Members of the the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee stopped in Juneau Monday to talk about expanding logging and mining in Southeast Alaska.
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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This week we hear about Alaska State Troopers putting down a Kodiak brown bear, Aleutian terns rebounding, we have a list of candidates for municipal elections this fall, construction on the island by the U.S. Navy, and Alaska Marine Lines will no longer ship electric vehicle.
Talk of the Rock
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This week with host Davis Hovey, we discuss the Kodiak Island Borough and Kodiak Area Native Association's effort to collect information from residents around the island as they go about updating the RSWMP. Residents can fill out the survey between now and Aug. 30, 2025; more information and the link to the survey can be found here.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KUCB's Theo Greenly reports on Bryce Edgmon's dire warning for fishing communities, Avery Ellfeldt tells of an outcry to control Southeast sea otters, from the studio of KHNS, and sport fishing for sockeye was stellar on the Kenai River, according to KDLL"s Hunter Morrison.
Alaska News
- Rep. Nick Begich did well with Bitcoin. He wants the government to own some, too.
- Federal trial begins alleging Alaska OCS is failing children in foster care
- Questions remain after Alaska psychiatric patient's death, including how he died
- Rockslides have battered Skagway’s biggest cruise ship dock. What else is at risk?
- This Anchorage box turtle has outlasted a dozen jobs, 8 homes and 3 Saabs
- Alaska medical board moves to restrict gender-affirming care for minors in the state
- Alaska historian Stephen Haycox remembered for fair-minded, analytical approach
- Looking for kittens and coffee in Wasilla? There's a cafe for that.
- Trump administration announces offshore lease sales in Alaska's Cook Inlet
- Alaska Marine Lines will no longer ship electric vehicles due to fire risk
NPR National News
- CDC director is out after less than a month; other agency leaders resign
- Colleges see significant drop in international students as fall semester begins
- The latest COVID vaccines come with new FDA limits
- Brands are loving Taylor Swift's engagement. Do they need to calm down?
- Greetings from the Negev desert, where traces remain of a vanished ancient civilization
- 'KPop Demon Hunters' and Conan Gray set new benchmarks on the charts
- Shooting during Mass at Minnesota Catholic school leaves 2 dead, 17 others injured
- Take The Planet Money Summer School Quiz In Political Economy
- Whatever happened to our sibling series? It's back! And guess who's the heir apparent
- A 6-year-old girl from Gaza, a missing limb and a doctor's mission