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Brigman attended Monday's regular meeting virtually from Tennessee, where he was attending a professional development conference.
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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 this year's Alaska weathervane scallop fishery opening with two boats from Kodiak fishing, KTOO reports on high numbers of dead gray whales around the Pacific including Alaska, a new study suggests having a dog doubles your chance of having a bear encounter, property tax rates are slightly down in the Kodiak Island Borough this year, and city voters will again decide if the city manager will be required to live within city limits or five miles outside.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we share a brief history of KMXT and highlight some of this year's special events and projects that are underway to celebrate the radio station's 50th anniversary.Join us this Saturday at KMXT, 620 Egan Way, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. as we spruce up our backyard in preparation for a mural installation.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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Credit Andrew Magel/KRITFC.This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KMXT's Katherine Irving reports on Alaska's scallop fishery, and Jessie Sheldon of KDLG adds one story on a Pebble Mine hearing and another on counting salmon with drones and AI.
Alaska News
- Three cases of cyclosporiasis recorded in Alaska since May
- 4 thorny questions in the ongoing Alaska LNG tax debate from Tuesday’s ‘Talk of Alaska’
- New Alaska law will allow pharmacists to provide more healthcare
- 15 Alaskans and businesses charged with $1.8M in Medicaid fraud
- Jailed Anchorage man is fourth to die in custody so far in 2026
- Troopers fatally shoot Wasilla man on boat near Whittier after conviction for child sexual abuse
- Group seeking to repeal Alaska’s ranked choice voting hit with campaign finance complaints
- Dunleavy vetoes limits on campaign donations, ensuring August vote to impose new caps
- 2 dead and 1 hospitalized as Glenn Highway collision snarls traffic near Eagle River
- Alaska predator control culls 250-plus bears, but dispute remains over whether it's helping Mulchatna caribou
NPR National News
- The band playing when a Bangkok bar caught fire mourns its members among the 33 dead
- Tiny Desk Radio: Air, Igor Levit, Fito Páez
- Argentina is back in the World Cup final after a thrilling semifinal win over England
- Takeaways from Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing for attorney general
- China and Xi favored over U.S. and Trump in many nations: Survey
- Trump relished in being compared to dictators like Hitler and Stalin, journalist says
- Tune in to a mini-concert with Weird Nightmare
- Hong Kong booksellers arrested for allegedly selling seditious books
- Cancer disparities researchers say federal funding changes have disrupted their work
- China's economy grows 4.3% in Q2, slowest since late 2022