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Midday Report March 7, 2023

A brown bear cub looks for fish in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge’s Kenai River on Aug. 14, 2020. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday announced it will not consider an appeal seeking to overturn the ban on brown bear baiting in the Kenai Refuge. (Photo by Lisa Hupp/U.S. FIsh and Wildlife Service)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: School bus service in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District resumed Monday after a month long bus strike ended. Brown bear baiting will not be allowed in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, after all. And the latest Iditarod update! A brown bear cub looks for fish in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge’s Kenai …

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Midday Report March 6, 2023

Attentive sled dogs await the start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race's ceremonial start in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, on Saturday, March 4, 2023. The smallest field ever of only 33 mushers will start the competitive portion of the Iditarod Sunday, March 5, 2023, in Willow, Alaska. Mark Thiessen/AP

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A new bill introduced in the state Senate last week aims to revamp the public retirement system. The Iditarod trail sled dog race got underway this weekend. And an international meeting on arctic policy will host 13 countries for three days in Anchorage. Attentive sled dogs await the start of the Iditarod …

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Roof repairs first big step in overhaul of state’s oldest building

Construction plans for the state’s oldest building are moving along, and it’s the first step in a bigger plan to preserve a piece of history on Kodiak Island. Members of Kodiak’s Historic Preservation Commission unanimously approved a service agreement for a new roof design for the Russian-American Magazin at a meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 28. It now goes to Kodiak’s …

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Midday Report March 3, 2023

On today’s midday report with host Kirsten Dobroth: the Kodiak Island Borough School District plans for another year of flat funding, the Board of Fisheries passes some restrictions on fishing in Area M, but it’s far short of what Y-K Delta residents were hoping for, and Alaska Airline’s iconic “Salmon Thirty Salmon” will soon be a memory.

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Kodiak Island Borough School District braces for another year of flat funding

Education funding has been a big part of discussions in the Alaska Legislature this session – and the uncertainty has forced tough conversations in school districts across the state. The Kodiak Island Borough School District is bracing for a flat base student allocation.  A long exposure of Kodiak High School as a car drives by. March 02, 2023. Brian Venua/KMXT …

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Midday Report March 2, 2023

Rep. Josiah Patkotak, I-Utqiaġvik, was among the Alaska Native leaders at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday to urge approve of the Willow oil drilling project. (Screen shot from livestream)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska Native leaders stood with the state’s congressional delegation rallying for the Willow project at the U.S. Capitol yesterday. The Army Corps of Engineers has cleared another milestone in the Unalaska Bay dredging project. And the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is gearing up for a three-year investigation into potentially expanding Homer’s …

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