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Alaska Native tribes sue the federal government over failed salmon runs. Plus, the state ferry system's new leader shares his priorities for the system.

Traveling Music Date: 11-24-19 Shonti Elder Format:  Tune Title               Performer / Composer               Album Title               Recording Company               Length See How Much I Love You Sylvia / Kent Robbins The Real Story Red Pony Records 3:50 Resilience Tamara McCoy / Raveyn...

It’s winter and I really needed to get out of my studio and find some color and yes, some texture. I love being a studio hermit but visiting with other artists is essential for continual artistic growth. Entering AK Starfish Co. is like skidding onto a painter’s palette. Read more.

In Alaska, patients must travel out of state for advanced infertility treatment. Fortunately, there are infertility services to bridge this gap and provide much needed evaluation and treatment options within the state.

In Alaska, the wilderness is also bear country. What type of bear deterrent should you carry? And what should you do if you encounter a bear?

Oil production in Alaska is expected to increase. Plus, the cost of electricity in rural Alaska could become even more expensive.

Last month, Ruth Botstein argued Alaska’s case at the Supreme Court. This month she was fired.; Napakiak seeks outside funding to alleviate erosion; State and police investigating accident that led to North Slope worker’s death; Arctic Report Card: 2018 was the Arctic’s second-warmest year on record; Dutch Harbor remains nation's top port for 21st consecutive year; Republicans choose candidates for Alaska House seat; How pertinent are tsunami warnings to Anchorage?; New warm ocean Blob could affect Southeast winter weather, fisheries; Mushers prepare for 40th annual Kuskokwim 300 race; Despite past medical issues, Lance Mackey still eager to run Iditarod

The United States and China are major trade partners, but current economic tensions between the two countries could have far-reaching affects. Erin Ennis, Senior Vice President of the US-China Business Council spoke at the Alaska World Affairs Council about what these trade issues might mean for Alaska. Thanks for listening!

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

Today, we meet a rainbow trout with an unbelievable appetite. Mark Lisac is a fish biologist at the Togiak Refuge, and just a few weeks ago he and group of his colleagues were catching rainbow trout for a tracking project. “I can’t say for certain that I’ve ever seen a well preserved shrew in a stomach analysis,” Lisac says.  Let alone 19 of them. Read more.

Learning to run an effective and efficient charitable organization does not happen overnight. As previously relied upon funding streams disappear, it’s imperative the nonprofit community finds innovative and sustainable ways to continue providing our much needed and relied upon services. For many of us, writing a grant for $3,000 dollars isn’t worth the effort. Read more.

The deafening roar came seconds before the shaking. Gathering speed, the sound became a runaway freight train, bearing down on anyone in its path. The world started to shake brutally, and as the expression goes, all hell broke loose. Read more.

Oil industry prepares to fight to keep tax credits alive in 2017; UPDATE: Aleutian volcano erupts; AK State Troopers say cuts may force them out of urban areas; Outdoor rec area at Goose Creek might violate constitutional rights; Alaska, British Columbia detail transboundary mine pact; Murkowski, Sullivan support Russian election meddling probe; Sullivan finds traction, moves up in Senate Listen Now