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Police say the bear went into hiding in the nearby woods. They're unsure whether it's still in that location.
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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KMXTOn this week's recap with host Katherine Irving, Kodiak law enforcement respond to a bear near Main Elementary, early voting for local elections kicks off, the Coast Guard awards a $315m contract for construction of a new fuel pier, Alaska Public Media reports that luxury yacht operators sound the alarm on foreign vessels, and researchers discover that El Niño events can have positive effects for the Gulf of Alaska.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, KMXT hosts a live call-in show featuring John Oberst, the president and CEO of Alaska Aerospace Corporation, and Board Chair Lindsay Knight.If you didn't get an opportunity to call-in or if you still have questions about the spaceport at Narrow Cape, email your questions to news@kmxt.org.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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Courtesy of Michael LivingstonOn this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with host Terry Haines:A federal bill aimed at bycatch reduction has passed in a key Commerce committee, story by Alaska Public Media's Liz Ruskin, an effort to help reduce bycatch in the lab is underway, according to KUCB's Katie Reuther, and Unalaska wants the state to help ferry seafood processor workers into town, as reported by KUCB's Sofia Stuart-Rasi.
Alaska News
- Norwegian filmmakers debut full-length documentary on Anchorage homelessness
- A dispute over the passenger Jones Act has Southeast Alaska yacht captains crying foul
- Proposed EPA rule would exempt most offshore seafood processing vessels from reporting their pollution discharge
- New York Times reports Peltola has repeatedly blown up at aides and campaign staff
- Poll shows Democrat with lead in Alaska governor’s race, but large swaths remain undecided
- Alaska hunting guide and teen employee named as victims in fatal plane crash east of Nabesna
- 8 candidates, 3 debates: Tune into Debate for the State this October
- It’s Fat Bear Week. Meet this year’s heavyset hopefuls
- Plane crash near Nabesna kills 2
- Whittier’s new $80M dock considered total loss after fire
NPR National News
- Powerful nor'easter brings winds, floods to East Coast
- Why this island paradise has the world's fastest-growing HIV epidemic
- Meal deliveries can save money and improve health. Will they survive Medicaid cuts?
- The U.S. has more thalidomide survivors than the government admits
- The AI safety debate is confusing. Here's our guide to the different factions
- Pope warns a 'paradise of machines' could undermine humanity as he opens France trip
- Roads flood in New Jersey, inundate some homes, as first major signs of nor'easter take shape
- CNN left off Air Force One for Trump's upcoming trip, White House signals in new media restriction
- Supreme Court blocks Trump-backed Missouri congressional map
- The Pacific is churning with hurricanes. The Atlantic is quiet. Blame El Niño