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The scene on Kodiak may be small, but racers say the tight-knit community is part of the appeal.
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The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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KMXTOn this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we hear about the growing wildlife tourism interest in Kodiak, the road to Pillar Mountain reopens, a Coast Guard Base Kodiak change of command ceremony for the Frederick Mann, KUCB reports on the Coast Guard monitoring two Chinese research vessels in the U.S. EEZ, and the state Board of Fisheries' decision making process is the focus of a legislative audit.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, Island Trails Network's Executive Director Natura Richardson discusses all things trails like summer trail maintenance, the moa with the City of Kodiak for Near Island trails, and ITN's upcoming fall film festival on Sept. 18.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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Mikayla Finnerty/Alaska Public MediaOn this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with host Katherine Irving (filling in for Terry Haines), KMXT's Davis Hovey reports that state lawmakers have ordered an audit of the Board of Fisheries, KDLG's Jessie Sheldon reports on the decline of women set netters in Bristol Bay, and Alaska Public Media's Mikayla Finnerty reports on fishing conditions at Anchorage's Ship Creek.
Alaska News
- Deadly 2025 Bering Air crash caused by ‘a series of preventable breakdowns,’ NTSB chief says
- 23 Alaska legislators ask state to restore voters wrongfully removed from the rolls
- The science of straying: How climate change is driving the northward expansion of salmon range
- Evidence of measles virus found in Anchorage wastewater
- Anchorage police pair with recovery peers to get people off the street and into treatment
- Lawmakers say third Alaska LNG session is Dunleavy’s last chance to make a deal
- Enstar appeals RCA decision, saying natural gas storage can’t wait
- New Skipper Science App program to fill data gaps in Bristol Bay sport fishery
- An alternative newspaper, the Anchorage Press, gets a reboot
- Alaska’s seismic network is now on the lookout for landslides, too
NPR National News
- Who's driving a bookmobile full of Epstein files? The quiz knows!
- 450k borrowers say they were ripped off. Their student loans are being erased
- Democrats show divisions on Israel amid competitive midterm elections
- One Big Beautiful Bill cut healthcare funds. Now, Republicans have to sell the costs
- Trump's noncitizen voter data remains a mystery. But the claims raise midterm fears
- At least 18 die after breach of border between Morocco and Spanish territory of Ceuta
- Death toll from southwestern Japan quake climbs to 34
- Trump announces a deal for Hamas to disarm, but many hurdles and uncertainty remain
- Mortgage rates hit their highest level in a year, driven by war and inflation concerns
- After Fauci Senate hearing, experts worry about 'chilling effect' on public health