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Anchorage Democratic Senator Bill Wielechowski wants the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation to defy Gov. Bill Walker’s veto roughly halving this year’s dividends. Listen now

Since 2008, the state has set aside a pot of money for renewable energy projects like small dams and wind turbines. Called the Renewable Energy Fund, the projects it's backed have replaced tens of millions of gallons of expensive diesel in communities from Skagway to Nome. Listen now

What killed the woolly mammoths on St. Paul Island? Thirst. For the first time, scientists have pinpointed the date — 5,600 years ago — and a likely cause of extinction. They believe the environmental changes that killed the animals mirror today’s climate changes. Listen now

State legislators who aren’t running for re-election have created openings drawing big spending ahead of the primary election next Tuesday. A quarter of all spending by legislative candidates has been in just three races for open seats. But it’s not clear whether those who’ve spent the most will be able to convert that into votes. Listen now

The national opioid epidemic gives no exception to rural Alaska. Later this year, the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, will release a report on substance abuse addiction and health. To prepare, the nation's top medical officer is meeting with health care providers around the country on ways to prevent or treat opioid addiction. He traveled last week to Napaskiak, a town of 500, located seven miles down the Kuskokwim river from Bethel.

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is running a multimillion-dollar campaign. But have you met the Republicans running against her? We tried. We found two undaunted optimists running on their shoestrings, and a third candidate who rebuffed our interview request on the grounds that he had too much to say.

What $5m? Murkowski’s Republican challengers aren’t deterred; logistical-support soldiers enabled Army to hold biggest Alaska training exercise in years; Alaska restaurant serving elk fined for calling it reindeer; Beaver float plane crashes near Mirror Lake, no fatalities; Petersburg fishermen make big catch - nearly 400-pound halibut; Set-netters get emergency opener; rural Alaska teachers gain cultural insight at fish camp; State Department to hear transboundary mine concerns; company makes a business out of playing in nature Listen now

There were no fatalities after a Dehavilland Beaver float plane crashed Monday afternoon on Mirror Lake south of Kokhanok . The Beaver had 6 passengers and 1 pilot onboard and was leaving the area after a day's fishing on Moraine Creek. Mitchell Gallo is a senior air safety investigator with the NTSB. Listen now

Girl Scouts of Alaska came to Petersburg last week to hold a weeklong day camp. Girls ages kindergarten through junior high participated in the events, many of which happened outdoors.

13 injured in RV crash on Richardson Highway; Delta power outage cancels and delays thousands of flights; replacing a legacy: running for Senate Seat J; Eagle River trap-shooter earns bronze in Rio; new report says 2015 was hottest year on record on Earth; 'And Soon I Heard a Roaring Wind' gives a natural history of wind; new nonprofit seeks awareness and housing for mentally ill; teen dies after raft overturns in Anchorage's Eagle River; Wrangell sewer mainline breaks, allowing 20,000 gallons of raw sewage into harbor; Kodiak Island Borough has highest rent in Alaska; whale sculpture arrives in Juneau, fins to come Tuesday Listen now