The cost of shipping goods is increasing next month due to tariff surcharges at the Port of Alaska in Anchorage and after some shipping companies have raised their rates for the upcoming year.
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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This week we hear about Pacific Seafood finalizing purchasing Kodiak's largest seafood plant, KIBSD will decide whether to close a school in January, the Board of Fisheries tweaked some regulations for Prince William Sound pollock, Dunleavy proposed increasing funding for ASMI, and a small landslide struck near Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin talks with the director and cast of Kodiak Arts Council's production of the beloved holiday tale: A Christmas Story.Performances are Friday and Saturday (Dec. 6 & 7) at 7pm, and Sunday (Dec. 8) at 2pm, at the Gerald C. Wilson Auditorium.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:Double-duty Davis Hovey provides reports on meetings of the Alaska Seafood Task Force and Alaska Board of Fisheries from his base at KMXT, and KDLG's Margaret Sutherland tells of a settlement in a class-action lawsuit against two seafood processors over alleged wage violations.
Alaska News
- Kodiak teen indicted on felony charges related to White Sands explosion
- Alaska News Nightly: Friday, December 13, 2024
- Anchorage officials say advocacy and energy consumption are ways city can address looming natural gas shortage
- ‘Greyhound Cowboy: And Other Stories’ explores flawed characters in wild spaces | State of Art
- Defensiveness in relationships | Line One
- Talk of Alaska: Greetings from Across the State | Dec 24
- Cozy reading recommendations for the fall and winter | Talk of Alaska Rewind
- Air Force OKs 4 more refueling tankers for Eielson Air Guard unit
- Mat-Su Borough schools abandon remote learning
- Anchorage School Board grapples with $107M budget deficit
NPR National News
- Review by Senate Democrats finds more unreported luxury trips by Clarence Thomas
- Where did Barry Jenkins feel safe as a kid? Atop a tree
- Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 20, including five children
- I discovered one way to fight loneliness: The Germans call it a Stammtisch
- This Christmas I'll be grieving. Here's how I'll be finding joy.
- On tap for the holidays: A blend of multicultural drink traditions and fond memories
- College students get emotional about climate change. Some are finding help in class
- Two US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent 'friendly fire' incident
- Party City files for bankruptcy and plans to shutter nationwide
- Sudan's biggest refugee camp was already struck with famine. Now it's being shelled