The Oct. 11 fair drew about 150 visitors to meet recruiters from 18 local and statewide employers as well as 30 colleges and universities from around Alaska and the Lower 48.
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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In this week's episode we hear about new Kodiak Island Borough Assembly members swearing in, YMCA Alaska has a new program at East Elementary, Kodiak College held a college and career fair, Fish and Game upped its commercial harvest limits for Bering Sea snow crab, and several groups are coordinating relief efforts for Western Alaska after damage from remnants of Typhoon Halong.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with Host Brian Venua, Fire Chiefs Scott Ellis, Rich Gonzalez, and Aaron Griffin share fire safety tips for National Fire Safety and Prevention Week.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:Davis Hovey reports that an advisory on shellfish around Kodiak has been lifted, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council got some work done at its latest meeting despite the federal shutdown, but according to the Alaska Beacon the shutdown is creating uncertainty for some major Alaska fisheries.
Alaska News
- Evacuations wind down as focus in Western Alaska shifts to recovery and relief
- Rep. Begich touts ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ in first address to AFN since being elected to Congress
- Anchorage city leaders declare local disaster to assist hundreds displaced by Western Alaska storms
- Officials respond to lack of Alaska climate mitigation, including EPA's canceled $20M grant
- Dozens protest Sen. Sullivan’s AFN speech as he defends his budget reconciliation vote
- US Coast Guard responders recount evacuations in remote Y-K Delta communities
- Gov. Dunleavy requests Trump declare federal disaster for Western Alaska storm
- Western Alaska residents from storm-ravaged villages arrive in Anchorage by the hundreds
- Western Alaska storm evacuees take stock of damage, with fate of villages up in the air
- ‘Everything is lost now’: Hundreds evacuate from Western Alaska villages
NPR National News
- 2 survivors of suspected drug vessel will be sent to home countries, Trump says
- Opinion: Susan Stamberg gave NPR its voice
- Why are so many rich Americans investing in British soccer teams?
- A caregiver's survival guide: Advice from people who've been there
- Frankenstein is the monster (movie) Guillermo del Toro was born to bring to life
- Protesters decry Trump administration policies in No Kings rallies across the U.S.
- As they go unpaid, Capitol Police are a daily reminder for lawmakers of shutdown pain
- As they go unpaid, Capitol Police are a daily reminder for lawmakers of shutdown pain
- Does the sale of Dominion Voting Systems mean a transformation? Depends who's asking
- Does the sale of Dominion Voting Systems mean a transformation? Depends who's asking