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The Coast Guard is in the process of determining what went wrong, when, and ultimately who is responsible for the New Year's Eve mishap when the Kulluk ran aground near Kodiak. 
Suzanna Caldwell
Warren and Yvonne Snow join very elite company as two-time winners of the annual Nenana Ice Classic. Last year's winner had won before, too. Is there a secret for these lucky Alaskans to guessing when ice rot turns to water?
Sean Doogan
A city tax assessor from Anchorage is charged with improperly billing Medicaid for $60,000 after the woman's ex-husband blew the whistle on her. 
Jill Burke
At least one Alaska airline has grounded flights as the 8,000-plus-foot-tall volcano on the Alaska Peninsula continues spewing ash some 20,000 feet into the air.
Laurel Andrews
The Higmans -- two Alaska parents and two small children -- paddled into Anchorage last week in tiny inflatable boats via Turnagain Arm. They're in the middle of an 800-mile journey around Cook Inlet.OutdoorsCraig Medred
History tells us that if recently passed legislation to cut taxes on oil companies doing business in Alaska is not repealed by voters, Alaskans may soon say goodbye to annual Permanent Fund dividends and hello to a state income tax.VoicesRay Metcalfe

Nation/World

  • As Myanmar's head of state visits the US, the first such trip in more than 45 years, religious and ethnic violence are being slowly addressed back home.
  • Two people are dead and at least 21 people were injured after tornadoes ripped through central Oklahoma Sunday as part of a storm system moving northeast through the central portion of the US from Texas to Michigan. Forecasters confirm that a second series of storms will hit the same area by late Monday afternoon.

Voices

Give away Alaska’s fair share of oil wealth, give away Alaskans’ PFD checks

History tells us that if recently passed legislation to cut taxes on oil companies doing business in Alaska is not repealed by voters, Alaskans may soon say goodbye to annual Permanent Fund dividends and hello to a state income tax.Ray Metcalfe