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Seismologist: Quake's Depth Helped Minimize Damage; Quake Shakes Anchorage-ites and Visitors Alike; Poll Shows Sullivan With An Edge; State To Defend Merged Gubernatorial Ticket; US Jets Scramble to Meet Russian Aircraft Near Alaska Airspace; Landslide Destroys Restoration Projects Near Sitka; College Student Wants To Make Voting Easier For Cellphone-Using Peers; Juneau Police Officer Takes on Justice ReformDownload Audio:

Preliminary reports of damage around Talkeetna, near the earthquake's epicenter, are minimal. Some residents and businesses reported that items had fallen off of shelves and broken, but no serious structural damage was reported as of Thursday afternoon.

A 6.24 earthquake rocked Southcentral Alaska shortly before 10 a.m. this morning. No significant damage has been reported as yet, though it knocked ceiling tiles down and shook merchandise off store shelves.

Meyers Farm in Bethel recently shipped about 500 pounds of vegetables to the Cordova School District. The order was made possible through a program that reimburses Alaska school districts that buy food grown in state.Download Audio:

If you’re 65 or older, you don’t have to pay Petersburg’s 6 percent sales tax. Municipal Finance Director Jody Tow says that means local government is losing out on a lot of money.Listen now:

Traveling MusicShonti Elder9-28-14 Format:Song Title Artist / ComposerCD TitleLabelDuration Pretty Good Day So FarMike Truax / Louden Wainwright…

A bill that will exempt tribes from taxation on social welfare programs has made its way through Congress and is awaiting the president’s signature. The bill was introduced in response to the Internal Revenue Service’s increased auditing of tribes over the last few years and is part of a national initiative to give tribes the same tax status as local and state governments.Listen now:

The National Snow and Ice Data Center this week announced Arctic sea ice reached its minimum extent on September 17th. It’s the sixth lowest sea ice extent since scientists began keeping records back in 1979.Download Audio:

Murkowski Backs Sullivan in TV Spot; Tribes Advance Self-Governance Initiative with Tax Bill; Wasilla Disability Clinic Owner Charged With Medicaid Fraud; Arctic Sea Ice Hits Minimum Extent, 6th Lowest on Record; Anchorage - A Climate Refuge?; Jurors Reach Mixed Verdict in Unalaska Homicide Trial; As Students Turn 18, Some Have Real Questions for Political Candidates; Art is Big Business in Southeast; Banned Books Week: ‘Captain Underpants’ Tops List Filled With Literary ClassicsDownload Audio:

Sunday marked the beginning of banned books week, and Loussac Librarian Stacia McGourty says this week is a huge deal for her profession.Download Audio