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Alaska lawmakers consider how federal relief funds will affect PFD payments this year. And, Anchorage sees an uptick in COVID cases. Plus, how one Anchorage city block has been transformed by the pandemic.

A special election candidate loans hundreds of thousands of dollars to his campaign. Also, foster children get support in their lawsuit over the state using their social security benefits. The Anchorage Assembly wants answers from the mayor about working conditions at the library.

KSKA: Thursday, Sept. 08, at 2:00 p.m. The Yukon River, almost 2000 miles long, is a great place to explore in a canoe or raft. On our next show, we’ll be covering river floats from Whitehorse to Dawson City, down to Eagle, onward to Circle, and down to the Dalton Highway Bridge. We’ll also be learning about the Yukon Charley Rivers National Preserve, an unusual national park unit that spans more than 100 miles of the river, with the nature and history that’s found there. LISTEN NOW

What do we know about race-related health disparities in the pandemic? And, Shipping company Matson agrees to deliver food for free to food banks in Alaska. Plus, a social media campaign brings donated dog food to Yukon River mushers.

Alaska Beer Broads is an all-female, Alaska-based group consisting of beer enthusiasts from all over the state who connect and meet up at beer events to support local businesses and talk beer. D’Lany Nichols is their creator, and between podcasting, event coordination, taste tasting and leading the group, she always has her toes dipped into the local scene, expanding her expertise and celebrating the established culture.

Today we’re making heroes. Heather Cavanaugh oversees the Summer of Heroes program, a partnership with ACS and the Boys and Girls Club. The program nominates and awards Alaskan youths for their outstanding community service. Winners of the award will receive a $1500 scholarship, as well as invitations to special events and recognition ceremonies. Read more.

Alaskans weigh in on this year's smaller dividend check. State calls truce in Prudoe Bay dispute. After 42 hours, barricade suspect found dead in home. Courts sides with UCIDA on Cook Inlet Salmon Management. Anchorage expecting 24M budget shortfall from drop in state funds. Parole violation sends banished man back to jail. Travel fair brings PFD deals under one roof.

When he started his first international business, Tyler Arnold's business partners had no idea he was only in high school, answering their emails from his Blackberry in the back of their class. He’s not even 20 years old, but he is already making his mark on the international business scene. KAKM: Sunday, 5/27 at 6:30pm and Wednesday, 5/30 at 10:00pm KSKA: Thursday, May 31 at 1:00pm

The report says mines are allowing day traders and Canadian taxpayers to assume most of the financial risk, while a much smaller group of shareholders reaps the rewards.

A new report spotlights problems in the state's Adult Protective Services. Plus, A climatologist puts last year's weather into perspective.

What’s big and green, weighs 8 tons, and is shaped like a Kleenex half-pulled from the box? Nimbus, of course. The polarizing and controversial sculpture recently returned to the Father Andrew P. Kashevaroff State Library, Archives, and Museum that’s under construction in downtown Juneau, after a 38-year history that included the piece’s provocation, banishment and eventual resurrection. Download Audio:

A remote Alaska community grapples with the aftermath of the first polar bear attack in three decades. Plus, Senator Dan Sullivan addresses the commercial fishing trade show in Kodiak.