On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Record-breaking rain this weekend in Sitka triggered their landslide warning system. Alaska is home to a large Hawaiian community, many of whom have links to Maui. And Alaska could see more renewable energy use in the future.
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‘Barbie’ movie debuts in Kodiak after weeks of excitement
Barbie finally premiered in Kodiak on Friday, August 11. The film has grossed over a billion dollars worldwide and taken the internet by storm. Most theaters premiered the movie last month, but the Orpheum Theatre in Kodiak only has one show room and had other films running at the time. Staff and attendees were adorned in pink for the showing, …
Read More »Midday Report August 14, 2023
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Authorities have released the names of the two victims who are presumed to have died after their airplane crashed Wednesday in Denali National Park. A man from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta was sentenced to over 12 years in prison for sexually abusing a minor. And the Anchorage School District has installed security vestibules …
Read More »Midday Report August 11, 2023
On today’s Midday Report with host Kirsten Dobroth: climate change is causing humpback whales to migrate further north, a rural school on the Kenai Peninsula faces staffing uncertainty going into the school year, and the state’s Department of Natural Resources loosens rules on ATV use.
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report 10 August 2023
On this week’s Alaska Fishery Report with Terry Haines: Shelby Herbert tells of a clam garden in Kake for KFSK, and the North Pacific Fishery Management Council is calling for Advisory Panel nominations! Clam garden on British Columbia’s Central Coast – Photo by Elroy White
Read More »NOAA outlines sweeping plan to boost the nation’s seafood industry
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released a sweeping five-year plan to prioritize and promote the country’s commercial fishing industry. Commercial fishing vessels docked in the St. Paul Harbor in Kodiak; Feb. 6, 2023 (Brian Venua/KMXT) NOAA Fisheries announced its National Seafood Strategy on Wednesday. The agency said in a press release that the plan will “outline the direction” …
Read More »Midday Report August 10, 2023
On today’s Midday Report with host Kirsten Dobroth: the community of Akutan contemplates the loss of its biggest economic engine, more public use cabins are coming to Alaska, and a major waterfront development is on the horizon for Juneau.
Read More »Fishers face shorter fall season on top of lower prices for salmon
Kodiak fishermen are disappointed by yet another setback to this year’s salmon season. Trident Seafoods announced over the weekend that they will pay just 20 cents per pound for chums – that’s less than half of last year’s price per pound – and will stop buying salmon altogether from most of the state starting in September. Boats docked in Kodiak’s …
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