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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Time is running out to vote for Fat Bear Week. Homeschool parents and community members gathered in Soldotna to share their grievances and suggest improvements to homeschooling options. And a controversial new intervention program intended to raise the reading scores of Alaska students in grades K-3 has produced some startling results.   …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Anchorage police say they will begin outfitting officers with body cameras in mid November. Anchorage is poised to open up more shelter beds than there are people living outdoors in the city. And an article about salt and sex by Alaska writer Amy Loeffler is featured in a prestigious national anthology. Science …

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Alaska Public media’s Kavitha George reports on Yukon youth without salmon, and CoastAlaska’s Angela Denning on selecting hatchery chinook salmon to preserve wild stocks. Kenzie Englishoe stands by an idle fish wheel once used by her community in Gwichyaa Zhee on Aug. 31, 2023. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Federal mine-safety regulators have cited the owners of the Red Dog mine for 13 violations. Radio control vehicle hobbyists have been gaining traction on the Kenai peninsula. And scammers are targeting Juneau homeowners whose property was damaged by August’s glacial outburst flood. Hunter Morrison/KDLL

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Katmai National Park and Preserve’s Fat Bear Week is here. Anchorage has joined a legal effort to allow it to clear homeless camps. And the Homer harbor expansion project is slowed for lack of funding. An Anchorage Parks and Recreation employee with Healthy Spaces picks up trash around a encampment in a …

City of Kodiak Pat Branson held her position for mayor with 390 votes and beat Alan Seale, who got just 361 votes. Six votes went to write-in candidates.  The City Council had three candidates competing for two open seats. Bob Stanford will retain his position on the Council with 503 votes so far, and will be joined by Annika Woods, …

On this week’s episode of Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin sits down with Ellamy Tiller, Outreach Coordinator for the Kodiak Women’s Resource and Crisis Center, to talk about Domestic Violence Awareness Month and local resources for those seeking help. Listen here:

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Shareholders for Alaska Native Corporation NANA overwhelmingly voted in favor of creating a Permanent Fund last week. Unalaska-based internet provider OptimERA is offering faster internet speeds to customers by using Starlink. And Hospital Board candidates in Petersburg weighed in on everything from the new hospital project to… the “New World Order.” Unalaska. …