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Democrats would like to see Walker step aside in campaign; Begich discusses campaign viability, ‘path forward’; Lt. Gov. Davidson delivers first public speech in new position; State regulators to Alaska lobbyist: Stop helping candidates raise money; 35th Elders and Youth conference wraps up; Bethel VPO to be honored for improving the lives of Alaska Native women and children; Ester hosts meeting to discuss high levels of arsenic; Ask a Climatologist: Why hasn't it snowed in Fairbanks yet? Listen now

Byron Mallott resigns; Feds approve second Conoco oil project in National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska; Elders and Youth conference continues in Anchorage; Sitka police officer files suit; DEA hosts Fairbanks opioid summit; Togiak tribal authorities seize smuggled alcohol; Rural Alaska populations on the rise; Petersburg Assembly rejects Tongass timber sale audit Listen now

Indicators mixed in US House race; ConocoPhillips Alaska CEO says wave of oil production coming to North Slope; 'Our ancestors are our fire': Elders and Youth conference kicks off in Anchorage; Despite legality in Canada, border-crossing with marijuana still will be illegal; Gubernatorial campaigns present their ideas on how to improve Alaska rural public safety; Board of Fish agenda heavy with hatchery issues; Seldovia woman fends off bear inside her home with a broom; Aniak airport construction raises fears of flooding in spring; Redefining sports: Petersburg High School supports starting a video gaming team Listen now

Amid a shortage of hospital beds, psychiatric patients put in jails; Ex-hospital officials claim whistleblowing led to firing; BBNC will remain neutral on Ballot Measure 1; Census Bureau looking for rural Alaskans to help with the next big count; 'It's become politicized': advocates give notice of lawsuit to clean up Fairbanks air; 'What Happened in Craig': Trying to piece together one of the state's most perplexing murder mysteries; Elders and Youth, AFN kick off in Anchorage next week; AK: Ketchikan students focus on 'Sense of Place' in Indigenous Peoples Day celebration; 49 Voices: Gloria Johnson of Anchorage Listen now

Trump signs Sullivan bill aimed at reducing plastic waste in ocean; AVCP passes one resolution in annual convention, tables others; State receives federal funds to help tribal courts; Alaska delegation urges Pompeo to take up transboundary mining concerns; Nome city manager placed on administrative leave after harassment claim; Anchorage airport looks at building a new cargo handling center; 'A Normal Life': Navigating life after tragedy; Alaska plans changes to how it taxes marijuana; Rocket launch planned at Kodiak's Pacific Spaceport Complex; Bristol Bay red king crab quota down 35 percent; B.C. tribe sues U.S. barge company over 2016 spill Listen now

Alaska law says lobbyists can’t fundraise for candidates. But the invitations keep coming; Murkowski back in GOP fold on health care; Murkowski on Trump: I know Alaska 'better than he does'; Mat-Su teacher accused of sexual misconduct with children, district reaching out to families; Superior court judge rules against Kenai Peninsula Borough in invocation case; Candidates for governor make case for state tourism industry; Canadian company to purchase Alyeska Resort; B.C. tribe sues U.S. barge company over 2016 spill; 62.3 million: Bristol Bay’s 2018 salmon season the largest ever Listen now

Two Utqiaġvik whaling crew members die in apparent whaling accident; Public safety persists as top issue for Y-K Delta tribes; Poll shows challenger closing in on Rep. Young; Republican Governors Association plays dominant role in Alaska campaign funding ; ConocoPhillips heralds first oil at Alaska petroleum reserve; Ask A Climatologist: How much would society have to adjust to curb climate change?; How much can a city like Anchorage cut down on carbon?  ; Kenai invocation policy ruled unconstitutional; Anchorage School Board votes not to change school start times; NPFMC may impose regulations on Southeast and GOA rental boats; Beadnose 409 crowned as the 2018 Fat Bear Week champion Listen now

Alaska GOP vows 'significant response' against Murkowski; Campaign finance enforcers fine Republican Governors Association and Dunleavy support group; Dunleavy receives endorsement from Public Safety Employees Association; In Interior Alaska, reinvestment in coal power runs counter to national trend; August marijuana tax revenue hits $1.5 million in Alaska; Topkok prevails in appeal, will join Nome City Council; challenge over residency is overturned; Praise and opposition over the progress of the Donlin gold mine; Alaska tribes gather together to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day; Roadless advocates pack Tongass hearing; Chignik salmon fisheries made $3000 between six permits in 2018 Listen now

In preliminary vote, Murkowski is sole Republican 'no' vote on advancing Kavanaugh; Three-way race for governor complicates campaign strategies; Key Alaska seafood products dropped from list of Chinese tariffs; Former ADN owner reaches settlement in bankruptcy case; Katmai kicks off 'Fat Bear Week,' polls are open ; AK: Lt. Gov. Mallott remembers John Active’s contributions to language revitalization; 49 Voices: Steve Henrikson of Juneau Listen now

Alaskans take flight in last-minute push to persuade Murkowski to vote no on Kavanaugh; As Alaskans receive PFD checks, lower amount still politically contentious; Assessing the state of Alaska's recession; Troopers identify 3 men killed in Alaska highway crash; Coast Guard investigates Kodiak members in illicit drug case; Fairbanks Four bring civil case before court; Ravn owner bids highest for PenAir; Bethel local option failed. So, what’s next?; Toxic PCBs threaten orcas around the world; Cruise season ends as industry looks to see even more visitors next year; Sitka research partnership wins $2.1 million for landslide prediction Listen now