A public comment period for the draft plan is open until Oct. 29.
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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On this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, the unofficial results for the municipal election are in, the Kodiak short trail and other road improvement projects are on a DOT draft plan, Kodiak trawlers defend their business as reported by Alaska Public Media, KUCB reports that emperor geese are faring well in Kodiak, and the head of NASA visits Kodiak.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, KMXT's News Director Davis Hovey breaks down everything that's on the ballot for the Oct. 6 municipal election. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. today. Preliminary results will be shared on air on KMXT after 9 p.m. tonight.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with host Terry Haines: A pair of Liz Ruskin stories from Alaska Public Media beautifully bracket the bycatch brouhaha.
Alaska News
- 'Their wintering range spans thousands of miles': what Kodiak and Shemya tell us about emperor geese
- This Haines woman educates tourists about bears on her own time
- Passenger numbers on track for record at major Alaska airports
- Bering Sea crabbers buoyed by increased catch limits this season
- 3 takeaways from Alaska’s gubernatorial Debate for the State
- Trump’s push for $50B Korean investment in Alaska gasline faces familiar economic challenges
- Alaska governor candidates spar over bipartisan cooperation, among other issues, in Debate for the State
- Alaska governor hopeful Bernadette Wilson's court record shows lawsuits over unpaid bills
- Trump to rally for Sullivan in Wasilla next week
- Flu cases are on the rise in Alaska. What you need to know.
NPR National News
- These workers help train robots who could one day steal their jobs
- Trump's ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, resigns after allegations of improper conduct
- 'They're stealing from the poor': A major source of SNAP fraud robs recipients of millions
- Civil rights advocates plan to send thousands of observers to midterm polling places
- In Kansas, a newly competitive Senate race tests limit of Trump's unpopular policies
- The skincare scheme that led to consumer complaints, lawsuits and a federal investigation
- VIDEO: The skincare sample is free. What happens next can cost thousands
- CNN, MS NOW and Politico prevail against White House — for now
- Pope Leo has lung cancer, the Vatican announces after surgery
- Conservative super-lawyer squares up for his latest Supreme Court argument