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Defense bills clear US Senate with Alaska projects; Feds take comment on Hilcorp's offshore Liberty project; Juneau educator named 2016 Teacher of the Year; Complaint alleges campaign disclosure violations; US marshals join search for Bethel officer accused of misconduct; Troopers to review controversial Sitka arrest; KMXT radio sues Kodiak for documents in police brutality case; KSM mine developers say they've struck more gold; Homerites pitch camp to bring attention to homelessness; Petersburg hatchery equipped with better technology for raising salmon; Woody, top draw at Seward aquarium, dies at 22; Sitka skate park lures young asphalt surfers alongside older delinquents; Haines ski manufacturer lands storefront Download Audio

New test scores show Alaska students fall short in English, math; Alaskans opt out of insurance, into health care sharing ministries; Federal dollars directed at helping tribes combat meth, suicide; Support pours in as Bethel school re-opens; Homer, state argue over gas assessments; Buccaneer Oil trustees agree to reduced payments; Ice locked in glaciers could substantially contribute to sea level rise; Thermokarst: The after-burn of wildfire over permafrost; Southeast conservation leader steps down; A look back as Juneau Assembly considers Gastineau reboot Download Audio

With Alaska LNG, how secret is too secret?; Obama brings Native youth into spotlight; Alaska appeals abortion funding decision; Walker ousts agricultural director; At Fairbanks 4 hearing, bootmark ID'd on victim in question; With new medical provider, Juneau clinic finds stability; AK: A classic holiday opera gets an Inupiat twist; 49 Voices: Bernadette Charlie of Fairbanks Download Audio

Alaska boards, commissions skew male 2 to 1; Pebble finds friends on US House panel; 4 plane crash survivors swam to shore through 5-ft. seas; Lack of physical evidence ongoing issue at Fairbanks Four hearing; UA Regents approve $960M budget, 5% tuition hike; With cuts, ferry system unreliable; Interior Energy Project finalists pitch their plans; Math, science teachers convene on testing, curriculum and moon rocks Download Audio

House approves TransCanada buyout; Plane goes down near Haines - 3 passengers OK, 1 critical; FBI practices nuclear bomb drill at Anchorage port; Fire marshals investigate Kilbuck disaster; Therapeutic foster care program struggles to get off its feet in YK Delta; WEIO champ Big Bob Aiken dies at 62; Study: Carbon emissions from northern fires likely underestimated; Subsistence harvest of emperor geese on hold until 2017; Southeast shelters assist 40+ animals rescued from Ketchikan house Download Audio

Yup'ik artifacts spared in Bethel school fire; Sitka officials say taser incident conformed to police policy; Senate votes to buyout TransCanada; Senate witnesses describe dark side of Russian bear; Detective defends interrogation tactics in Fairbanks 4 case; For seniors with Alzheimer's, staying busy is key; 3D-printed replicas: Savior or scorn for rare artifacts?; Rising seas, peat may have caused Ice Age extinction event Download Audio

Video shows Sitka teen hog-tied, tasered repeatedly in Sitka jail; Alternate suspect Jason Wallace testifies at Fairbanks 4 hearing; SecDef talks to Fairbanks servicemen on drawdown, suicide; With icy roads afoot, APD responds to 87 collisions; Museum of the Aleutians reopens; Director reprimanded; Sitka keeps Alaska Bulk Water afloat with 6th contract extension; In Juneau, Filipino community stays connected over radio waves Download Audio

Anchorage School Board won't renew superintendent's contract; Arctic coast guards team up, Russia included; Who's the boss of Alaska LNG? I am, Walker says; Senators grounded while SecDef visits Alaska without them; 2 jailhouse informants say Fairbanks 4 talked on crime; Staffer honored for thwarting would-be school shooter in Newtok; Museum exhibits German photographer's Arctic collection; AK: Stalking the ultimate Halloween movie; 49 Voices: Halloween display king Eugene Enstice of Anchorage Download Audio

Legislature likely to approve TransCanada buyout; Shell's Q3 reports reflect Arctic loss; PacRim to appeal water decision; City's first responders on front lines of Spice epidemic; Ex Fairbanks DA questioned over handling of 2011 Holmes statement; US Marshals arrest 3 suspects in Kavairlook murder; Bill to ditch daylight saving time is back; Mother-daughter duo speak candidly, courageously on abuse; 'I Sing, You Dance' - Toksook Bay teen releases Yup'ik album Download Audio

Walker proposes Permanent Fund overhaul to cover budget; Lawmakers grapple with whether to buy-out TransCanada; US House passes budget deal; Rep. Young votes no; Witness claims Fairbanks 4 defendant had blood-stained shoes; Alaskans lobby to keep ferry system strong; DOT picks less expensive Gravina ferry option, Ketchikan laments; Tlingit clan conference convenes in Juneau; St. Paul Island revives Aleut language, culture Download Audio

Alaskans weigh options as health insurance rates soar; Defense secretary to visit AK this week; State introduces first witness at Fairbanks 4 hearing; Release of new state test scores unexpectedly delayed; Grant poised to bring Oscarville well back from the grave; Dip in Kenai brown bears linked to liberalized harvest quotas; Wasilla dancers soar on 'Dance Battle America' Download Audio

Deep-draft Arctic port study in Nome gets shelved; To buyout, or not to buyout? A Legislature debates; Park Service bans controversial methods of hunting bear, wolves; Walker appoints attorney general to Permanent Fund board; Wasilla lawmaker: Keep education spending in check, cut rural schools; Marvin Roberts testifies at Fairbanks 4 hearing; Former Dutch Harbor fisheries observer missing at sea off Peru; Writer Nick Jans captivates audience with tales of Romeo the wolf Download Audio

BLM approves drilling permit in Alaska petroleum reserve; A quick and handy guide to the enigmatic Alaska LNG project; Spice-related hospitalizations spike, but not enough to deter use; Ex-FBI agent faults Fairbanks police interrogation tactics; Drones vie for role in wildfire fight; The weatherman at the end of the western world; Sitka rolls out welcome wagon for Russian diplomat Download Audio

Walker: I'll pull reserves tax if AKLNG partners cement withdrawal agreement; Palmer prison hearing outlines ankle-monitoring plan; Fear, confusion prompted false confessions, say Fairbanks 4; NTSB: Unbalanced weight caused 2013 crash that killed 10; Women’s legal rights handbook gets update, publishes online; Leaked memo shows Morris misled Juneau, Kenai newspaper readers; Survey finds billions of Arctic cod under sea ice; Volcano Observatory repairs seismic monitors in Southwest Alaska; French sailor makes desperate Pacific Ocean leap onto Shell vessel Download Audio