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Property tax bills are being sent out by the Kodiak Island Borough on behalf of the city and borough after both municipalities set tax rates for the new fiscal year that started on July 1.
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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Credit Andrew Magel/KRITFC.This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KMXT's Katherine Irving reports on Alaska's scallop fishery, and Jessie Sheldon of KDLG adds one story on a Pebble Mine hearing and another on counting salmon with drones and AI.
Alaska News
- At least 1 dead as Glenn Highway collision snarls traffic near Eagle River
- Alaska predator control culls 250-plus bears, but dispute remains over whether it's helping Mulchatna caribou
- 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
NPR National News
- France downs Morocco 2-0 to advance to the World Cup semifinal
- Smithsonian chief emphasizes 'accuracy and integrity' after White House report
- How to deal with seesawing gas prices
- EPA proposes weakening heavy-duty truck pollution rules
- 'Music belongs to the moment': Patti Smith's guitarist Lenny Kaye is 'Goin' Local'
- A new kind of robot swims the seas and soars the skies
- Vermont is creating a statewide trail, and making sure it's accessible to all
- Class action suit against AI makers over deepfake child sexual abuse material expands
- Former Olympian pleads not guilty in reflecting pool vandalism charge
- Former coach at Bucknell University charged in death of freshman football player