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Walker appoints Kotzebue resident John Lincoln to vacant House District 40; Alaska lawmakers release draft harassment policy; Chefornak bands together to combat climate change; Former Skagway tribal employee sentenced for embezzling $300,000 from tribe; Lawmaker could thwart Alaska smoking ban proposal again; Chinook action plan a 'question mark' for conservation and economics; Amid controversy, Skagway Assembly passes final lease understanding with White Pass; Ask a Climatologist: 2017 ranks among the top three warmest years on record Listen now

Governor Walker considers other candidates for District 40; Southeast Alaska agree on need for plan, differ on components; Some Alaskans got tsunami alerts, but GCI’s emergency alert upgrades ongoing; Head of Gasline Corporation says Trump is helping push project forward; Alaska marijuana board gets more industry-friendly chair; 23-car pileup clogs Johansen Expressway for three hours; New Fairbanks Costco might be built in vacant Sam's Club building; Anchorage snowboarders Mancari, Stassel named to Olympic team; With two Juneau judges retiring, court system seeks change to relieve bottleneck; New rules force distilleries to stop serving cocktails in a conventional manner Listen now

Gulf of Alaska quake prompts alerts, evacuations and review of response; Tsunami warning prompts hundreds of Alaskans to evacuate to higher ground; Homer residents evacuate after quake sounds tsunami alarms; Unalakleet remains on boil water notice as search for leak continues; Board of Fish meeting wraps up; Alaska man, boy die when snowmobile crashes into moose; Federal grant to help Tanana chiefs assist communities with contaminated sites; Rescued Cook Inlet beluga calf to remain in captivity; Ferry Columbia out for repairs at least one week; Ferry Taku has new owners Listen now

Zinke signs land trade to allow road for King Cove; Permanent Fund leader tells lawmakers fund’s value could fall with budget plan; Impacts from shutdown on military were set to intensify Monday; Governor asks Trump administration for more public meetings on offshore drilling proposal; Supreme Court says bearded seal still threatened, despite legal battle; Former Ravn Alaska employees charged with stealing 300-plus computers bound for rural schools; Pete Kaiser wins fourth consecutive Kuskokwim 300; Alaskans march for women, call for power to the polls; Board bans spotter planes, holds off on Chinook conservation plans; Angoon protests Admiralty Island annexation Listen now

What's open, what's closed if the government shuts down; Interior aims to sign King Cove road deal Monday, official confirms; Anchorage mayor's race is on, as incumbent and challenger file to run; In State of the State speech, governor strikes optimistic tone; Diverse backgrounds among three on list for vacant state Senate seat; Kusko 300 race day has arrived; AK: The man behind the plow. Listen now

State senators slam additional Medicaid costs; Alaska senators vote 'no' as Senate renews surveillance law; Bethel police unable to trace cellphone calls to 911; Prison riot prompts lockdown; Anchorage bust nets $1.2M worth of meth, heroin; New app harnesses crowdsourced weather information; What caused the Blob? Scientists conclude: we did; K300 no stranger to severe weather; Board of Fisheries navigates 'uncharted territory' for Southeast's king salmon; Fishermen set off for first tanner crab fishery since 2013. Listen now

Top Republican, Democrat in Alaska Senate differ on income tax; Lawmaker skips training amid dispute over harassment probe; Rep. Young wants earmarks back, and he’s not alone; State-ordered investigation following BP leak finds no additional problem wells; Once thought settled, Alaska LNG eyes alternative gasline routes; Calls for service plummet amid new strategy at Anchorage shelter; Among 100-plus proposals, Sitka’s sac roe herring fishery a top issue; Mat-Su Borough Assembly rejects agreement with state on air quality; State agencies provide stopgap timber for Southeast industry; World’s 'tightest house' on the market in Dillingham. Listen now

Legislative session kicks of with hope for productivity in House; Three finalists up for consideration to fill vacant Alaska Senate seat; Economist sees big role for U.S. oil, LNG but finds hurdles in Arctic; AK Attorney General asks Congress to open banking for pot businesses; Anchorage jail secretly, accidentally recorded attorney-client conversations; Knowles quits National Parks panel, says new administration won't listen; Petit takes 1st in Copper Basin 300; Shrimp decline causes concern, restrictions; Known for Denali winter ascent, Dupre now in for another chilly climb; Ask A Climatologist: What's up with that record January heat in Southeast? Listen now

Governor to make pick for vacant House seat; Murkowski, Sullivan contend with less-Republican Senate; Alaska's first electric bus for public transit ready for Anchorage streets; Unprecedented open water, warm weather cause K300 route change; Alaska-to-Argentina bikers into Central America; Anchorage author chronicles 8-year friendship with Dizzy Gillespie. Listen now

Murkowski condemns Trump for 'offensive' remark; Alaska leaders got more than bargained for in Interior’s offshore drilling proposal; Petitions submitted to bar payments to lawmakers if they miss budget deadline; Salmon initiative supporters hit signature target; Wilson calls on LeDoux to resign; Juneau’s state legislators field questions, cynicism at town hall; Roster set for 2018 Yukon Quest after signup deadline; Seventeen students leave Haines school district during winter break; Prince of Wales Island schools started growing food. Now 1st graders are binging on broccoli. Listen now