOAA law enforcement researches sexual harassment, assault among fisheries observers; Alaska's legal pot industry decries taxes, seeks changes; Fairbanks City Council OKs ordinance advancing bid to secure Polaris; LGBTQ mayoral proclamation causes controversy in Homer; Including seal oil in this food competition is about more than taste; Avrum Gross: Gov. Hammond’s ‘long-haired hippie’ ally, attorney general and in-house antagonist Listen now

Interior sees first wildfire of note this season; Seaton files to run as independent in Democratic primary; ‘Little slice of heaven’ Juneau subdivision threatened by river erosion; UA Regents defer consideration of Haines timber sale plan; How hard is it to find an electrician in Bethel?; Remembering our friend, Native media pioneer John Active; Turning a temporary stay into long-term stability, 30 days at a time Listen now

Almandinger found guilty on all charges in Grunwald murder trial; Native Corporations ask to start looking for oil in ANWR; Interior asking public not ‘if’, but ‘how’ to allow drilling in ANWR; Murkowski irked at tariffs, and Trump team; Sen. Cantwell asks Army to expand, extend Pebble scoping period; New chancellor selected for UAA; Local researchers try to understand why Pacific Cod stocks are crashing in the gulf; In Norton Sound, expect strong salmon runs this summer; Rock strike suspends White Pass train service in Skagway; After 50 years at Dillingham Elementary, Sophie Woods retires Listen now

After courting potential business partners, Walker's Opportunity Alaska group prepares to depart from China; Alaska Healy Lake tribal leader killed; suspect in custody; Lt. Gov. Mallott views growth in energy sector as Alaska’s future; Number of complaints against South Peninsula Hospital dept. manager grows; Alaska National Guard hopes to increase number of Alaska Native soldiers; Petersburg celebrates Memorial Day weekend derby-free; Drawing on historical strengths to prevent problems in the future Listen now

Bill would increase health care price transparency for Alaskans; Trident Seafoods looks to expand its China profile; Fairbanks Borough stops use of groundwater-contaminated wells to irrigate sports fields; UAF Native language expo receives warm reception; Department of Energy scientists to attend first Alaska National Lab Day; 'One Health' holistic medical approach discussed at UAF; Four gubernatorial candidates to debate at Bristol Bay Fish Expo; Annual smelt run hits Bethel; Veterans from Kotzebue have war stories archived online Listen now

Pebble Mine loses funding from First Quantum Minerals; EPA administrator Pruitt pledges to combat PFAS groundwater contamination; Judge orders higher-calorie meals for Alaska Muslim inmates; Indictment adds charges for ex-trooper accused of attempted sex abuse; Wasilla teen dead after canoe capsizes; Army officer charged with fraudulent insurance claims; SEARHC looking to pay between $25 to $40 million for new Wrangell hospital; CVRF distributed record amount of heating oil this winter; Alaska police chief: War on weed a 'waste of time'; Essential oils company drops support for Seavey; AK: Sublime summer rafting down the Klehini River; 49 Voices: Nancy Murphy of Anchorage Listen now

As China trade mission moves to Beijing, a few agreements and more talks; Social media records brought in for evidence as alleged Grunwald murder accomplice stands trial; Appeal challenges Alaska’s exclusion of village residents from juries; Wildwood Correction Center inmate dies; This old growth timber didn’t sell last time. Can it attract a buyer now?; State experiencing outbreak of Gonorrhea; Homer’s first pot shop set to open Thursday; Meet the companies testing self-driving vehicles in the Pacific Northwest; Community in Unity: Life in Limbo Listen now

State-run raffle could be new way to fund schools; Bethel's AC Quickstop liquor store shuts down; Alaska man pleads guilty in Florida airport shooting; Alaska jail sued over alleged mistreatment of Muslim inmates; Transboundary mine meeting includes State Department, B.C. reps; Final lecture from beloved UAF history professor Terrence Cole to be held tonight; HistoryMakers to document diversity of Alaska African Americans as part of national project Listen now

This man hopes to bring the gavel down on ANWR drilling; Urged by Alaska veterans, Sullivan supports cannabis research at VA; Alaska mission to China kicks off with ceremony, trade talks…and speed dating; Additional federal gun charges brought on man charged with 2016 killing of Fairbanks policeman; Three Unalaska residents to be honored for rescuing trapped child on Portage Glacier; Kodiak farmers market kerfuffle results in market move, addition of new market; Ask a Climatologist: Anchorage, this gloomy spring is all in your head; This man and his yellow truck signal the arrival of spring in Fairbanks Listen now