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Fishermen can harvest nearly 400,000 scallops in Alaska waters this year
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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KMXTOn this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, the Benny Benson State Airport will undergo renovations this summer, the Buskin river area closes to sockeye fishing, federal fisheries managers require a halibut stamp for charter tours for the first time this year, three finalists for director at Kodiak College visited from the Lower 48 this week, and a new study finds that Kodiak puffin numbers are dropping.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we discuss a new short film documentary about Filipino culture and life in Alaska called Bridging Our Stories with the filmmaker, Rafael Bitanga. Bitanga is from the Philippines and went to school in Kodiak.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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Katie Basile/KYUKThis week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KFSK's Baiz Hoen visits a fisherman boot camp, Jake Dye of KDLL tells of an increase in sockeye bag limits for Upper Cook Inlet rivers, and new restrictions for personal use king salmon are coming for Bristol Bay commercial fishermen, according to KDLG's Jessie Sheldon.
Alaska News
- A fake beluga escape story on social media is a reminder of the hazards of misinformation
- AI, drones, and salmon: What new technology could mean for Bristol Bay sockeye counts
- Trump pardons Wasilla mechanic who removed anti-pollution devices from diesel pickups
- Probe finds letter from Homer Rep. Vance likely violated ethics law
- Alaska is a dud at the Great American State Fair
- Alaska’s persistently high SNAP payment errors top nation for fourth consecutive year
- State lawmakers delay vote on Alaska LNG tax bill until mid-July
- At this Wasilla ranch, horses are part of the mental health care team
- 2 dead after multi-vehicle crash on the Seward Highway near Anchorage
- Fostering 48 parakeets: Alaska's senior boom strains bird rescue groups
NPR National News
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- A new proposal for organ donation sparks concern
- Why the death of MS student-athlete Nolan Wells is capturing national attention
- Should you sign your kids up for Trump Accounts? Four things to consider
- Supreme Court financial disclosures reveal how their books add to their income
- New U.S. passports with Trump's image are available. Here's how to get (or avoid) one
- Appeals court denies Trump's request to halt removal of his name from the Kennedy Center
- Tensions with Iran add fresh uncertainty to an already shaky global economy
- What we know about Nolan Wells, the student-athlete found dead off the coast of Mississippi
- Inspiration for Trump's arch was sparked long before the design was first approved