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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
- British police investigate if arrests near U.S. air base foiled an Iran-linked attack
- 'End Times Fascism' looks at supremacist groups uniting around end-of-the-world ideas
- Welcome to the 'Wild West' of AI in schools: Research is scarce, but experiments abound
- A new anti-ICE compilation album benefits immigrants rights organizations
- What to know about the $810 million in spending canceled by President Trump
- How to limit the rat numbers? Train the humans
- 5 tips for parents worried about their kids' screen time and online safety
- Mexico's Baja California braces for Hurricane Polo as Hurricane Nolo threatens Hawaii
- Eviction of 87-year-old sparks protests in Madrid over housing crisis
- Scientists discover two new species of sea spiders along Canadian coastline