The hatchery-based project is not without controversy — and so far, it hasn’t quite gone to plan.
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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On this week's episode of host Katherine Irving, only three of the four new Borough Assembly members were sworn in at a meeting yesterday, a Kodiak corrections officer is convicted of sexual assault, the Tustumena replacement project clears another hurdle, the Kodiak Bears head to the 9-man high school football state championships, and the Commissioner of ADF&G considers a hatchery cap in the first of a 2-part series.
Talk of the Rock
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This week's episode marks the return of Jock of the Rock on KMXT. After a multi-year hiatus, this local sports radio show hosted by the Kodiak Daily Mirror's sports reporter Derek Clarkston is airing again, once a month on the third Tuesday, for the forseeable future.Today Clarkston spoke with Kodiak High School Cross Country Coach Ashley Mortenson and a couple of KHS runners about their season while also recapping other high school sports seasons that are wrapping up or mentioning ones that are starting up.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with host Terry Haines: KTOO intern Ella Kelly reports on the risk of toxic algal blooms to oyster farmers, plus Art Schultz with marine electrical tips.
Alaska News
- Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins pitches himself as a changemaker in Alaska governor’s race
- ‘Oh my god, there she is’: Alaska pilot describes finding dog lost after avalanche
- Conservatives worry Trump’s Alaska visit may have done more harm than good
- Alaska Federation of Natives convention celebrates 60th anniversary this week
- Sullivan, Peltola trade barbs, accuse each other of lying during 'Debate for the State'
- Early voting opens in Alaska’s midterm elections
- Republican Treg Taylor refuses Trump’s call to exit Alaska governor’s race
- The risk from landslide tsunamis is intensifying in busy Alaska fjords, with no plan in place
- DNR commissioner will appear at hearing on land transfer after state Senate subpoena
- Bronson will keep campaigning despite Trump’s call to drop out
NPR National News
- Russia releases imprisoned U.S. citizen Stephen Hubbard following Trump's request
- 2025 policing trend: Fewer serious crimes, more minor arrests
- Expecting a baby? 5 tips to help you prepare for pregnancy costs
- LeBron James talks smack with Knicks fans in victorious 76ers debut
- FAA clears the way for airlines to put Boeing's long-delayed 737 Max 10 into service
- Zelenskyy says early warning system for Russian missile attacks resumes
- France announces nightly curfews 'for as long as necessary' in Paris and other cities
- United Nations report highlights significant increase in U.S. climate pollution
- Some on DOJ's 20,000 "likely" noncitizen list in Calif. appear to be U.S.-born
- Nigeria confirms an Ebola case in Abuja as a woman arriving from Uganda tests positive