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Alaska’s capital city is battling addiction. Three women, who’ve been on that dark side, recently came to KTOO to talk about long-term recovery and a rally that gave them hope.

A federal funding battle could affect the future of the Alaska Marine Highway System. Formula changes in the U.S. Senate’s version of a transportation bill would reduce the amount of money available to fix Alaska ships.

Greg Salard says he was deprived of right to testify on his own behalf during his Juneau trial in U.S. District Court in July.

One researcher says further testing of commercial crab and shrimp from the area could kill the region’s fisheries.

After thousands of viewers watched a spring cub die in late October, the animal’s remains were sent to a lab in Madison, Wisconsin, for a necropsy.

Lt. Kris Sell said it’s called “China white,” and the police have been told it may be laced with a prescription drug that’s a possible “game changer.”

“Eventually, we were going to eat it,” said Gary Johnson. “But then a bear came and got to our cooler. And he had some fresh tuna.”

Alaska officials have drafted an agreement with British Columbia aimed at protecting transboundary waters. They say it will address concerns about pollution from mines on rivers that flow into Alaska.

The Alaska Railroad has been missing out on $3 million a year for the past three years because of what appears to be late night math goof.

Gov. Walker says he wants AGDC to use its lead AK LNG negotiator — an attorney who was paid about $120,000 a month — “in a different capacity going forward” after the Alaska Dispatch News reported he was sent home to South Carolina.

Alaska’s congressman and U.S. senators are among the chorus of political leaders calling on President Obama to suspend his plan to admit 10,000 Syrian refugees.

The number of inmates has grown by 27 percent in the past decade and unless policy changes are made, prison populations are likely to grow another 27 percent by 2024.

“If we want to be a city that’s vibrant and vital, we want to make sure everyone who lives here in safe and secure,” Berkowitz said.

It’s unclear how much residual cleanup will cost, but the the owner of the gas line will cover the expenses as the responsible party.

Norwegian oil company Statoil said Tuesday it will end exploration efforts in the Chukchi Sea and close its Anchorage office.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for the borough, which is in effect until 4 p.m. Wednesday.

The report details video footage showing how Joseph Murphy died. “I don’t know if he would’ve lived otherwise, but I can tell you that it’s unacceptable what happened,” said Dean Williams.

“Since I’ve been in office we’ve had 15 people die while incarcerated,” Gov. Walker said. Outside investigators report identifies problems in the Department of Corrections that reappear system-wide.

Part of the bureau’s mandate is to investigate color of law abuses. Color of law describes someone given authority by a local, state or federal agency.

British Columbia is telling owners of a leaky mine that it’s time to stop polluting a river that flows into Alaska. Provincial officials on Nov. 10 notified the Tulsequah Chief Mine that it’s out of compliance with its permits