The National Marine Fisheries Service has reopened public comment on President Donald Trump’s executive order on “Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness.”
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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In this week's recap with Host Brian Venua, the City of Kodiak has a new manager, an entangled humpback died near the island, Port Lions got a special delivery of salmon fillets, Kodiak residents are trying to grow fruit trees, a Kodiak farm is providing some of its milk to local families, and the Chamber of Commerce is bringing a home show back to the island after an over 30 year hiatus.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin speaks with the production team of Kodiak Arts Council's JOY, a community holiday music production. Performances are Dec. 6 at 7pm and Dec. 7 at 2pm.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:Alaska Public Media's Casey Grove talks to fisheries reporter Hal Bernton about warm oceans and flawed models in the halibut fishery, and Maggie Nelson reports that harvestable pollock was left in the ocean in the Bering Sea "B" season, courtesy of KUCB.
Alaska News
- Southcentral Alaska mining prospect in national park presents familiar conflict, with a twist
- Alaska adventure 'grandfather,' Dick Griffith, passes at 98
- Murkowski says a military strike on shipwreck survivors would be a war crime
- Alaska leads the nation in seasonal employment swings, by a lot
- 5 simple (and cheap) ways to feel better on dark winter days in Alaska
- Congress overturns Biden restrictions on leasing in Arctic Refuge
- Johnson will lead Alaska House minority after a shakeup that has conservatives crying foul
- Ten years after Alaska-B.C. mining agreement, environmental group says state is falling short
- Juneau’s Vera Starbard earns Emmy nomination for ‘Molly of Denali’ Thanksgiving episode
- Alaska experts urge safe sleep practices to combat rise in infant deaths
NPR National News
- Former Trump attorney Alina Habba resigns as top federal prosecutor in New Jersey
- Trump administration announces $12 billion in one-time payments to farmers
- Maureen Corrigan's 10 favorite books of 2025 — with plenty for nonfiction lovers
- FBI agents sue after being fired for kneeling during racial justice protest
- Not so fast, Netflix. Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
- China's trade surplus hits $1 trillion for first time ever
- ICEBlock app sues Trump administration for censorship and 'unlawful threats'
- Here are the 2026 Golden Globe nominations
- After Texas ruling, Trump and Republicans head to 2026 with a redistricting edge
- How China, not the U.S., became the main climate solution story in 2025