The City of Kodiak is back pedaling on its plans to create two new parks on city property in separate locations – one downtown at St. Paul Plaza and the other at Gibson Cove. That’s after city officials say there isn’t enough money in the fiscal year 2027 budget to pursue potential designs for the two parks.
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, 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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(NASA)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
- Election updates: Dahlstrom drops out, Kreiss-Tomkins picks running mate, Myers retires
- With new details in recent police shooting, Anchorage police chief renews call for broader talks
- 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
NPR National News
- Ultra-Orthodox protesters block roads and trains across Israel over military draft
- What to know about US military strikes on alleged drug boats
- Russian attack on Ukraine kills at least 11 and traps others in damaged buildings
- Iran halts talks with U.S. over Israeli actions in Lebanon, Gaza
- Justice Department says it will abide by court order pausing its 'anti-weaponization' fund
- Florida sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over alleged safety lapses
- AI giant Anthropic prepares to sell stock to the public; files preliminary IPO paperwork
- Serena Williams returns to tennis, announcing 'next chapter'
- Richard Pryor's daughter studies the N-word — a word he used, then disavowed
- Remote work -- not AI -- has sidelined recent college graduates, research finds