The U.S. House of Representatives voted overnight Thursday to strip more than $1.1 billion in previously budgeted money from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, putting the future of many of Alaska’s small public radio stations in doubt.

It’s been three weeks since the Alaska Department of Fish and Game seized dozens of animals from a popular wildlife attraction outside Haines. But a number were left behind, and now the owner is now calling on the state to return to the property and retrieve them.

The Senate has until Friday to vote on a measure that could eliminate more than $15 million in annual funding for Alaska’s 27 public broadcasting stations.

Sen. Dan Sullivan announced Tuesday night that he worked with the Trump administration to preserve funding for rural Alaska stations. Wednesday, Alaska’s News Source learned that the “side deal” will be a one-time check to Tribal public media stations.

The value of the system matters because it helps determine the amount of property taxes the pipeline's owners must pay to the state and municipalities it crosses.

Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of powerful quakes within the last five years. Officials say they