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At 62 years old, the Tusty has more than doubled her expected service lifespan, and is the oldest active mainliner ferry in the state’s fleet.
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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Katie Basile/KYUKThis week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KFSK's Baiz Hoen visits a fisherman boot camp, Jake Dye of KDLL tells of an increase in sockeye bag limits for Upper Cook Inlet rivers, and new restrictions for personal use king salmon are coming for Bristol Bay commercial fishermen, according to KDLG's Jessie Sheldon.
Alaska News
- 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
- 2 dead after multi-vehicle crash on the Seward Highway near Anchorage
- Fostering 48 parakeets: Alaska's senior boom strains bird rescue groups
- Division of Elections delays saying how they'll list the two Dan Sullivans on the ballot
- Alaska school districts plead for guidance on oil surplus funding before students return
NPR National News
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- New lawsuit alleges U.S. shared asylum application details with Iran
- There's no treatment designed for the Ebola strain ravaging DRC. But now there's hope
- 10 new books you won't want to miss in July
- Meet 'Project 2029' — and its war on the annoyance economy
- Trump's NATO pressure campaign continues as summit begins
- As climate change damages streets and highways, the road ahead may be expensive
- Heirs of 'odious' 169-year-old Supreme Court ruling see modern parallels
- Explosions rock Damascus, wounding 18, as French President Macron visits Syria
- Trump's FIFA call opens a 'slippery slope,' says sports columnist Christine Brennan