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Billions of dollars from the federal government are being poured into missile defense and mostly commercial launch capacity around the country, millions of which are benefitting the spaceport on Kodiak Island. It’s all part of a broader military buildup in Alaska and the Arctic. In the final part of this three part series, KMXT’s Davis Hovey reports on what supporters and skeptics say the spaceport will look like in the future.
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The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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KMXTOn this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we air a special three part series that is a collaboration between KMXT and Type Investigations and was supported by the Pulitzer Center. This series covers how and why federal funds are being poured into the Kodiak Island spaceport, how local residents feel about that, and how this expansion could impact the future of the spaceport and the community.
Talk of the Rock
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Myra Scholze/handlerOn this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we are joined by Kodiak's soon to be nationally certified search and rescue dog, Delilah and her handler Myra Scholze.You can read more information about their journey on the Kodiak Daily Mirror's website. And if you're interested in helping with Delilah's air scent training as a volunteer, join Scholze's What'sApp group.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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(Seth Kantner)On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with host Terry Haines: KTOO's Alix Soliman reports on proposed changes for the Endangered Species Act, and Desiree Hagen on a confidential chum salmon season in Kotzebue Sound.
Alaska News
- Judge tosses DOJ lawsuit that sought to block election results if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses
- DOJ launches law enforcement ‘surge’ in Alaska to investigate ballot-stacking allegations
- What to know about Alaska’s Ballot Measure 2
- How the New York Times broke the story on secret candidate recruiting in Alaska's Senate race
- Federal CDC Director visits Alaska, alarmed by highest TB rates in the country
- Dunleavy calls for investigation into Democrats’ reported ballot-stacking effort in Alaska U.S. Senate race
- New York Times report on Democrats’ secret ballot-stacking effort draws mixed reactions from Alaskans
- Peltola campaign and national Dems recruited spoiler candidates, including Petersburg Sullivan, according to New York Times
- Some rural Alaska absentee voting sites failed to open ahead of midterms
- ‘Not afraid to die’: Terminally ill woman wants medically assisted death in Alaska
NPR National News
- Haley Stevens endorses GOP candidate in Michigan Senate race, spurning Abdul El-Sayed
- Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy is hospitalized with a stroke
- How to think about the midterms — and the political moment the country is in
- Judge tosses Trump's attempt to block Alaska Senate results if GOP incumbent loses
- The midterms will test the nation's political direction and confidence
- New York City Marathon: Sweden's Almgren and Kenya's Chepkirui win as 60,000 take part
- It's ACA open enrollment time. Here are the changes for health insurance shoppers
- How Gen Z Republicans running for Congress are thinking about the future of the party
- Here's how to watch election night as the polls close, hour-by-hour
- How one family gave a critical boost to gene therapy research