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Reported North Korean ICBM test could spell concerns for Alaska; Alaskans take Mt. Marathon top spots; No one injured after one vessel sinks, three beached in big overnight Nushagak fishery; Tulsequah Chief Mine controversy deepens as it courts new investors; Educators come together for annual National Education Association meeting; Eielson reminds pilots to not harass wildlife on training ranges; Unalaska is the nation's eagle attack capital. Why?; How scuba equipment fits into managing Southeast fisheries; A look into the workings of a Nushagak sport fishing camp Listen now

Alaska Native villages in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta are getting Federal funds to help improve energy efficiency. The effort is also a way for villages to start reducing energy costs. Listen now

The University of Alaska Fairbanks has begun a new, comprehensive ocean ecosystem study on the Bering and Chukchi Seas. Listen now

This week we're hearing from Adam Foutch, who lives in Anchorage. Listen now

A wildfire north of Delta Junction has reignited. The more than 8,000-acre South Fork Salcha Fire was started by lightning earlier this month in a remote area about 70 miles southeast of Fairbanks. Listen now

The University of Alaska’s Board of Regents unanimously agreed on a budget today, a week after the Legislature decided to cut university funding by about $8 million. That cut comes with a $3 million increase in the university’s costs. Listen now

The battle between killer whales and longline fishermen has been going on for decades in the Bering Sea. Pods of whales will follow boats and pick fish off their lines as they pull them in. Some commercial fishermen say the whales have become so persistent, they have changed fishing grounds to avoid them, but regulators may have a solution. Listen now

KSKA: Thursday, July 6th, at 2:00 p.m. Imagine sending your 8-year-old over an 80-foot jump on a motorcycle, seeing him crash, and then doing it again? During this show we’ll talk to a dad from Sutton who has done that, and is heading to a national motocross championship with his brave son, who we’ll also have in the studio. We’ll also learn about motocross here in Anchorage, where youth and adult races go on through the summer.LISTEN HERE

One side effect of the state's growing opioid and heroin problem is a massive increase diseases connected to drug injection, raising concerns about a potential tidal wave of healthcare costs facing Alaska. Listen now

U.S. Senate leaders postponed a vote on their health care reform bill, but Alaskans opposed to the bill aren't letting up. One Alaskan, a three-time cancer survivor, went to Washington to make his pitch directly. Listen now