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Where does Sen. Murkowski fit in the selection of a new Supreme Court Justice?; Tara Sweeney confirmed as assistant Interior secretary for Indian Affairs; DOD releases plan for Interior basing of F-35s; Pebble scoping period ends tomorrow; Salcha couple found dead in plane wreckage; Wasilla child molester fled during trial, caught and convicted; Only fish on Friday if you need to, urge Kuskokwim fishermen as king salmon harvests rise; Wrangell tribe granted Totem Park land; After weathering cash crisis, Perseverance Theatre expected to live up to its namesake; New Nushagak king salmon derby promotes native culture Listen now

Pointing at Pebble, EPA leader looks to rein in agency’s veto power; Locals react to the U.S. Supreme Court decision that allows employees to opt out of union dues; First Y-K Delta tribe marches against Donlin Gold in Bethel; Governor’s climate change task force adds science education to draft plan; Assembly rejects pot tax hike, tightens unlawful camp rules; Housing expert: Many Sitkans struggle to make rent; Excursion Inlet cannery ramps up frozen fish production; Scientists study spring transition in Bering Strait waters Listen now

Trump says King Cove road ‘almost completed’ ; Ex-Alaskan charged with nearly 150 felonies in PFD fraud case; Airplane with 2 on board missing south of Fairbanks; Yukon Quest upholds censure of Hugh Neff over dog death; Seabirds washing up dead in Western Alaska; scientists investigating; Lava flows in crater of Alaska volcano; warning level raised; Corps of Engineers halts cleanup after workers discover buried DDT-tainted junk; Alaska Aerospace Corporation schedules launch at Kodiak facility; Girls on Ice: an all-female science immersion course on top of a glacier; The Human Genome Project, and how it could change modern medicine Listen now

During Eielson visit, Defense Secretary Mattis highlights Alaska's strategic military role; Kodiak-based Coast Guard intercepts illegal Chinese fishing vessel; Hundreds of fisherman urge President Trump to get involved in Pacific Salmon Treaty negotiations; Gov. Walker signs bill to help villages run background checks on police; Report: Tsunami response system has flaws in warning of disasters; Two Alaska projects selected for federal marine energy innovation grant funds; Guiding peers on the path to recovery from addiction Listen now

Anchorage police arrest dozens in 'Operation Midnight Sun'; State is one step closer to getting a gas pipeline, but not the Walker administration wants; Search still on for bear that killed one, mauled another in Eagle River; Power lunch: US senators transfixed by Bear Cam; Whale collides with ferry Tustumena; Holland America cruise in Alaska hit by norovirus; A series of recent deaths puts an entire village behind on subsistence fishing; Searching for closure on Colony Glacier; AK: Bristol Bay fishing captains 'speed hire' to find their perfect match; 49 Voices: Nicolai Alokli of Kodiak Listen now

What they mean when they say 'immigration problem'; In Alaska, family separations evoke past trauma; Fansler sentenced to year of probation, alcohol treatment and community service; State receives $56 million in federal relief for 2016 pink salmon season disaster; Farm bill with large changes to food stamps narrowly passes the US House; Crews tackle small wildfire in Ketchikan; Southcentral king salmon sport fishing closures continue; Climate change may have sparked human migration into Interior Alaska, UAF study finds; Spike in shipping costs has Southeast businesses up in arms; Kake to reuse historic cannery for tourism; At the top of the world, an international field school for research students Listen now

One dead, another injured, after Eagle River brown bear attacks; Alaska delegation mulls Trump order keeping children detained with parents; Sitka salmon fleet to Governor Walker: “Don’t sign a bad treaty”; Two coal-seam fires merge to form rapidly-growing wildfire near Healy; State: Permafrost melt from Arctic broadband projects violated permits; Amid criticism of homeless camps, Anchorage officials weigh aggressive policy change; EPA rollbacks of cleanup regulations for mining companies draw ire of environmental groups; University of Alaska moves forward with Chilkat Valley timber sale Listen now

Alaska senators veer apart on family separations; Accused of 2016 murders, Palmer man faces possible death sentence; Walker asks Trump administration to protect those with pre-existing conditions; ASMI says Chinese tariff increase will not apply to secondary processing; New Alaska regs requires oil and gas wells anchor below permafrost; AEL&P to share the wealth from corporate tax cut; Palin's son moves to court program after assaulting father; Bolger picked to be new Alaska Supreme Court chief justice; Kalskag negotiating new subsistence fishing regulations with Kuskokwim fishery managers; Campbell Creek Science Center offers reward for information on stolen mammoth tusk; Tour guides, bear hunters seek solutions after tourists witness a hunt in the Tongass Listen now

Murkowski zeroes in on Trump admin to stop splitting families at border; Murkowski, Young respond to Chinese tariff on American seafood imports; Supreme Court agrees to hear Alaska Hovercraft case again; Larsen Bay mayor worries aging water infrastructure could collapse; EPA, Corps agree to new wetland mitigation guidelines; Pogo officials consider extending life of gold mine if exploration shows promising deposits; NN Cannery History Project collects stories of former cannery workers; Alaska’s northernmost town still in transition 1 1/2 years after official name change; Can a liquor store help a community solve alcohol-related problems? Listen now

China responds to U.S. tariffs with tariff on Alaska seafood; State backlog means long wait for health coverage for some Alaskans; Final public hearing on ANWR drilling held in DC; Even a rainforest can experience a drought, weather service says; AK: Keeping memories alive on Father's Day; 49 Voices: Bruce Gordon of Excursion Inlet Listen now