The Alaska Governor’s Prayer Breakfast was held in Anchorage Saturday morning. The keynote speaker was noted Evangelist Billy Graham’s grandson, Edward.

X'unei Lance Twitchell, writer and cultural consultant for Molly of Denali talks with John Thompson about winning an Emmy and bringing Indigenous voices to storytelling. 

On Friday, Fairbanks Reporter Adrian Peterson spoke with Sen. Dan Sullivan to discuss DOGE cuts impacting Alaskans, possible development in the state and cuts to the Veterans Administration.

With the increased possibility of an eruption from Mt. Spurr, we wanted to find out what plans are in place in the event of a volcanic eruption in the state. Jeremy Zidek, public information officer with the State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, spoke with Reporter Olivia Nordyke to explain what happens if an eruption should occur.

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With the increased possibility of an eruption from Mt. Spurr, Chief Meteorologist Melissa Frey sat down with Dave Schneider, geophysicist with the Alaska Volcano Observatory, to learn what they are seeing to make them think an eruption is more likely now and how they are monitoring the mountain.

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With the word "recession" being talked about and the markets showing high volatility, we decided to talk to an expert about the situation. Al Biss, a financial advisor with Biss Wealth Partners sat down with Tracy Sinclare to talk about what the markets are telling us and who should be concerned. 

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On Tuesday, after the president spoke to combined Congress, John Thompson sat down with Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy to get his reaction to the speech. 

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Rep. Nick Begich sat down with our Fairbanks reporter Alex Bengel to discuss federal firings, the name change of Denali and aviation safety in Alaska. Here is the extended version of that conversation. 

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We lost 10 Alaskans in that devastating plane crash on Feb. 6th on Norton Sound. Reporter Georgina Fernandez sat down with Stacey Moncur, wife of Jadee Moncur, who was on board Flight 445. Here is an extended version of that conversation. 

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On Feb. 4, Anchorage Police shot and killed a man on Tudor road. Police say the man, identified as Francis Rochon, had a gun and ignored officers commands to put it down. 

Reporter Lauren Maxwell sat down with Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case to ask about what they've learned since then. Here is an extended version of that conversation. 

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