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Trump signs defense bill to allow more missile interceptors in Alaska; State’s revenue department predicts slow uptick in oil prices; Scientists warn Arctic “refrigerator” is failing, with global consequences; Walker names members of Alaska climate leadership team; Alaskan soldier from Wasilla dies in Afghanistan; Nonpartisan report says Wilson incident in June wasn’t sexual harassment; State prosecutor decides not to charge Sen. Wilson in reporter slapping; Togiak herring forecast for 2018 to be a little larger than this year; Chinook gusts up to 80 mph knock out power around Interior; In Russia, a competitor for Alaska’s gasline project comes online; Wrangell schools roll out anonymous, anti-bullying app Listen now

With 35th homicide this year, Anchorage hits an all-time high; Warning from left: Deficit could eat Alaska's ANWR money; Canada rejects transboundary mine permit protest; AIDEA board OKs sale of Pentex to Interior Gas Utility; GOA Pacific cod allocations hacked 80 percent after massive stock decline; Staggeringly low forecasts for king salmon in the Stikine; Reaching out to youth where they are; Does Sitka’s Baranov statue impress or oppress? Listen now

House Majority calls on Dean Westlake to resign amid sexual harassment allegations; One of the Fairbanks Four sues the city over alleged civil rights violations; As Alaska’s gasline corporation pushes for deal in Asia, legislators push for more information; Parents help uncover marijuana edible dealing in Bethel High School; Road crews reopen Richardson Highway after avalanche; DOT officials struggle to keep up with recent snow storm; Ask a Climatologist: Jet stream pattern keeps Alaska warm, Lower 48 cold; AK: In the industrial heart of Anchorage is a warehouse full of wild birds; 49 Voices: Peter Twitchell of Bethel Listen now

Senate votes 'aye' on Balash; Drilling foes see NPR-A bids, request redo on ANWR estimate; Sen. Wilson says unreleased video shows he didn’t harass Capitol worker; Despite decades of backcountry experience, beloved coach died in avalanche; Father of child who shot himself arrested on weapons charge; How would the salmon ballot initiative impact development in Alaska?; Can Newtok house a village with army surplus?; Coast Guard ends search for men missing in Juneau channel; Feds trying to find scam victims after $586M Western Union settlement Listen now

Murkowski strikes sweet note on immigration; Sexual assault allegations are aimed at a Juneau lawmaker; Alaska GOP votes to block three House Reps from primaries; State lease sale draws higher bids than BLM sale of NPRA tracts; High Levels of Biotoxin Found in Dead Walrus; Experts Unsure of Regional Affect; Anchorage assembly tweaks rules on abating illegal homeless camps; Overturned skiff had been heading to tug boat anchored in Gastineau Channel; Tongass in transition: Striking a chord with old growth trees

Don Young raises concerns over AEL&P purchase; Young selected to negotiate final tax bill; With Conyers out, Young becomes 'dean of the House'; Tongass in transition: An uncertain future for Alaska’s last big mill; Alaska boy finds gun in nightstand, fatally shoots himself; Russia banned from 2018 Olympics, AK skiers speak out against doping; Research continues on elevated mercury levels in some non-migratory fish in Southwest Alaska; Critics sue over mine exploration near Alaska eagle preserve; New fiber-optic cable system to turbocharge North Slope broadband access; Letting youth run the court to give their peers a second chance Listen now

Sullivan kills cruise tax, Murkowski adds tax help for ANCs; Safety of Alaska-bound fuel barges under scrutiny; Can the Iditarod standardize kennel care?; State ferry Taku won’t become a Portland hotel after all; UAA graphic design student wins artistic license plate competition; University of Alaska's first Rhodes Scholar: A voracious reader with deep King Cove roots; How do you get people to care about climate change? Maybe with a drone; Portugal. The Man: From Alaska beginnings to national acclaim Listen now

Tax bill still up for debate, but no sign of dropping ANWR drilling in sight; Sullivan defends tax cuts, disputes cost; U.S., Russia and others agree to ban fishing in the Arctic Ocean; Premera pays state $25M to offset high health insurance rates; Educational partnership mixes math with Native design; Hatchery association reduces release numbers in Tutka Bay; Meshik Processing Center aims to be operational for the 2018 salmon season; AK: Talking Trash: Composting startup tackles Juneau’s green waste; 49 Voices: Don Allen on the MV Columbia Listen now

Protesters rally in Washington DC against opening ANWR to oil drilling; Fairbanks woman arrested, charged with murder of half-brother, partner; Officials look to reform cannabis testing after disputes over potency; Alaska musher in doping scandal signs up for Norway race; With future once uncertain, veterans memorial wall to get new home in Wasilla; Talking Trash: Once a bear attractant, Yakutat’s dump now award-winning; Russian Unangax reconnect with Alaska neighbors during St. Paul trip; For foster youth, sometimes the solution is saving each other Listen now

Senate votes to take up tax bill, bringing rigs closer to ANWR; Prudhoe Bay job numbers fell to lowest since 2007 this year; Army Corps requires less wetlands mitigation in Alaska; Fairbanks sees 9th and 10th homicides of the year; Alaska DOC commissioner wants to stop easy access of illegal drugs in prisons; Why nobody likes Anchorage's potential alcohol tax but its powerful sponsor; Ask a Climatologist: Chukchi Sea ice at record low; Sitka installs LED lights for a brighter, safer skate park Listen now