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KNBA's Top Stories: Linguists across the state say the Alaska Native Language Center is being starved of funding. University of Alaska employees have voted to form a union. Anchorage police have released new information about a death last weekend. Today is the deadline for those affected by last October’s devastating coastal storm to apply for aid from FEMA.

KNBA Top Stories: Sharp criticism from Sen. Lisa Murkowski over President Trump’s threats to Iran. The partial federal shutdown takes its toll on the Coast Guard base in Kodiak. Three incumbents and three newcomers are elected to the Anchorage Assembly. And Iditarod Champ Jesse Holmes winning streak continues in Kotzebue’s challenging Kobuk 440 Sled Dog Race.

KNBA Top Stories: Many of Alaska’s Ukrainian refugees stuck in a state of political limbo, unsure what comes next. The Aleutians East Borough and three other groups are suing the Alaska Board of Fisheries. A federal ban on Russian seafood imports to the United States is about to expire. El Nino is on its way, bringing warmer weather this summer and through the winter.

KNBA Top Stories: State lawmakers disagree on a proposed super-sized Permanent Fund Dividend.Click Bishop, a Republican candidate for governor has chosen a running mate, Inupiaq leader Greta Schuerch. Anchorage police say an officer exchanged gunfire with a man fleeing from a violent disturbance in Airport Heights. A police-involved shooting in Bethel is under investigation. King Islanders celebrate spring hunting traditions.

KNBA's Top Stories: Anchorage Police are investigating the discovery of a body found in a Spenard neighborhood. A move to raise Alaska’s age of consent is back, bundled into a major crime bill up this week. Emergency food boxes fed thousands of Alaskans — now the money’s running out. State Senate passes bill to eliminate petroleum based dyes from school meals.

Everyone knows about the multimillion-dollar salaries and celebrity status of NBA players. But in the shadows of the NBA, men toil in the relative obscurity of the D-League to keep their dream alive.

Nasr al-Ansi, a top commander of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, appeared in an 11-minute Internet video posted Wednesday, saying the massacre at Charlie Hebdo was in "vengeance for the prophet."

A proposed ocean and fish restoration project in the Gulf of Alaska is trying to generate support at the local and state level. Anchorage state Senator Elvi [EHL-vee] Gray-Jackson wants Alaskans to put pressure on their congressional delegation to block Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from becoming the country s top U.S. health official.

The controversies over gifted education start with identifying who qualifies for that title.

Five Republican Senate incumbents are looking increasingly vulnerable, while fundraising reports provide glimpses of Democratic strength.