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Marijuana industry advocates criticize slowness of regulation; Flint Water Resources bill likely to spill over into rural Alaska; State Natural Resources department hires new oil and gas overseer; dead body discovered in Unalaska Creek; Lullaby Project connects mothers to their kids through prison walls; Homer tourism reaches all-time high; one Skagway Assembly seat may be vacant soon, but won’t be on election ballot; Petersburg opposes Mental Health logging plan; U.S.-Canada trade deal creating uncertainty in Southeast timber market

A large crowd of Anchorage residents gathered in a popular park that recently saw a double murder to question the mayor and police chief about crime.

Joe Miller files to run for Lisa Murkowski's Senate seat as Libertarian; Westlake still leading Nageak as District 40 votes are certified; NOAA announces some Alaska whales no longer endangered; tanker trailer goes off the road near Fairbanks and leaks fuel, cleanup ensues; past crime rates give perspective on lower juvenile detention numbers; licensed child care availability up 21% in Juneau; Gone glacier: fashion magazine depicts Mendenhall melt too soon; another record high harvest of Yukon coho; BIA aids Togiak couples with moving into HUD homes Listen now

Should the Permanent Fund invest in oil tax credits?; Alaska Legislature shutters offices on Friday afternoons; Homer residents respond to proposed drilling; plan expands rural cell, broadband service; One People Canoe Society to paddle for Standing Rock Tribe to protest controversial pipeline; Anchorage professor bets on bio-insulation made from mushrooms; Homer Fire gets boost through remodel, grants; AK: Marine mammal camp nurtures budding scientists; 49 Voices: Will Schlimgen of Eagle River Listen now

No survivors in mid-air plane collision north of Russian Mission; marijuana social clubs are illegal, attorney general says; Alaska GOP chair suggests new election for state House seat; following robbery and assault, Fairbanks man fatally shot by police; heroin laced with fentanyl in Dillingham too, says Bristol Bay law enforcement; federal money for water and sewer systems floods the Delta, but more is needed; Bethel family clinic breaks ground for new facility; as summer ends, daily high temperature records fall around the state; Fairbanks North Star Borough first to be certified Storm Ready; Assembly seeks help for Denali wolves Listen now

Westlake leads Nageak as DOE works to resolve District 40 election; should Alaskans fear diseases frozen in the permafrost?; Search for missing Chena hiker ends in success; Alaska Native elder and leader dies at age 77; Anchorage police ID 2nd man found dead in park; Forest service gives go ahead for Kuiu Island timber sale; leaf-mining bug infestation leaving birch leaves brown across the state; Crystal Serenity brought tourists, but little profit for Nome businesses; AT&T donates $750K to help Anchorage high school graduates; researchers combine science and traditional food preparation; ice-Age salmon harvests Listen now

District 40 election results under scrutiny from legislators; grid referee could ensure cheaper electricity for Alaska’s Railbelt; Young updating filings to reflect farm stake, lease income; search continues for missing hiker by Chena Hot Springs; two men found dead at Valley of the Moon park, police say homicide; new Attorney General Lindemuth speaks on tribal land trust status; odd housing market in Wrangell puts the squeeze on WMC’s recruitment; mineral exploration near Haines given green light to expand Listen now

Disaster declaration issued as Matanuska River threatens Butte; Juneau Assembly passes long-awaited equal rights ordinance; Kenai Assembly considers moment of silence after Satanic prayer, protest, counter-protest; cruise-ship evacuation exercise begins as luxury liner prepares for Arctic Ocean transit; NASA keeps watch of shrinking Arctic ice; low sea ice and warm water to drive autumn weather; Anchorage police release name of man found dead on road; Q&A: Rep. Muñoz sought lenient sentences for convicted child abusers, Empire reports

Voters in one village were allowed to cast ballots in both primaries; Sitka brown bear mauling victim medevaced to Sitkoh Bay; Department of Defense strives to provide better, smarter military healthcare; is the Arctic ready for the Crystal Serenity?; 2 bank robbery suspects arrested at Anchorage airport; Denali bus employs hybrid technology; AK: Knowing the unknown; 49 Voices: Omega Smith of Anchorage

District 38 has only precinct with no results from Primary election; Shishmaref community votes to relocate; Fire Island Wind sees expansion on the horizon; Wilson upsets Gattis for state Senate seat; Alaska Aerospace Corporation launches into new period on island; proposed Naval training causes concern; El Nino is out. Will La Nina follow?; a weather forecaster returns to Sitka’s slide: ‘We were snakebit’ Listen now

Several incumbents ejected from Legislature in what was Alaska's lowest Primary turnout ever; in race for North Slope House seat, difference in votes is a handful; no surprises in U.S. House and Senate primaries; District 6's Talerico-Smith primary proves to be civil, if not friendly; cleaner electricity for Peninsula village to arrive by way of Anchorage; as wildfires blaze, Southeast glaciers could be feeling the melt; Quinhagak responds to a series of apparent heroin overdoses; Alaskan long jumper misses qualifying in Rio Olympics; Eagle River couple plans vast adventure in wooden plane Listen now

Alaskans cast Primary ballots at regular polling spots, also airports; what’s causing Anchorage’s wave of homicides?; Ketchikan youth detention facility to close Sept. 15; on the scene with the Crystal Serenity; petition sent to Walker asking for predator control reform; at DNR, new leader tackles ‘maze’ of oil and gas development on federal land; Coast Guard suspends search for missing fisherman, Arnold Skeek; LGBTQ history bus tour highlights changing acceptance in Anchorage Listen now

State drops appeal of tribal land into trust regulation; man dies at Wildwood Correctional Complex; Walker’s new oil and gas advisor wants to put some “grit” in the system; Bernie looks beyond Bungalow to DC; Justice Sotomayor speaks at UAF; with Handy leaving, Alaska to get new top general; Alaska Miners Association to protest BLM plan for Eastern Interior; Anchorage logs warmest month on record; Dillingham takes part in spill drill Listen now

Stock turns in signatures to challenge Murkowski; Rep. Reinbold reimburses state for per-diem payments earned on vacation; signs, cash, puppies: competing strategies in state's most expensive primary; affordable housing for seniors opens in East Anchorage; state fund for renewable power falls prey to budget woes; why students and scientists spend summer on ice; AK: The simple (subsistence) life; 49 Voices: Elissa Brown of Anchorage Listen now

Walker faces possible legal opposition for PFD cuts; Dem US senate race: Boyish professor against corruption hunter; party infighting shadows House 9 race; closing down homeless camps creating short-term problems, long-term solutions; driver In June Atka crash arrested; what killed St. Paul’s woolly mammoths? Listen now

What $5m? Murkowski’s Republican challengers aren’t deterred; logistical-support soldiers enabled Army to hold biggest Alaska training exercise in years; Alaska restaurant serving elk fined for calling it reindeer; Beaver float plane crashes near Mirror Lake, no fatalities; Petersburg fishermen make big catch - nearly 400-pound halibut; Set-netters get emergency opener; rural Alaska teachers gain cultural insight at fish camp; State Department to hear transboundary mine concerns; company makes a business out of playing in nature Listen now

13 injured in RV crash on Richardson Highway; Delta power outage cancels and delays thousands of flights; replacing a legacy: running for Senate Seat J; Eagle River trap-shooter earns bronze in Rio; new report says 2015 was hottest year on record on Earth; 'And Soon I Heard a Roaring Wind' gives a natural history of wind; new nonprofit seeks awareness and housing for mentally ill; teen dies after raft overturns in Anchorage's Eagle River; Wrangell sewer mainline breaks, allowing 20,000 gallons of raw sewage into harbor; Kodiak Island Borough has highest rent in Alaska; whale sculpture arrives in Juneau, fins to come Tuesday Listen now

Shell returns to Unalaska; Surgeon General visits Palmer to discuss opioid epidemic; study finds that benefits equalize pay rates of state and private sector workers; BLM plan affects mining, subsistence and recreation; Sitka chef competes for national seafood crown; AK: YCC, introducing Alaskan kids to the Aleutians and careers with FWS; 49 Voices: Jovell Rennie of Anchorage Listen now

Walker appoints Arctic policy advisor for D.C. office; majority Republicans worry about possible bipartisan coalition; BLM to review new ConocoPhillips project in Petroleum Reserve; Banner Helath suffers cyber attack potentially affecting millions; bringing UA under single accreditation not viable option, study finds; bill would speed Tongass-Mental Health Trust land trade; lower 48 wildfires cause Alaska firefighters to head over and help; EPA under pressure from air quality advocates in Fairbanks to address air pollution; attorneys argue for listing bearded seals as threatened; fall Yukon chum run starts stronger than anticipated; Kombi Life shows two partners traveling from South America to Alaska Listen now