After ending trade talks in DC with an agreement to buy, China finds Alaska looking to sell
China’s top economic adviser returned from a week of trade talks in Washington, D.C. to find Alaska on his doorstep in Beijing.
Alaska AG joins effort to stiffen penalties for drug companies
Lindemuth joins 37 other attorneys general asking senators for higher fines and continued funding connected to the opioid crisis. Listen now
Trump admin sets crosshairs on Park Service predator rule
The Trump administration is trying to erase another part of President Obama's environmental legacy in Alaska: It wants to roll back a National Park Service ban on several controversial methods of killing bears and wolves. Listen now
Federal designation puts Alaska in touch with millions to fight drug-trafficking
Alaska is the last state to get the "high-intensity drug-trafficking" designation, which allows access to a total nationwide funding pool of $250 million. Public safety officials say the money will help facilitate collaboration between federal, state and local law enforcement. Listen now
Late bill amendment allows distillery cocktails to continue
The Alaska Legislature gave distilleries the green light to continue serving cocktails last week. Listen now
Young squeaks Roadless Rule exemption into agriculture bill
It took some doing, but Rep. Don Young squeezed the House for votes Thursday night and got an amendment into the Agriculture bill to exempt Alaska forests from the Roadless Rule. It was a feat that played out on the House floor like political cinema. Listen now
State has started delaying Medicaid payments to some hospitals
The state budget includes $20 million less for Medicaid than state officials say they’ll need. That’s to cover services provided through June 30. Listen now
Murkowski cites rural Alaska in ‘net neutrality’ vote with Dems
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski joined two other Republicans who broke GOP ranks to vote with Democrats on Wednesday in an effort to protect an Obama-era rule on "net neutrality." Listen now
State attorney general wants to give more criminal justice options to tribes
The state is taking steps to expand the criminal justice authority of Alaska Native tribes. Listen now
With Pruitt, Murkowski chides without charring
Sen. Murkowski did not ask confrontational questions of the embattled EPA administrator, but she did not leap to Pruitt's defense, either. Listen now
Anchorage emergency rooms can’t handle number of patients needing psychiatric care
Emergency rooms in Anchorage hospitals cannot keep up with the numbers of patients needing psychiatric care. It's a problem that's pushing people experiencing acute mental crises into more traditional ER's, overburdening staff, delaying care to other patients, and straining an already thin system. Listen now
Alaska spent millions. So why is this historic building still a wreck?
The Jesse Lee Home is a nearly century-old former children's home and the birthplace of the Alaska state flag. The nonprofit Friends of the Jesse Lee Home had millions in grants and more than a decade to fix it up, but they now say time is running out. The problem, according to state officials, is that the group mismanaged state funds. Now the Jesse Lee Home is closer than ever to being demolished. Listen now
In murder of ‘all-American’ Palmer teen, first alleged accomplice goes on trial
Prosecutors say Erick Almandinger, 18, was part of a small group of teenage accomplices in David Grunwald's beating, kidnapping and execution. Almandinger's attorney says it's true his client failed to stop the others, but that he isn't guilty of murder. Listen now
Firefighters mop up 250-acre wildfire in Delta
Firefighters mopped up the remains of a 250-acre wildfire Sunday that busted out two days earlier in a largely residential area near Delta Junction. Listen now
Legislature passes state budget before adjourning
There would be $5.4 billion spent on the part of the operating budget the Legislature focuses on. It’s $433 million higher than the current budget. Listen now
Firefighters battle residential blaze in Delta Junction
Firefighters from around the Interior are battling a 30-acre wildfire by a residential area in Delta Junction this afternoon. Listen now
Emergency Alert System sends test warning
An emergency tsunami warning alert that went out over the air was just a test. Listen now
Senate votes to end mandatory release of low- and moderate-risk defendants
Under the Senate’s amendment, judges would be able to order bail for all defendants. The change isn’t final; it’s up to the House to accept or reject, possibly sending it to conference committee. Listen now
Alaska LNG project president says he’s done ‘preaching to the non-believers’
The president of the state-owned Alaska Gasline Development Corporation says he's no longer bothering to convince skeptics that the project is real, and it's moving forward. Listen now
Senate seeks to revive Juneau Access and Knik Arm projects through capital budget
The Senate’s capital budget also doesn’t include Medicaid funding that state officials say is needed by next week to pay health care providers. Listen now