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Next month, Bethel could hold its first restaurant liquor license in decades. March 6 marks the final day Bethel City Council can protest the Fili’s Pizza liquor license application. The council rejected that action at Tuesday’s regularly scheduled meeting, its final meeting before the protest deadline.

Army wants airborne unit at JBER; lawmakers approve LIO study; House starts budget cutting; low-income seniors losing assistance; ferry sale on hold for now; Murkowski, Jewell joust; Aleknagik man in custody for stabbing wife; Calista announces record dividend; biologists meeting with walrus hunters; Walker proposes fishery tax increase; UAF makes efforts to combat failures in sexual assault cases Download Audio

Top Army officials gave their clearest statements yet that they might cancel or postpone the reduction of troops from Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson. Sen. Dan Sullivan calls the testimony important, but says efforts to preserve the 4-25th aren't a done deal. Download Audio

Officials say they've tried structuring the cuts to protect the most vulnerable seniors as budget cuts from last year trickle down. Download Audio

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough's unused ferry Susitna is approaching Seattle on the end of a tugboat's tow rope. The beleagured ship is close to being sold, but the Borough Assembly is holding off on approving more money for engine repairs. Download Audio

Calista Corporation recently announced their spring dividend for 2016 is a record $5.6 million. Shareholders will receive $4.23 per share, increased 11 percent from last year. Download Audio

A short film starring Toksook Bay high school student Byron Nicholai will air on ESPN’s SportsCenter next month. The film,‘I am Yup’ik’ was filmed in Bethel and Toksook Bay.

A legislative committee will hear a bill that would levy a personal income tax on Alaskans later than anticipated. The Senate Labor and Commerce Committee was to have heard the bill Tuesday afternoon, but testimony on another bill before the committee ran long.

An independent southern Southeast Alaska ferry system contributes about $50 million a year to the region’s economy. The Inter-Island Ferry Authority just released a report showing its impacts on tourism, seafood, health-care and other industries. The Inter-Island Ferry Authority, or IFA, has been sailing for about 15 years It runs between Hollis, on Prince of Wales Island, and Ketchikan. And it’s separate from the much larger Alaska Marine Highway System.

Calista Corp. is announcing a record dividend for shareholders of the regional Alaska Native corporation.