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Fire destroys Anchorage apartment building, kills 2; Governor Walker issues disaster declaration on opioid epidemic; Reserves, dividends would be gone in 10 years without action, lawmakers told; New bill from House lawmaker would hike minimum tax on oil industry; Environmental group to sue Hilcorp over Cook Inlet gas leak; Kenai Borough Assembly to consider eliminating religious invocation; Watchdog group skeptical of tugboats used as oil transport escorts; Alaska migratory bird co-management council proposes an emperor goose subsistence hunt; After die-off, sea stars face uncertain future Listen now

Matt Hall wins Yukon Quest race, just in time for lunch; Cook Inlet company fined nearly half a million dollars for safety violations; Legislators want to know how the AGDC spends its money; Predator reg debate veers from 'puppy killing' to 'bull poop'; Health workers trying to control rare strep outbreak in homeless population; New fee would sharply hike state fees for studded tires; From the ashes: Life returns to Kasatochi volcano; Murkowski backs bill to strengthen volcano monitoring; Kenai to buy land affected by erosion for federal project; Alaska couple credits the radio for 35 years of marriage Listen now

No sign of missing fishing vessel or 6 fisherman in Bering Sea; 3 rescued near Akutan after fishing vessel takes on water; Legislators mixed in response to income tax bill; Trump’s federal hiring freeze leaves Alaska national parks in limbo; 22 candidates in election that could shakeup Anchorage Assembly; Renewed fight, but old arguments for lawmakers wanting to open ANWR for drilling; At a safe distance: Monitoring remote volcanoes from remote locations; Ketchikan testing local beaches for PSP toxins; Matt Hall leads Yukon Quest mushers towards Central Listen now

The Iditarod is moving to Fairbanks; Bill would bring back income tax, draw Permanent Fund money for state budget; Environmental group calls for shutdown of leaking gas line in Cook Inlet; Alaska regulators raid pot stores over oil sales; Juneau’s proposed ‘camping ban’ could affect HUD funding; Yukon Quest mushers continue following a stop in Dawson; AK: Happiness is orange at Hoonah City Schools; 49 Voices: Phillip Eben of Anchorage Listen now

EPA employee numbers limited at Alaska environmental conference; City data on crime, property, health brought online; State coffers won’t cover cost of cleanup if oil companies walk away; Alaska’s infrastructure report card probably not going on the fridge; Real ID cards to be mandatory starting in June; One refugee's story of fleeing war and finding love; Musher suffers dog "expiration" as racers continue Yukon Quest; Ask a Climatologist: What the fog, Anchorage? Listen now

University of Alaska president addresses lawmakers after no-confidence votes; Chief justice urges lawmakers to collaborate and compromise; Legislative uproar erupts during discussion of oil tax credits; Dakota Access Pipeline builder says they will resume construction as soon as possible; Presbyterian Church formally apologizes to North Slope Natives for denouncing culture; Rep. Young named 'chairman emeritus,' loses power of the gavel; Fairbanks School District eliminates graduate tests; Fishermen forced to share pounds in herring fishery Listen now

Motor fuel tax would triple under bill, but remain below national average; Following winter storms, Governor Walker declares disaster in Savoonga and Gambell; Due to damaged reservoir, St. George Island waits for water delivery; Alaska senators ultimately split as DeVos becomes Education secretary; State looks to sell royalty oil to Petro Star; Fairbanks considers becoming a sanctuary city; North Pole municipality expands water system to areas impacted by sulfolane spill; Spike in alcohol related calls straining Bethel resources; Court to issue opinion on possible DNA testing in decades-old Juneau homicide; Dawson serves as marathon racing test for Yukon mushers Listen now

Privatization could save some money at API, not at youth centers; Walker, House Dems aim to put climate policy back on the table; DeVos opponents press Sullivan; Alaska town's new Inupiaq name to stay - for now; Now that it’s legal, what’s it like to buy pot in Alaska?; After Alaska lawmaker’s fundraising controversy, Senate considers tighter rules; What road lies ahead for Juneau’s electric cars?; Yukon Quest race pushes through to Steeping Stone Listen now

A day later, on-site cannabis issue still alive; New measure puts Uber back before Anchorage Assembly; BLM listens to public input on plan for millions of Interior acres; Alaska’s budget, easier to swallow with ice cream and beer; Servicemen stationed at Camp Lejeune decades ago may have diseases from bad drinking water; Alaska Forum on the Environment to kick off next week; Lawmakers consider protecting ‘ballot selfies’ as part of free speech; AK: Options dwindle for orphaned sea otters; 49 Voices: Lawrence Bahovec of Wrangell Listen now

Senators stick by Trump, but how close?; ConocoPhillips still struggling globally, but profitable in Alaska; North Slope oil companies ask lawmakers for stable tax laws; Legislators weigh a potential spending cap; Whale Pass vote certified, voters OK new city on Prince of Wales Island; To counter cuts, Anchorage weighs unified snow plow plan; Alaska Marijuana Control Board nixes on-site consumption; Refugee art show highlights local stories of people impacted by the ban; Following travel ban, an Anchorage lawyer may have less family at his wedding Listen now