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Traveling MusicShonti Elder9-20-15 Format:Song Title Artist / ComposerCD TitleLabelDuration HallowellKristin Andreassen, Ruth Ungar, Aoife O'Donovan /…

DOT Northern Region Spokesperson Meadow Bailey estimates the project is about 80 percent finished, with about 6 miles left to go before the road reaches the south bank of the Yukon across from Tanana.Download Audio

Two new affordable housing complexes are opening in Anchorage this fall. Tenants have already started moving into the 18-unit Susitna Square in East Anchorage. But building the developments required creative financing to make it possible.Download Audio

The number of Alaskans behind bars continues to rapidly expand. But that growth isn't across the board.

Last week the president visited Alaska, and so did the White House science advisor, Dr. John Holdren. Holdren painted a sobering picture of climate change in the north during his speech at the State Department’s GLACIER conference in Anchorage. But before GLACIER got underway, Holdren had a briefing with a handful of Alaska scientists. Two of them join us on Alaska Edition this week. KSKA: Friday, Sept. 11, at 2:00 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 12, at 6:00 p.m.KAKM: Friday, Sept. 11, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 12, at 6:00 p.m.Download Audio:

Judge rules against road between King Cove, Cold Bay; More downsizing on the horizon for UA; UAA's College of Engineering moves into its new digs; Shots fired in chase, stand-off with Troopers near Fairbanks; State won't back voter-backed school bonds in Bristol Bay, Anchorage; 'What the pink!?' Has breast cancer activism veered off course?; In Hydaburg, sea otter pelt craft is a budding cottage industry; Valdez ski advocate dies in ATV crash; Run, zipline, signal fires mark J'eet's ChallengeDownload Audio

The process of downsizing the University of Alaska continues. Decreased state tax revenue because of low crude oil prices has resulted in less money for the university and there’s no sign of that changing. The focus of the university’s reorganization is shifting.Download Audio

Sea otters have the thickest fur of any mammal, which makes it a valuable commodity. But there are strict regulations surrounding how to market that fur. Coastal Alaska Natives have the right to sell just the pelts, but only to each other. Non-Natives cannot legally buy pelts, but they can purchase sea otter handicraft. On a recent rainy evening in Hydaburg, local Natives gathered for a sea otter sewing class to expand their marketing potential.Download Audio

Valdez residents are mourning the loss of an individual who not only helped put Valdez on the map as a top destination for backcountry skiers, but also continually gave to the community, making it a better place to live.Download Audio

For the first time last month, Hoonah hosted an 8.3-mile footrace called J’eet’s Challenge. The course begins near sea level, runs through town and then up a mountain to the finish line. The race winners lit mountaintop signal fires, echoing events from a Tlingit story. From there, runners hopped into harnesses and ziplined back down to Icy Strait Point, which is Huna Totem Corp.’s salmon cannery turned tourist attraction.Download Audio