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Three Trump Cabinet members began a tour at a key point of operations at a prolific oil field near the Arctic Ocean in Alaska on Monday, part of a multiday trip aimed at highlighting President Donald Trump’s push to expand oil and gas drilling, mining and logging in the state. Plus, one man is dead and another faces charges after an early morning rollover crash on the Seward Highway Saturday...

Today on the Morning Edition, Trump administration officials are in Alaska talking jobs, gas and the future of a $44 billion pipeline project. Plus, learn what makes Adak unique as our Roadtrippin' crew kicks things off in the Aleutians.

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Today on the Morning Edition, a life-or-death struggle in the icy Tanana River. How one first responder was pushed to the limits to pull off a successful but dangerous water rescue. Plus, Senator Dan Sullivan talks about a passion project that is about to take shape on JBER. How a half-billion dollar project will bring jobs, expand military readiness and position Alaska at the forefront of global...

After finding the remains of three bodies in a boat that sank off Kachemak Bay last summer, the person who found the remains earlier this week breaks down the efforts over the last 10 months in trying to locate the family of four from Texas.

Today on the Morning Edition, in Ketchikan, mud and debris from a landslide slammed into homes, triggering evacuations and urgent warnings from emergency officials as more wind and rain could be heading into the area. Plus, Alaska State Troopers say three bodies have been recovered from a boat discovered at the bottom of Kachemak Bay. This comes nearly 10 months after a Texas family of four disapp...

An early morning landslide in Ketchikan left one home and a vehicle damaged, but no one injured. Plus, a Texas man is recovering after being pinned for hours under a 700-pound boulder that fell on him during a hike with his wife last weekend; and nearly 10 months after a family of four from Texas went missing in the waters of Kachemak Bay, a search has turned up human remains in the boat on the bo...

Two men are still missing after a weekend seal hunt ended in disaster. The lone survivor is now home, as family and search crews cling to hope. Plus, a heartbreaking discovery after months of searching near the Susitna River. The fiancée of Iron Dog Racer Skye Ranch shares with Alaska’s News Source what she felt in the moment she got the call.

A search is ongoing for two men missing after the boat they were on sank off the coast of a Western Alaska island late Monday night. Plus, the fiancée of a Wasilla man whose body was found Thursday after breaking through ice while riding an ATV said while the news is bittersweet, it does bring the family a bit of closure.

More than 70 dogs were seized from a single home in Anchorage. Now the shelter is packed, and the community is being asked to step up and help ease the overcrowding. Additionally, more than a hundred people spent time honoring veterans by cleaning headstones at Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery over the past weekend. 

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The City of Anchorage has reached a multi-million dollar settlement with the family of 16-year-old Easter Leafa, who was shot and killed by police days before starting school last summer. The release from the Mayor’s Office says the settlement relieves the city of all claims regarding the shooting. Leafa’s family attorney says they are working with the city to make sure no other family...

The family of Easter Leafa, the 16-year-old who died in an officer-involved shooting in August, and the Municipality of Anchorage have reached a $2.11 million settlement. Plus, a private jet that crashed into a neighborhood in San Diego early Thursday morning killed at least three people onboard, including the man with an Alaska address who owned the plane and was a co-founder of a national music...

A suspect is under arrest after two staff members of Israel’s embassy were shot and killed outside a Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. Also, Anchorage Police say a still image from body camera footage during an officer-involved shooting shows a gun on the man killed in a traffic stop. However, not everyone is convinced the proof is in this picture.

Lawmakers head home after overriding the Governor’s veto on a major education funding bill. However, members from the Anchorage School District remain uneasy this morning. While the override of the veto moved things forward, the possibility of a line-item veto by the Governor still has some board members on edge. The board held its final meeting of the school year last night and is still wai...

Governor Mike Dunleavy vetoed a second education funding bill yesterday. Alaskan lawmakers will meet today to decide if they will override his veto. Plus, a close call at Kincaid Park. A moose with a newborn calf trampled a woman and her dog. Why wildlife officials warn that this is one of the most dangerous times of year.

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Governor Mike Dunleavy has until midnight to veto House Bill 57, the education bill, or let it become law. Also, Former President Joe Biden has responded on social media to his "aggressive form" of prostate cancer.

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On Thursday morning, in the park’s green belt that runs through campus, a moose gave birth to its calf. Plus, lots of people take advantage of the summer months for moving, but according to the Better Business Bureau, it’s for that reason people should especially be on the lookout for scams.

Following Monday’s fatal Anchorage officer-involved shooting, advocates continued their call for the Anchorage Police Department to implement a citizen police review board — one week after APD Chief Sean Case told Alaska’s News Source a citizen’s board was not necessary. Plus, Alaska has a new Teacher of the Year, a welding instructor at Hutchison High School in Fairbanks.

Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case said poor lighting during the incident meant details surrounding the fatal shooting would be “slightly less than we normally give.” Plus, a video captured at Providence Hospital in Anchorage shows a mama moose giving birth to a calf on the grass outside the hospital on Thursday.