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Murkowski, Sullivan split as immigration reform mires in Senate; Senate appointee drops out after controversial Facebook comments scrutinized; Mallott lambasts Juneau’s annexation bid; Air Force completes another round of cold-weather tests on F-35s at Eielson; Juneau Assembly approves 24-hour anchor rule; Unalaskans want to follow other Alaska communities by banning plastic bags; Kenai Borough may ask tax payers to help pay for a new Kachemak Selo school; Meet Utqiaġvik’s Arctic Youth Ambassador, Eben Hopson; Anchorage skier Scott Patterson exceeding his Olympic expectations Listen now

Senate Republicans reject Walker’s Senate pick, Kowalke; Seavey attorney: Report shows musher didn't drug dogs; To get good credit, Alaska’s fishing towns may have to factor in climate change; Unalaska pays thousands to sink already sunk boat; Panel to ensure inclusion, diversity, equity, accessibility for all UAF workers, students; Training accident ends Anchorage snowboarder Mancari's Olympics; Sadie Bjornsen is "knocking on the door" of an Olympic medal; Two lives that came together at the top of the world Listen now

Republican senators request local party suggestion to fill vacancy; New EPA head for Alaska talks Pebble, budget cuts and climate change; Ouch! 5 ways Trump's budget could pinch Alaska; House bill will need Senate rewrite to fund schools early; Eighteen months after backing Westlake and Fansler, Democrats look toward future; Allen Moore wins 2018 Yukon Quest; Alaska sprinters don't make the cut in PyeongChang; Ask a Climatologist: Winter weather makes a comeback at the Winter Olympics; A good sign for Native artist after Etsy relists his sea otter crafts Listen now

Trump infrastructure plan has rural money, but can Alaska have some?; Kowalke senate appointment receives pushback from fellow Republicans; Another year, another round of proposed Trump cuts for marine mammal programs; Gold Star in the Chugach: Iraq vet honors survivors; Petersburg teens charged for harassing deer; North Pole man illegally shoots wolf off Parks Highway; Washington State looks to follow Alaska's lead in prohibiting salmon farming; Moore maintains Quest lead heading into Braeburn; Fairbanks skier takes to snow in Olympic Games; "The Price Is Right" will pay shipping costs from Lower 48 after all; Now that the blob is over, scientists are eager to assess its impact Listen now

Walker picks Mat-Su Assembly member Kowalke for state Senate; More layoffs announced at Prudhoe Bay; Ben Anderson-Agimuk resigns from legislative position; Alaska sends a record-breaking number of athletes to the Olympics; International “range states” meet to discuss polar bear conservation; Iditarod mushers demand board president resignation, don't get it; As Yukon Quest enters second half, two more racers drop out; AK: UAA's Earthquake '64 brings historic disaster to the stage; 49 Voices: Hannah Dorough of Anchorage Listen now

Murkowski says Pruitt's Pebble decision surprised her; New federal report looks at wildlife in a changing ANWR; Inupiat leaders say offshore drilling proposal ‘ignored’ local concerns; Alaska House passes early school budget bill, but leaves the funding out; Walker: ‘Why is Juneau not the Switzerland of Alaska from a financial standpoint?’; Anchorage Chamber of Commerce against initiative to regulate bathrooms; Wasilla man convicted in first-ever killing of trooper dog; Nome deep-draft port back on the table; Moore extends Quest lead as he arrives in Dawson; New science textbooks could bring students closer to science behind climate change Listen now

Alaska prosecutors make case for rebuilding amid soaring caseloads; Bristol Bay residents weigh in on EPA Pebble reversal; Chief Justice Stowers says courts will examine sex harassment policies; 25-year-old Bethel man picked to lead replacement of state Rep. Fansler; Women's cross-country ski team eyes first Olympic medal; Temperatures drop as Quest mushers race to Dawson; Juneau Assembly to intervene over AEL&P purchase; Invasive species haven’t made the Bering Sea their home… yet; Endangered orcas are starving. Should we start feeding them? Listen now

ACA repeal bill now peppered with Alaska money to draw Murkowski; Valdez spill response continues as Alyeska investigates cause; 60 Alaska Guardsmen deploying to fight ISIS; How much could electric vehicles put the brakes on Alaska’s oil economy?; Unwanted Unalaska fishing nets find second life in Denmark; 2018 Alaska Teacher of the Year nominee: Ben Walker; Changing the way you think to stay out of prison Listen now

The Alaska impact of ACA repeal bill? Depends where you look; Gov. Walker cites uncertainty over funding in opposing ACA repeal; Gov. Walker pitches 1.5 percent income tax with a limit; Should independents be able to run in a Democratic primary?; The Mayor of Anchorage addresses concern over crime and safety; Lawsuit seeks to allow non-Alaska residents to gather signatures for state ballot initiatives; AK: $15,000 and 2,000 miles later, Kotzebue High volleyball players show Sitka their skills; 49 Voices: Jay Stange of Anchorage Listen now

VP Pence calls in to Anchorage talk radio; Significant layoffs hit ADN, with more changes ahead; New Hilcorp contract pushes Interior Energy Project along; Commercial pot growers paid GVEA more than $500,000 over the past year; Flood watch for Kenai River drainage as dammed lake releases; Spill reported at Valdez Marine Terminal; Ft. Wainwright soldier charged with assaulting infant son; Budget glitch could leave ferries without funding; Alaska could become climate change refuge for tropical fish; Sitka hatchery’s chum run funds improvements; Juneau’s Housing First prepares to open its doors; Gambell’s new health clinic now open to patients Listen now

Interior official says Trump administration has the ‘guts’ to allow oil exploration in ANWR; 'Vote no': Left takes to TV and sky to reach Murkowski; Unsecured database discovered with information from about 600,000 Alaska voters; Fairbanks in a financial jam as state support declines; Amid evolving Afghan mission, Alaska soldiers ready to deploy; Arctic nations tour microgrids, exchange green energy knowledge; La Niña Watch triggered, could affect Alaska winter temparatures; Ask a Climatologist: The fall color formula is pretty simple; Crystal Serenity won't return to Nome for years, if ever Listen now

Seismic work in ANWR: Can they do that?; Watchdog group scrutinizes rough-weather training for new tanker escorts in Prince William Sound; PFD announcement fanfare is gone, as dividends are cut in half; Wildfires pop up near Chisana and Tanana; Critical drugs in short supply for AFD and hospitals; Alaska Eskimo group seeks hike in whaling harvest quotas; Dog training provides prisoners lessons that people can't; Family returns to Kodiak after 10 years sailing around the world Listen now

Walker to add crime bill to October special session; How more communities can follow Kodiak's renewable energy model; Former Alaska first lady passes, remembered as "frank and friendly"; Trump administration moves to lift ban on oil assessment in ANWR; PFD amount announced: $1,100; UAV industry reps discuss the vehicles' future in Fairbanks; Two killed in highway accident near North Pole; Alaska regulators to revisit onsite marijuana use proposal; On-site pot consumption resolution voted down in Fairbanks Assembly; AK: At Katmai’s Brooks Camp, tourists and bears mingle mostly carefree; 49 Voices: Jody Dillon of Anchorage Listen now

Lawmaker seeks audit of village public safety officers; Seeking investment, Alaska goes open source with oil & gas data; GOP shakeup marks Alaska governor's race; 3 die in shooting at Alaska precious metals shop; Can an Anchorage start-up lure renewable energy investors to rural Alaska?; NTSB releases preliminary report of investigation into Juneau-area commuter flight accident; Proposed public intoxication ban fails in Nome; Ask a Climatologist: Summer sea ice minimum near record low again; Can a Southeast mine battle lead to a trade war? Listen now

Alaska airborne/infantry unit begins Afghanistan deployment; New EPA vetting adds uncertainty for Alaska grants worth millions; 24 arrested in Bethel bootlegging ring; Uncle names girls killed in Butte fire, says trailer needed repairs; Rep. Young apologizes for his 'offending words' on House floor; Walker ‘doubtful’ he will ask legislature for more funding for gas line; That Atlantic salmon farm was on its last legs — and Washington state knew it; NOAA Fisheries hosts first citizen beluga count this weekend; AK: Archaeologists shed light on Tlingit culture near Petersburg, before Europeans; 49 Voices: Carlos Godfrey of Anchorage Listen now

Five kids dead in Butte trailer home fire; Alaskan says he'll build consensus in Interior post; Sheldon Fisher selected as state Department of Revenue Commissioner; Alaska hatches plan for vast road network across the Arctic; Alaskan firefighters dispatched to battle blazes in Montana; Community members and archaeologists race against time at Nunalleq; Building community fish harvest monitors to create "change on the Kusko"; Ask a Climatologist: Fairbanks records early first freeze Listen now

Senators aim for ACA fixes, Murkowski-style; Walker joins other governors in seeking federal health insurance outreach; Illegal pot, heroin and opium among drugs seized most by Anchorage police; How Alaska seismologists detected North Korea's nuke test; Repairs on stretch of Dalton Highway damaged by flooding nearly done; next project: paving; Historic Alaska newspapers are being posted online; One man’s quest to find Glacier Bay’s ecological Holy Grail; The melancholy Juneau summer of blue ice Listen now

Federal Appeals court throws out one convictions of former Fairbanks militia leader Schaeffer Cox; Health Care Authority could save state government millions of dollars; Alaska Soldiers to deploy to Afghanistan; Investigators drop inquiry dropped in Zinke calls to Alaska Senators; Sitka Coast Guard members deploy to Texas; St Paul ramps up reindeer program to improve food security; Mat Su fish meeting causes tension for Cook Inlet commercial and sport fishing; The second lives of eagles;

Appeals Court: FCC right in denying Dish-Doyon bidding discounts; Alaska Democrats seek chance for independents to run in party primaries; In Aniak, community works to recover after shooting spree; Judge rejects Sarah Palin lawsuit against The New York Times; Summit emphasizes how people in recovery are fighting Alaska's opioid epidemic; Building burns north of Grayling, investigation underway; Alaska National Guard members helping with Harvey rescues; Ask a Climatologist: The mind boggling rain of tropical storm Harvey; Goliath of gourds: 1,231-pound pumpkin breaks records at Alaska State Fair; Bristol Bay wrapping up unexpectedly good fall silver fishery Listen now

Violent crime spree leaves one dead, another wounded; two inmates that escaped Bethel's jail have been recaptured; The state of Alaska is considering whether it should sue the manufacturers of powerful painkillers; Hurricane, now tropical storm Harvey won't affect Alaska oil prices; One in seven Alaskans are food insecure, the SNAP program helps them; traveling to Sleetmute where two women run a fishwheel; Climate change is affecting Kodiak bears relationship with an important food source, berries; "Lineage: Tlingit Art Across Generations" premieres tomorrow night (Tuesday 8/29) on 360 North.