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Legislature’s chambers part ways as special session fizzles out; UA regents approve operating budget; One dead in fatal Delta Junction road incident; Power returns to Newtok after 3-day blackout; A potential neighbor to the Pebble Mine sees both sides; State challenges national forest roadless rule again; Kloosterboer fined $10,000 for late reporting of ammonia leak; Northwest has new regional HUD boss; Bureau of Land Management looks into environmental impact of Iditarod; Alaska game board to decide legality of hedgehog-like pet; UAF hold seminars on permafrost's effect on buildings Listen now

Alaska Senate passes crime bill, adjourns from special session; First Lady Melania Trump makes her first visit to Alaska; Decades after Vietnam, what does the POW/MIA flag mean?; Dirty water at airport prompts testing of neighborhood wells; With musk oxen attacks seemingly on rise, one Nome pet owner calls for more action; AK: Practicing for a plane crash in Ketchikan; 49 Voices: Nile Morris of Anchorage Listen now

In China deal, analysts see no guarantee that Alaska will get LNG pipeline; Legislative leaders seek update to sexual harassment policies; With an 'if,' Alaska US senators join call for Roy Moore to quit race; First Lady to attend JBER event tomorrow; Arctic drilling foes find public passion has cooled; University of Alaska regents to discuss budget and tuition increases; Alaska meets global demand for sea cucumbers; Regulator stalls Hydro One’s bid for Juneau utility; Board of Game to see over 70 proposals during Anchorage meeting; To improve Fairbanks air quality, 200 engine-heater plug-ins added to public buildings; Ask a Climatologist: New satellite will improve forecasts, inform policy Listen now

Looser drilling rules bill advances in US House; Murkowski reveals Arctic Refuge drilling details; Trump administration requests a new missile silo field at Fort Greely; In Haines, helping locals get health care pain free; JBER airman dies while overseas at training mission; Russia volcano ash drifts over northern Alaska; Anchorage drivers to see new 10-cent gasoline tax; Fairbanks non-profit announces lower homeless shelter capacity; Tenth annual Salmon Symposium kicks off in Palmer; Experienced business and energy policy journalist begins tenure as UAA Atwood Chair Listen now

Alaska House passes revision to criminal justice law; Spending gap could hurt Alaska Permanent Fund, budget director says; Oil prices are up, impact in Alaska negligible; A plea to DC: Save the Tongass plan; Report: Alaska's meth-related deaths quadrupled in last decade; Fall eagle forecast on the rise; Cod numbers in the Gulf of Alaska fall dramatically; Tanner crab fishery to open in Kodiak for first time since 2013; Sealaska Corp. expands Seattle-area seafood investments Listen now

Alaska House rejects repeal of controversial criminal justice law; Suspect in Sitka shooting charged with assault; BLM is moving forward on proposed Ambler Road project; Alaska village leaders consider joining, forming borough; Alaska Aerospace Corporation starts company for out-of-state services; After one month of K300 registrations, roster half-full for 2018; Subsistence council proposal would allow bear baiting on federal lands; Higher wolf quota recommended for Prince of Wales Island; Dutch Harbor ranks as nation's top port for 20th consecutive year; Fairbanks mayor: as state ends funding, borough must address $400M building-maintenance backlog; ASAA approves request to combine Juneau’s high school football teams Listen now

Alaska appeals decision that would open Democratic primaries; Major climate report warns of rapid change, potential tipping points; Geology gets political as federal scientists pursue new ANWR oil assessment; House to debate criminal justice bill over weekend; Polaris casualty identified; cause of fire under investigation; Official says Dallas Seavey sled-dog mistreatment claims are unfounded; Yukon Quest clarifies its rules against dog doping; Alaska salmon season a success in global market; AK: Anthropologists excavate 13,000-year-old secrets near Fort Greely; 49 Voices: Hunter McGovern of Anchorage Listen now

When US Senators listen to Arctic voices, only some resonate; Costs are uncertain on Alaska criminal justice bill; Alaska Airlines pilots disappointed that large wage increases still have them behind peers; Gov. Walker, Meyer headed to China with Trump; UAF looks to address hiring, pay discrepancies between men and women; As legal Mat-Su marijuana blossomed, tax revenue grew too; Cruise industry’s Juneau lawsuit could set wider precedent; Ask a Climatologist: Why do some lakes freeze faster than others? Listen now

Can Congress squeeze $1b from ANWR?; Papua New Guinea company to take over big North Slope oil play; Five prisoners overdose at Hiland Correctional Center, all expected to live; Alaska open enrollment period for individual health insurance opens; Man arrested for fatal Fairbanks stabbing; As recall effort gets underway, Unalaska’s mayor denies illegal dock negotiations; Two years on, Port Heiden’s reindeer herd stable, not yet large enough to harvest; Far ahead of holidays, boxes packed for deployed Alaska troops; Dog café opens in Ketchikan Listen now

Alaska sues OxyContin maker, alleging deception; Walker administration announces new climate strategy; One Arctic species is listed, one isn’t. Did politics play a role?; Nome’s Polaris Hotel on fire; blaze continues into afternoon; From octagon to hexagon: AFC embraces new ring, venue at Alaska Airlines Center; Alaska DEC moves to replace section of highway in wake of fuel spill; Fairbanks borough mayor sets meetings to explain funding cuts' budget impact; Alaska’s oldest building and its ghost story Listen now