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After BP leak report, state calls for review of all North Slope wells; Gov. Walker announces public safety plan; Congress let CHIP expire; Denali KidCare OK for now; Alaskan soldier killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash; Kodiak lab studying how Alaska's crab may fare as oceans get more acidic; IEP may have a new natural gas supplier; "We Breathe Again" highlights suicide struggle among Alaska Natives; Alaska Peninsula students and teachers get creative to meet requirements; Coast Guard wraps up seasonal operations out of Kotzebue Listen now

Payroll tax and crime overhaul on the docket for fourth special legislative session; Legislative pay could suffer cuts; Jury finds man guilty of killing Alaska attorney in 2014; Young Alaskans sue the state, demanding action on climate change; Eighty tons of contested Bristol Bay salmon trashed in Anchorage landfill; Body recovered downstream of Carlanna Lake Dam; UAA names economics lab after Nobel laureate Vernon Smith; AK: The Birdman of Alcatraz's grisly Juneau connection; 49 Voices: Carissa Pearce of Anchorage Listen now

Trump's opioid disaster declaration could expand help to suffering Alaskans; In Unalaska, the F/V Akutan is everyone’s problem… but nobody’s responsibility; ANWR drilling clears another hurdle in Congress; BP likely to plug thirteen at-risk wells after April accident; Committee votes against most amendments to crime bill; Coalition works to reduce recidivism on Kenai Peninsula; Mat-Su looks north to Fairbanks for advice on air quality; STEM advocates build network for Southeast classrooms to connect with local experts; Unalaska police chief confirms investigation of city councilors Listen now

Alaska U.S. senators quiet on colleagues' critique of Trump; Trump administration offers more NPR-A land for oil leasing than ever before; Oil production is up, and DNR expects it to keep climbing; Public testimony directs anger at crime law; Congress could decide fate of Tongass plan to move away from old-growth timber; Walter Harper, the first person to summit Denali, subject of panel discussion; Bearded seal removed from Northern Alaska airport's runway; 'Re-establishing a sense of identity:' RIVR gives indigenous people a voice on broadcast radio; 17 national parks could see fee increases, including Denali; USFWS designates Tuntutuliak elder James Charles a "conservation hero" Listen now

Amid doping scandal, a mushing whodunit; Votes aren’t there for crime-bill repeal, says prominent critic; The legislature faces the complexities of attempting oil tax reform; National tribal advocacy group calls for reinstating Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area; Alaska Native tribes unite to oppose mega-mines; This Juneau homeowner’s energy savings afforded the ultimate way to beat the chill; Alaska-owned aerospace company lines up commercial launches; Juneau warming shelter plan takes shape; Test results point to achievement gaps among Sitka’s students; Ask a Climatologist: First snows accumulate around the state, about on time Listen now

Legislature kicks off fourth special session of the year; Iditarod committee names Dallas Seavey as musher whose sled dogs failed drug test; ACA enrollment: Better rates for Alaskans but less time to find them; Alaska's congressional delegation addresses AFN on final day of convention; Murkowski’s message at AFN? “Climate change is real.”; On AFN periphery, a slimmed down 'energy bike'; Body of missing Russian Mission pilot recovered from Yukon; How to end homelessness in Anchorage, together Listen now

State appeals controversial ballot initiative decision to Supreme Court; State Attorney General rules that all 229 Alaska tribes are sovereign; Investigation shows BP Alaska reckoning with multiple accidents and leaks; A look at the artsier side of AFN; Eielson’s F-35s will ‘save our bacon’ by offsetting economic slump, Fairbanks Mayor says; As king runs lag, fishers consider cause and prevention; AK: Volunteers work to rebuild damaged landscapes on Flattop Mountain; 49 Voices: Clintonette Gregg of Anchorage Listen now

Alaska and its tribes sign child services compact; Day one of AFN sees rousing speeches on fiscal crisis and "Strength in Unity"; U.S. Senate votes against striking ANWR-related provision from Republican budget resolution; Newtok says a state agency is standing in the way of millions of dollars of relocation funding; Igiugig making slow progress on offsetting diesel consumption with renewable energy; Same building, new name: Sayéik Gastineau Community School; Ask a Climatologist: La Nina could make winter feel like winter in Alaska Listen now

Federal, state and Anchorage officials roll out "Alaska Anti-Violent Crime Strategy"; King Cove and feds exploring options to build King Cove Road without Congressional approval; All seven resolutions passed on final day of Elders and Youth conference; Iditarod names Joseph Redington, Jr. 2018 Honorary Musher; Dogs test positive for drugs in Alaska's Iditarod; Fish and Game looks to secure water rights along major state rivers; Eielson showcases F-35 as Alaskan command chief emphasizes its lethality, deployability; Red Salmon Cannery dinged for Clean Air Act violation; Sitka's Alaska Day soundtrack includes pipes and drums Listen now

Judge rules that independent candidates can run in Alaska Democratic primaries; On Alaska day, lawmakers and staff to meet on oil and gas taxes; "We all walk the same paths": Elder keynote address highlights generational parallels; Alaskan selected for Indian Affairs post at Interior; Walker cabinet member to oversee EPA’s Northwest office; Senator Sullivan hires a new chief of staff; Vigilantes or heroes? Anchorage group takes to streets, reuniting owners with stolen vehicles; "What you heard just didn’t represent the truth": Tony Knowles reflects on Vietnam War; Igiugig hikes to Big Mountain as a part of their local food challenge Listen now