This is all part of a wetter, warmer trend Alaska has been experiencing as a whole in recent years; mainly brought on by climate change which has been exacerbated by humans’ increased greenhouse gas emissions since the industrial revolution.
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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This week we hear about the Tustumena returning after its annual winter repairs, shakeups in federal agencies could change how weather data from buoys works, Flying Geese, a longtime fabric store, is closing, the Alaska Food Policy Council held its statewide food festival and conference, and Kodiak Harvest Food Coop has grown significantly in less than a decade.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's Talk of the Rock with host Davis Hovey, the head of Kodiak Electric Association discusses the upcoming election, which features a potential bylaw change that will be in the packet for members to vote on next month.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KUCB's Theo Greenly reports on "unprecedented" measures from Fish and Game to protect Gulf of Alaska chinook salmon, Katherine Rose of KCAW on a lower than expected harvest level for Southeast chinook fishermen, and possible changes are coming to the system that supplies data from marine weather buoys, according to KMXT's Davis Hovey.
Alaska News
- Anchorage protesters hit the streets, objecting to varied Trump actions
- Delta Junction partners with nonprofit to bring back emergency medical services — at least for now
- Effort to recall the North Slope Borough mayor is moving forward
- Alaska News Nightly: Friday, April 4, 2025
- The cost of rent in Alaska has stabilized, new state data says
- The potential for a Mount Spurr eruption | Alaska Insight
- Anchorage Daily News names Vicky Ho as its top editor
- Funding for Alaska’s schools remains a question mark. Here's where things stand
- Outdoor Gear Care and Repair | Outdoor Explorer
- State updates work, closure dates for Knik River Bridge project
NPR National News
- Alex Ovechkin scores goal #895 to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL scoring record
- Severe storms and floods batter South and Midwest, as death toll rises to at least 18
- Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 32, mostly women and children
- Second child dies from measles-related causes in West Texas, where cases near 500
- Yemen Houthi rebels say latest US strikes killed 2, day after Trump posted bomb video
- 1 killed in Russian attack on Kyiv as death toll from missile strike rises to 19
- For these seniors, DOGE's affordable housing pause means suffering longer without AC
- In 'free' Khartoum, the ruined streets smell of perfume and music plays
- Amadou Bagayoko, one half of Malian duo Amadou & Mariam, dies at 70
- Photos: See demonstrators around the country rally in 'Hands Off!' protests