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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
- 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
- Where to celebrate Independence Day in Alaska
- Back on the ballot, Petersburg Dan Sullivan says he’s ready to start campaigning
NPR National News
- Man sues DHS after agents tracked him down for sending a scathing email to ICE
- Militant LGBTQ+ rights group 'the Lavender Panthers' was founded on this day in 1973
- Hate food waste? 7 creative ways to turn your leftovers into a new meal
- Under Trump, spouses of U.S. citizens face policy changes in the immigration system
- Fast walkers in their 80s cut their risk of cognitive decline by half, a study finds
- These Medicare beneficiaries thought their drug plan was free. Then they lost it
- Philip Glass' new symphony premieres at Tanglewood after Kennedy Center cancellation
- Huge crowds of mourners join a funeral procession for Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
- The U.S. faces Belgium in the World Cup on the heels of Trump-Infantino red card call
- Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine's capital kills at least 12