KMXT's Katherine Irving broke down the season's twists and turns with Kodiak commercial salmon fisherman Darren Platt.
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, a New York man was convicted of scamming a Kodiak woman out of $48,000 in 2024, the Alutiiq Museum is planning a monument for the Refuge Rock massacre, Kodiak College's enrollment is up 27%, a new Kodiak horse drill team is preparing for this weekend's rodeo and state fair, a break down of this summer's pink salmon commercial season, and the Navy is constructing a new building at Spruce Cape that will likely strain the local electric grid.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Jared Griffin and KMXT's News Director Davis Hovey, we break down what voters can expect from the upcoming candidate forum and fisheries debates.Tuesday, Sept. 8, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. is the local candidate forum for Kodiak Island Borough Assembly candidates.Wednesday, Sept. 9, from 7 p.m. to about 9 p.m. is the Gubernatorial fisheries debate andSaturday, Sept. 12, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. is the Congressional fisheries debate with candidates from both the U.S. House of Rep. and U.S. Senate.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with host Terry Haines: Kenai's Silver Salmon Derby has been cancelled, according to KDLL's Ashlyn O'Hara, St. Paul is aiming to become a research community, as reported by Katie Reuther of KUHB, and an artist with a passion for kelp forests.https://kaliegranier.com
Alaska News
- Appeals court tosses indictment of Whittier woman charged with voter misconduct
- Federal government transfers ANMC to tribal ownership after decades-long advocacy
- Trump-aligned group sues Alaska’s judge-nominating body over delayed records
- Alaska Judicial Council takes rare step of recommending ‘no’ votes on 2 judges
- How one Anchorage nonprofit is rebuilding trust with its raptors
- Trump says he’ll campaign for Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska
- Democratic withdrawals leave some Alaskans questioning the point of ranked choice voting
- Where Alaska races stand after a chaotic end to primary election season
- November ballot in Alaska governor’s race set after chaotic last-day scramble
- First to complete 500-mile Alaska Long Trail, a veteran, traded machine gun for lightweight pack
NPR National News
- Greetings from Paris, where the 2024 Olympics balloon rises again
- A new Anthropic model seeks to test how AI could impact the U.S. economy
- Whatever happened to the measles outbreak that shocked a country this year?
- Trump officials propose sweeping changes to the census that would reshape voting maps
- Cargo jet tried to abort unsteady landing before Miami crash, flight data indicates
- National Guard member arrested in DC, accused of drawing gun on fellow Guard member
- How to fight with the people we care about, illustrated
- Mail-in voters weigh flying to vote in person and other backup plans amid uncertainty
- Citing the 'Deep State,' Trump overhauls the intelligence community
- Ballot seizures seemed impossible. But judges and officials are prepping for them now