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As temperatures warm up, some streets are turning into mini lakes. What public works officials in Fairbanks are doing to help keep water out of homes. Plus, Anchorage's Ted Stevens International Airport is climbing up the cargo ranks.

A snowmachiner is ok after triggering an avalanche near Valdez's Mountain Man Snow Machine Hill Climb. How he was rescued While others were looking for him. Plus, it’s break up season for part of Alaska. And Fairbanks is feeling it. How the snowmelt is kept under control. And it’s a name you may know if you grew up in anchorage a few decades ago. A former teacher is celebrating 100 years.

It’s the closing day of the Senior Native Youth Olympics. We're checking in on teams from Western Alaska. Plus, storytelling told in silence. Some at UAF are gathering to share through sign language. And Meteorologist Bailey Braun tells us an unseasonably large Spring storm has made landfall in Western Alaska and is heading to Southcentral next.

Mat-Su Borough officials said the borough “must do better” after 25 dogs were found dead on a Caswell Lakes property on Wednesday, announcing an independent review of borough actions while Alaska State Troopers investigate possible animal cruelty. The Anchorage School District has released new numbers of positions which will be cut next school year now that voters appear to have rejected Proposition 9, a special property tax levy for the district which was projected to raise roughly $12 million. The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz has led to a decrease in oil prices nationally, but Alaska’s senior senator said the state faces a different situation that could threaten rural communities.

Today on the Morning Edition, a joint operation between Anchorage Police, State Troopers and the FBI raided multiple businesses and homes in the Mat-Su and Anchorage on a human trafficking bust. We'll bring you the latest and what law enforcement are saying. Later, Fort Wainwright is having some work done starting Monday, so if you're headed that way, prepare for some changes. We'll break down what they're doing and what to expect.

On today's Morning Edition, a third officer-involved shooting within a month. What police say happened in the intense moments that left an Anchorage K9 shot. Later, Identity Inc. in Anchorage, long known for its local LGBTQ support and care, is closing its doors soon. We'll find out what lead to this decision.

The first day of school is set to return to its original date in the fall for Anchorage School District students, according to the district superintendent. The Anchorage Police Department is investigating an officer-involved shooting near 34th Avenue and Bering Street Wednesday morning which left the suspect and a K9 officer wounded. The only LGBTQ+ nonprofit health clinic in Alaska will be closing this month.

Downtown Anchorage safety is a top priority for APD. Foot patrols that started just before Fur Rondy are here to stay - at least for a while. Plus, it's that time of the year, if you have studded tires, it's time to switch back to regular tires for a few months.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) has temporarily rerouted traffic on the Seward Highway as crews monitor for ice and rockfalls during spring break-up season. Alaska drivers face approaching deadlines to remove studded tires as Alaska starts to shift into spring. Mayor Suzanne LaFrance’s administration is extending Anchorage Police Department foot patrols in downtown Anchorage through the end of 2026, expanding a visible police presence in the city’s urban core as state and municipal leaders push a broader “quality-of-life” crime strategy aimed at retail theft, public disorder and drug activity.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) has temporarily rerouted traffic on the Seward Highway as crews monitor for ice and rockfalls during spring break-up season. Alaska drivers face approaching deadlines to remove studded tires as Alaska starts to shift into spring. Mayor Suzanne LaFrance’s administration is extending Anchorage Police Department foot patrols in downtown Anchorage through the end of 2026, expanding a visible police presence in the city’s urban core as state and municipal leaders push a broader “quality-of-life” crime strategy aimed at retail theft, public disorder and drug activity.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) has temporarily rerouted traffic on the Seward Highway as crews monitor for ice and rockfalls during spring break-up season. Alaska drivers face approaching deadlines to remove studded tires as Alaska starts to shift into spring. Mayor Suzanne LaFrance’s administration is extending Anchorage Police Department foot patrols in downtown Anchorage through the end of 2026, expanding a visible police presence in the city’s urban core as state and municipal leaders push a broader “quality-of-life” crime strategy aimed at retail theft, public disorder and drug activity.

Watch for rock fall along the Seward Highway. A rock hit a car, causing substantial damage. We'll hear from a god Samaritan who jumped in to make sure everyone was safe and unharmed. Plus, it's week eight of the Mat-Su school bus driver's strike, and the strain is getting to some families.

The family of two men who were shot in an officer-involved shooting on New Year’s Day held a rally in Fairbanks Saturday. The officer involved in the Mountain View shooting last week has been named by the Anchorage police. Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District families are in their seventh week without bus service as the Mat-Su bus strike continues.

Two people are facing charges after the Palmer Police Department said it received a report of a man being kidnapped yesterday. Details on the charges the suspects are facing. Plus, you patch one pothole and another one springs up. How you can help the state as it tries to fill in the pesky problems.

Avalanche concerns have experts saying to stay away from parts of some trails. We hear why this time of year can see a lot of concern. Plus, Meteorologist Bailey Braun tells us wet weather returns to various regions of Alaska after a brief hiatus. And getting ready for the birds to return! We head to a field in Interior Alaska that is ready for the spring to hear why the preparation efforts are so important.

Five families on Marilyn Circle outside of Wasilla continued to navigate high floodwaters Friday as the Mat-Su Borough said it stopped pumping and does not plan to continue further assistance at the moment. Artemis II’s astronauts returned from the moon with a dramatic splashdown in the Pacific on Friday to close out humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century. State troopers who fatally shot and killed a 24-year-old Fairbanks man on New Year’s Day will face no criminal charges, Alaska prosecutors announced, after an independent review determined they were legally justified in their use of deadly force.

A levy breaking in a neighborhood in the Mat-Su has lead to flooding issues, bad enough that some are kayaking through it, and the Food Bank of Alaska's annual CANstruction event is taking shape.

A levy breaking in a neighborhood in the Mat-Su has lead to flooding issues, bad enough that some are kayaking through it, and the Food Bank of Alaska's annual CANstruction event is taking shape.

Along the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, you may notice some construction in the next couple of weeks as a sewer main break is being repaired, plus smoke jumper training is underway in areas of the Interior.

Posters for Kelly Hunt, a 19-year-old woman from Shaktoolik, remain up around Anchorage’s Spenard neighborhood where she was last seen three months ago, as her family and advocates continue pressing for answers. A 37-year-old man was convicted Tuesday in the death of his roommate in Fairbanks in 2020, according to the Alaska Department of Law. Service members trekked through Six Mile Lake in April, taking position during the 673rd Security Forces Squadron’s Arctic Combat Development Course.