The cancelations come at a challenging time for rescheduling. The Tustumena is slated for a chain run starting Wednesday, June 3, meaning that she will be headed to the Aleutian Islands and won’t return to Kodiak until the night of June 8.
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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On this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, a Kodiak teenager was found dead in the Pasagshak area, the M/V Tustumena cancels sailings, Alaska vets recommend dogs get the leptospirosis vaccine, a landing craft capsized off of the coast of Narrow Cape, gubernatorial candidates Shelley Hughes and Click Bishop visit KMXT during their visits to Kodiak for Crabfest, and KMXT's Davis Hovey visits an outgoing professor at Kodiak College.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's show with host Davis Hovey, we go over the schedule, some of the vendors and the new features at this year's Crabfest with staff from the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce. Opening day is Thursday, May 21, at noon. More information and the full schedule of events can be found online at kodiakcrabfest.com.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KUCB's Maggie Nelson reports on missing buoys in False Pass, Theo Greenly, also of KUCB, on the voiding of Area M restrictions, and KTOO's Yvonne Krumrey on both false emergency alerts and on the passing of a beloved advocate for Alaska Native fishing rights.
Alaska News
- 3 things to watch as Alaska’s election filing deadline approaches
- Alaskans seeking Sen. Sullivan, Rep. Begich stance on Trump compensation fund get silence
- This Alaska pilot has been flying kids to school for the last four decades
- Former Alaska Gov. Bill Walker considers fifth run for governor as deadline approaches
- Denali rangers trying to reach 4 fallen climbers
- Legislation would prevent state from using psychiatric hospitals as makeshift foster placements
- An Alaska reporter investigates billions of dollars in subsidies that went to telecoms
- Alaska lawmakers seek first boost to unemployment benefits since 2009
- Healthcare bills spurred by $50B federal program await Alaska Gov. Dunleavy’s signature
- Alaska's North Slope proposed as home for massive AI data center
NPR National News
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- Why are people attacking Ebola clinics? It revolves around trust, death and body bags
- Louisiana lawmakers pass a congressional map to dismantle a majority-Black district
- Here's how we're coping with high gas prices, according to Costco and Walmart
- Back from Cannes, a critic shares the films he's most excited to see again
- Asia defense summit opens amid doubts over U.S. priorities
- Meteorologists were central to D-Day. 'Pressure' tells the story of navigating uncertainty
- The 'Hacks' finale ties a melodramatic bow onto a beloved series
- Photos show the world's 'uncounted' people -- and what it takes to be counted
- Russian drone launched against Ukraine crashes in Romania, injuring 2