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A sewer mainline broke early Monday morning near Zimovia Highway, allowing about 20,000 gallons of raw sewage into Wrangell’s inner harbor. Listen now

A man living with mental illness has started an organization to advocate for the needs of other mentally ill people. He wants policymakers to hear from the mentally ill when considering issues that impact them. Listen now

Juneau’s 6-ton, 25-foot-tall whale statue has arrived. At least, the body has. Listen now

Students participating in Sitka Sound Science Center’s summer camp week, aptly named “Dem Bones,” recently finished assembling the skeleton of a California sea lion. The bones were cleaned and brought to Sitka by Dr. Shannon Atkinson of the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. A group of 12 students, ranging from 6th to 12th grade, spent the week learning about the bones and putting the skeleton back together.

A Petersburg project is one of the finalists in Sealaska’s Path to Prosperity contest. For the second year, Petersburg’s tribe is in the running for $40,000 to grow the business of making compost.

Alaska got a glowing report in a checkup from a top federal health care official. Though there are issues that need further treatment and support, communities showed a healthy dose of innovation in delivery and integration of care.

Shell returns to Unalaska; Surgeon General visits Palmer to discuss opioid epidemic; study finds that benefits equalize pay rates of state and private sector workers; BLM plan affects mining, subsistence and recreation; Sitka chef competes for national seafood crown; AK: YCC, introducing Alaskan kids to the Aleutians and careers with FWS; 49 Voices: Jovell Rennie of Anchorage Listen now

The Bureau of Land Management recently released a proposed plan for over 6 million acres of federal property in the eastern interior. Crafted over 8 years with user input, the management plan offers new resource development potential and environmental protections. Listen now

A Sitka chef has been chosen to compete in the 2016 Great American Seafood Cook-Off. On Saturday, Collette Nelson will battle chefs from across the country in front of a live TV audience in New Orleans. She is the owner and executive chef of the Mediterranean-inspired restaurant Ludvig’s Bistro in Sitka. Listen now

This week we're hearing from Jovell Rennie. Rennie is an Anchorage based photographer who was born in Trinidad and Tobago, but was raised in Alaska. Despite growing up in Anchorage, he never spent much time in the outdoors, until his passion for photography inspired him to start exploring what the state has to offer. Listen now