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Midday Report October 25, 2023

On Today’s Midday Report with Host Mike Wall: the school in Karluk will close just one month after opening, a Bristol Bay woman is missing, the Kenai Peninsula School District will not open a charter school, and the state government is pursing a logging project despite Whales Pass them to pursue carbon credits.   The Church of St. Nicholas, a …

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Midday Report October 23, 2023

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Vic Fischer, the last living signer of Alaska’s constitution, died yesterday at his Anchorage home. Subsistence concerns were a major topic of discussion at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention on Friday.  And two teenagers will pay fines, and forfeit their guns and hunting licenses, for illegally shooting two brown bears in …

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Midday Report October 20, 2023

Sophie Minich, outgoing CEO and president of CIRI, speaks at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The annual Alaska Federation of Natives Convention has kicked off in Anchorage. Hundreds of people in Anchorage are moving from encampments into hotel rooms as the winter shelter season begins. And the Southeast island community of Whale Pass is asking the state to pursue carbon credits instead of a nearby timber sale. …

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Midday Report October 19, 2023

A small group of caribou in Denali National Park and Preserve. NPS/Jay Elhard

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Western Arctic Caribou Herd continues to decline and managers are proposing dramatically reducing harvest limits. The slow uphill speed of Mahn Choh Mine ore haul trucks is a safety concern. And Alaska has one of the highest suicide rates in the country. A small group of caribou in Denali National Park …

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