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Sen. Murkowski says she'll vote against impeaching the president, but she doesn't excuse his actions. Plus: Wrangell residents have a message for the governor ahead of his town hall visit. And, a look at Sitka's first hybrid electric fishing boat.

Sen. Murkowski supporters react to her "no" vote, and twin teenagers from Chugiak will walk their dogs at Westminster.

Sen. Murkowski keeps mum on how she'll vote on witnesses and Northwest Arctic Borough students grill superintendent candidates.

The Recall Dunleavy campaign is suspended again and the rainforest town of Kake embraces solar energy.

Highlights from the Governor's State of the State address and UAA grapples with record low enrollment.

Rep. Tammie Wilson (R) quits legislature to work for a state agency, a bear task force assembles in Haines, and researchers prepare to survey the Inupiaq language.

Lawmakers vote against overriding the Governor's vetoes, health officials monitor the spread of coronavirus, and a Nome resident converts a church into a common house.

Debate over the PFD fractures the Senate Majority caucus and the recall Dunleavy campaign resumes after an accidental delay.

Debate over the PFD fractures the Senate Majority caucus and the recall Dunleavy campaign resumes after an accidental delay.

Gov. Dunleavy responds to the campaign to recall him, the fight to control student vaping, and rocket launch preparations.

Sen. Murkowski prepares to vote during impeachment trial. Plus: highlights from the Kuskokwim 300 sled dog race.

The task of counting every person living in the United States begins right here in Alaska. Plus: A school in Hooper Bay becomes another cold weather casualty. And, as mushers, dogs, and volunteers gather in Bethel for the K300 this weekend, vets help keep the dogs in tip-top shape.

The Anchorage Archdiocese has released the names of clergy members and church employees accused of sexual misconduct. Plus: Sitka officials consider redesigning the city's seal. And, volunteer cooks prepare to feed hungry mushers during the Kuskowim 300 Sled Dog Race.

Researchers say food scarcity is why so many birds died in Alaska in 2015. Plus: Pete Kaiser's dad, Ron, returns to the trail to race the Bogus Creek 150. And, how people suffering from homelessness in Juneau manage during a cold snap.

Some Alaska Native corporation shareholders are slapped with fines for their Facebook comments. Plus: Researchers say the hottest-ever summer in Bristol Bay was deadly for salmon. And, Toksook Bay gets ready to kick off the 2020 Census as the first town in the country to be counted.