The two-day conference organized by the Alaska Food Policy Council happens every year and a half and focuses on food security, with presentations about subsistence, mariculture and developing local agriculture around the state.
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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This week we hear about the self-help housing project in Kodiak getting funds and land, an update on the city manager search, surveys of Kodiak Island's emperor geese show the population is doing well, a look into the salvage process for the Tanusha, a tour of the Coast Guard fast response cutter John Witherspoon, and Kodiak's Emergency Services are preparing for potential impacts of a likely Mt. Spurr eruption.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's Talk of the Rock with host Davis Hovey, the head of Kodiak Electric Association discusses the upcoming election, which features a potential bylaw change that will be in the packet for members to vote on next month.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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This week KCAW's Katherine Rose reports that harvest data for Sitka's herring fishery won't be released due to low participation, Cook Inlet's east side setnetters won't get a chance to use seines after all, according to KDLL's Ashlyn O'Hara, and from the Alaska Desk, Theo Greenly reports that Alaska's seafood industry is asking for federal push back against unfair international competition.
Alaska News
- 'No one had the chance to weigh in': University of Alaska DEI purge draws fire
- 5.1 magnitude quake shakes Southwest Alaska
- Brutal day for stocks: Dow plunges almost 1,700 points on new Trump tariffs
- Here’s how Alaska businesses are preparing for a Mt. Spurr eruption
- Lawmakers approve security screening checkpoint for Alaska State Capitol
- Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
- UAA students express concern over ‘reorganization’ of Native Student Services program
- Trump unveils sweeping 10% tariff and 'reciprocal' tariffs on dozens of nations
- At Senate confirmation hearings, Sullivan asks to make a point
- Anchorage’s beloved Star the reindeer dies after possible poisoning
NPR National News
- A Pentagon inspector general announces investigation into Hegseth's use of Signal
- How much will tariffs raise prices? Trump's economists just revealed their answer
- Education Dept. warns schools: Eliminate DEI programs or lose funding
- Mineral-rich, war-torn DRC first stop for Trump's new Africa czar
- Cultural groups across U.S. told that federal humanities grants are terminated
- Jason Isbell confronts the pain of divorce, and the possibility of new love
- See 'A Minecraft Movie,' 'A Nice Indian Boy' and 'Freaky Tales' in theaters this week
- We tried out the Nintendo Switch 2 — it's a solid console sequel
- Hungary says it will quit the International Criminal Court as Netanyahu visits
- Brutal day for stocks: Dow plunges almost 1,700 points on new Trump tariffs