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In Alaska stop, Vice President gets refuel and military briefing; Crude spill at Valdez Terminal under investigation; Borough mayor on new potential development coming to the North Slope; Lt. Governor Mallot and Sen. Sullivan talk transboundary mining with Canadian officials; After years shut, a rural tannery re-opens for business; Distillery cocktail debate continues after weekend hearing on House Bill 269; WCA gets $600,000 to upgrade native homes in Wrangell; Ice Alaska board cancels alternate ice-carving event, plans 2019 World Ice Art Championship; Yukon Quest mushers race through Circle checkpoint Listen now

Vice President Mike Pence visited Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage on Monday before continuing on to Japan and South Korea. He's part of a U.S. delegation that will attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in South Korea this Friday. Listen now

For the first time in 29 years, Ice Alaska will not be hosting an ice-carving event. The nonprofit’s board of directors made it official Wednesday by canceling plans for a smaller youth carving event the organization had hoped to stage in March. The organization will instead focus on bringing back the World Ice Art Championships next year. Listen now

Here’s the Saturday February, 3rd 2017 edition of Midnight Sun Jazz, with host Ed Ulman.

Alaskans know about the 7.9 earthquake that shook the state Jan. 23, but just how did the scientists figure out the exact location of the quake — as they do for tremors around the world. What is the process for sharing that information? And, should major disaster strike, how could the federal government step in to help Alaskans recover? LISTEN HERE

Amid assault allegations, Rep. Zach Fansler resigns; Two lawsuits challenge NPR-A lease sale; While residents oppose Donlin’s waste plans, industry groups and Native corporations voice support; Andeavor buys Kenai Liquefied Natural Gas Facility; In rural Alaska, looking inside the home to reduce energy costs; Boeing receives defense contract to expand missile defense at Fort Greely; Yukon Quest kicks off tomorrow; AK: When homelessness is around the corner, even the helpers can become helpless; 49 Voices: Carolina Vidal of Anchorage Listen now

A batch of new energy assessors, who live in Southeast villages, are being trained to spot areas that could be more efficient. Listen now

KSKA: Thursday, Feb. 1, at 2:00 & 8:00 p.m. The winter Olympics are here, and Alaska is sending the most athletes ever. Half the nordic ski team is from Alaska, and six of those skiers are going with their siblings. We’ll talk with America’s top skiing siblings, Erik and Sadie Bjornsen, and their mom, Mary, and I’ll have Rosie Brennan and her mother, and Rose Mancari’s mother, too.LISTEN HERE

District 38 Representative Zach Fansler has resigned. Listen now

Most of this cost — $92 million — is from Medicaid. Legislature is funding Medicaid at a lower level than state officials projected costs would run. On top of that, those projections were too low. Officials say more people enrolled in Medicaid due to the recession. Listen now