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Alaska House reverses itself on full dividend; Chinese officials tour proposed gasline project; Anchorage to lend prosecutor for some state felony cases; Alaska Senate passes Stedman’s sea otter resolution; Some charter companies would trade number of fish for more fishing; As Sitkans wait for roe, news of sickness from herring eggs in Canada; AK: Historic Iditarod, an Alaska ghost town; 49 Voices: Mary Ellen Frank of Juneau Listen now

Walker admin says Corps moving too fast on Pebble; Reactions to Vote By Mail mixed as deadline approaches; Bethel highway repair begins as warm winter destroys state roads across Alaska; Palmer police expansion would be costly, as Valley grapples with crime; Seattle-based medevac operator adds life-saving service for Alaskans; Alaska Senate passes Stedman’s sea otter resolution; Southeast island man charged with shooting at herring boat; Army begins decommissioning Fort Greely’s Cold War-era nuclear power plant; Haines Raptor Center plans new aviary Listen now

BOEM seeks input on Beaufort leasing; plan still pending; Why a Papua New Guinea company is taking over one of Alaska’s biggest oil fields; The state budget is stuck in House over majority division; In Anchorage mayor's race, divergent stances on same set of topics; Alaskan Brewing Company unsure how steel, aluminum tariffs will affect manufacturing; New state Forest Service leader has Alaska experience; The Cost of Cold: Staying warm in Nome Listen now

Hill visits: It's all about access in DC; 3-year-old boy shot, mortally wounded in Utqiagvik; Man survives plane strike on Arctic sea ice north of Alaska; Newtok to Congress: thank you for saving our village; USGS project shows low fossil fuel burning can limit permafrost thawing, carbon release; Suspicious fires destroy dance hall, damage village building; State ferries won’t stop sailing April 16, after all; Scientists record volcanic thunder for the first time; Achieving wellness through Medicaid expansion Listen now

House votes to restore PFDs to full $2,700; Man armed with knife dead after Anchorage police say he charged officer; Nikolaevsk man dead and one Alaska State Trooper injured after officer-involved shooting; Marches held across the state in solidarity with DC March For Our Lives; Glenn Highway detours end after bridge repairs; In Marshall, residents protect each other in a village without police; Department says Taku River salmon numbers are overestimated; After 3 decades, Washington state bans Atlantic salmon farms; Juneau schools leave room for debate in climate change curriculum Listen now

Senate passes spending limit after Democrats leave over ruling; Why Sullivan voted 'no' on $1.3T bill; Increasing numbers of Alaska wildlife testing positive for Movi bacteria; Winter Arctic sea ice again grew far less than normal; Coast Guard medevacks a man from Unalaska fishing vessel; The Cost of Cold: Staying warm near Fairbanks; State air quality regulators invite public to review cleanup plan documents; AK: Kasigluk Yuraq tradition dances through the generations; 49 Voices: Vanessa Duhrsen of Anchorage Listen now

What's in it for Alaska? Here are 6 things in the federal spending bill; Congress poised to approve $15M for village relocation in Alaska; As bridge fix continues, Glenn Highway congestion could go on for days; ACLU sues city of Palmer over alleged unlawful immigrant arrest; State budget largely unchanged after 3 days of amendments; Feds take key step toward approving another Conoco development in NPR-A; Using wood to stay warm in Bethel; What it takes to respond to a mental health crisis Listen now

Army Corps of Engineers schedules meetings for public Pebble input; Fisher seeks new sources of revenue for state; After avalanche, crews clear road to Hatcher Pass; In thwarted home invasion, Alakanuk shooter stopped by daughter's boyfriend; Perryville man arrested, charged with murdering his grandfather; Response to oil spill in the Shuyak Strait continues; Cost of Cold: Scavenging for coal off a Homer beach; Proposed Fairbanks ordinance would squelch ‘free market’, marijuana business owners say; Mentoring program to close in Haines, Homer, Hoonah, Sitka Listen now

Legislature split on budget, taxes and use of Permanent Fund; State puts out list of companies that got $75 million in cashable tax credits last year; Feds to drop new habitat rules, ending state's legal challenge; Feds approve $1.7M to buy out homes in Newtok; Snow blocks road to Hatcher Pass; 10 stranded at lodge; The Cost of Cold: When the only option is diesel; The Cost of Cold: Keeping warm in Unalaska; At 2018 Finisher’s Banquet, tales from a difficult Iditarod; Wrangell assembly approves new $9 million water plant; New analysis adds to picture of how belugas are impacted by sea ice loss Listen now

Oil revenue is up in state’s spring forecast; Iñupiat leadership organizations contemplate a “unified voice”; Salmon initiative clears another hurdle; New poll shows Juneau leaning pro-road; Zulkosky organizes meeting to discuss alcohol's impact on villages; First Alaskans Institute helps revive Yup’ik traditional Qasgiq teachings at Cama-i; AK: Staying power: world-class Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitor comes to Sitka; 49 Voices: Fannie Akpik of Utqiagvik Listen now

Senators propose spending limit to curb future sprees; Lawmakers might have more control over the Permanent Fund than they think; Grand jury indicts 13 Fairbanks Correctional Center inmates for August jail riot, standoff; Walker hopeful plan to pay off oil tax credit debt with bonds will pass this session; Riled: Young keeps true to form; Wrangell declares water emergency; Dog dies at Koyuk checkpoint; Fishermen’s network creates map of ocean floor to reduce bycatch; Tribes plow longest Kuskokwim ice road ever Listen now

State gets timeline for federal environmental review of Alaska LNG project; Troopers release names of officers involved in Pilot Station shooting; Ulsom first into White Mountain, 77 miles from the finish; Old guard content to watch new generation of mushers take reins of sport; Even in corridors of power, the Iditarod intrigues; Scientists listen for mammals, ships in a changing Bering Sea; Mixing science with traditional knowledge, researchers hope to get seal oil on the menu Listen now

Interior Department officials visit North Slope to talk ANWR; Sullivan knocks Trump tariff as bad for Alaska; Lawmakers add funding for public defenders; Recall election fails to oust Unalaska’s mayor; Army tanker truck wrecks, spills fuel near Harding Lake; New dog doping drama emerges on the Iditarod trail; Seavey reaches Takotna first, declares 24-hour layover; New documentary highlights mismanagement of Native trust money by feds; Scientists don’t know why ice seals are appearing in ice-free Unalaska Listen now

Alaska SB 92 would crack down on derelict boats; Starting positions set for 2018 Iditarod; 67 mushers to depart from Willow on Sunday; Jeff King on PETA and past Iditarod protests; Roll reversal: Anchorage Iditarod prep means dumping snow on city streets; State House to hear public testimony on budget in Anchorage-- the same day as Iditarod start; Response crews reach Shuyak spill; Body of snowboarder caught in avalanche recovered; Why don’t you see people-sized salmon anymore?; AK: How an Arkansas duck tagger became a champion musher; 49 Voices: Bede Trantina of Anchorage Listen now

Bill would let Alaska judges temporarily take guns from likely threats; Bethel High students stage walkout to raise awareness for gun violence; What can unflappable geese teach us about the future of Arctic development?; Recovery effort for man buried in avalanche temporarily suspended; Popular Alaska peak weighs new rules for climbers' waste; Iditarod set to start under a cloud of scandals; New GOES satellite will aid weather forecasting in Alaska, Western US; Scrutiny urged over Hydro One’s Alaska foray Listen now

Did Russia compromise Alaska election websites or systems? NBC News report says it did; Committee scales back draw from permanent fund earnings; State veterinarian urges farmers to watch for new diseases in Alaska wildlife, livestock; Wind causes oil spill north of City of Kodiak; University of Alaska opens first all-gender restroom; Richardson Highway avalanche more inconvenient than dangerous; Can Southeast share the wealth of tourism growth?; Unalaska revisits wind power, hoping for a renewable energy source; A recent earthquake leaves Kodiak’s fire station damaged, but energizes efforts to replace it; Air Station Sitka: An airborne mission over Alaska’s maritime landscape Listen now

Walker among governors prodding Congress on health care; Three dead in early morning Anchorage fire; Legislature faces another struggle over long-term budget plan; Ninilchik student in custody after making gun threat; Fairbanks tanker truck spills 2,500 gallons of fuel on Richardson Highway; Murkowski sends letter questioning oil companies about drop in Alaska hire; Racers approach conclusion of Iron Dog 2018; AK: Sitka students flex their performance muscles at state DDF tournament; 49 Voices: Erynn Bell of Anchorage Listen now

On mass shootings, Murkowski leaves a word unspoken; Offshore drilling public meeting draws supporters, critics and criticism; Session end is murky as budget takes shape; Mike Shower confirmed to Dunleavy Senate seat; Tiffany Zulkosky appointed by governor to Rep. Fansler's seat; Randall named to international Olympic athlete commission; Gulf to receive fishery disaster recovery funds, unclear when; In some cases, houses of worship step in to help people keep their homes Listen now

Young, Murkowski hold fast on gun rights; State leaders push to take next steps on ANWR drilling; District 38 Democrats select 3 candidates for Fansler seat; Walker appoints USAF veteran to Dunleavy Senate vacancy; University of Alaska president appeals for public support for more funding; New Anchorage airport manager looks to China for growth; This man wants to bring more electricity to Juneau. What’s the hold up?; ADN owners acquire three new publications; Kachemak Selo makes progress toward a new school but the project isn’t guaranteed; Skagway residents sell barbecue sandwiches in fundraising effort for Florida shooting victims Listen now

Last day for Y-K Delta residents to apply for Fansler's seat; Bill would exempt utility companies from pesticide pollution; Alaska Senate passes resolution to combat all-inclusive ivory bans and legislation; Walker has early fundraising edge in Alaska governor's race; Mushers finish off Yukon Quest 2018; Alaska skiers Bjornsen and Randall to compete in four by five kilometer relay; Ravn begins flights between Bristol Bay and Anchorage; AK: Rising populations, threat of disease prompt renewed interest in bat research; 49 Voices: Yilli Ferati of Anchorage Listen now