On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Warm and dry conditions increased wildfire activity around the Interior yesterday. Satellite data provided by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute is helping state and federal agencies fight wildfires. And the Senate has passed its version of the defense bill, with money for Alaska projects. Smoke column of the Teklanika River …
Read More »Kodiak’s National Guard armory renamed to honor Alutiiq hero
Last week, the National Guard armory in Kodiak was renamed to honor Daniel Lee Harmon. Harmon was Alutiiq and a soldier from Woody Island, on the Kodiak archipelago. He was killed in action during the Vietnam War, and honored with three Bronze Stars, one of the highest military honors. Two were awarded with Valor – which denotes heroism in combat. …
Read More »Talk of the Rock: Alutiiq Museum renovations
Talk of the Rock host Jared Griffin talks with Alutiiq Museum Executive Director April Laktonen Counceller and Djuna Davidson, Director of Advancement and Operations, about museum programs and their $14 million renovation project. You can check out the Alutiiq Museum renovation plans at https://alutiiqmuseum.org/visit/renovation Listen to their conversation here:
Read More »Midday Report August 01, 2023
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Ore trucks running on highways between Kinross’s Manh Choch Mine and its mill are projected to cause millions of dollars per year in pavement damage. A neighborhood near Kalifornsky Beach Road has been flooding, much to the dismay of residents. And police have killed an aggressive bear in Anchorage, the 16th so …
Read More »One of the oldest – and most beloved – bears at Katmai National Park finally returns to Brooks Falls
Katmai National Park has a 24-hour live stream of Brooks Falls every summer. Hoards of bears gather there to catch salmon and it’s a popular spot for crowds to watch them. Bear 480, also known as ‘Otis,’ arrived at Brooks Falls on July 26, the latest he’s been noticed yet. Bear 480, Otis, matched his latest appearance to the falls …
Read More »Midday Report July 31, 2023
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Firefighters worked to knock down a new wildfire southeast of Fairbanks over the weekend. Tote Maritime Alaska recently converted their two cargo ships to run on liquefied natural gas, or LNG. And Alaska’s ferry board is drafting a 20-year plan. The Tote vessel North Star is now powered by LNG.
Read More »Midday Report July 28, 2023
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: An ongoing effort to sell Seward’s city-run utility to a larger utility company is getting another chance on the ballot. Alaska educators are looking ahead to a future with AI. And the benefits of whale poop… Dana Bloch pictured with a bottle of whale feces collected for her research. (Courtesy Dana Bloch
Read More »Bayside Fire Department has a new chief
Kodiak’s Bayside Fire Department has a new chief. Scott Ellis joins the crew after more than three decades as a firefighter on the east coast. Ellis spent most of his life in Connecticut and was getting ready to retire, when he found out he and his wife were about to have their seventh child. It inspired him to take another …
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report 27 July 2023
This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KCAW’s Robert Woolsey reports on the ever expanding Seafood Distribution Network , and KDLG’s Jack Darrell on Bristol Bay salmon’s sudden existential crisis. Jenny Bennis and her family donated sockeye from their setnet in Bristol Bay to help other families on the Yukon and Chignik rivers where salmon populations have …
Read More »Public comment period open for renewal of Kodiak Spaceport’s land agreement
Alaska Aerospace, which owns and operates the Pacific Spaceport Complex on Kodiak’s Narrow Cape, wants to renew its land agreement in the area for another 30 years. The land management agreement allows the company to launch rockets and conduct other testing from the Pasagshak area – near the end of the island’s road system. Kodiak’s Spaceport is one of the …
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