Friday, Sept. 11 marked the 25th anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil. KMXT’s Davis Hovey attended a 9/11 ceremony in Kodiak on the country’s largest Coast Guard Base and has this report:
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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On this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, Senate and Congressional candidates will participate in the 2026 Alaska Fisheries Debate in Kodiak this weekend, Borough Assembly candidates discussed their positions at a candidate forum, the Sun'aq Tribe's leader was ousted last week, black bears invaded Juneau's dump this summer, scientists research chum salmon bycatch in Dutch Harbor, and a California-based company generated rainfall over the Kenai Peninsula.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we sit down with Sen. Gary Stevens of Kodiak as he wraps up 26 years in the state Legislature and career-long service to the community.Stevens will officially remain a state senator until the next legislative session starts in January of 2027.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with host Terry Haines:Coverage of the Kodiak Fisheries Debates from Liz Ruskin of Alaska Public Media, and Davis Hovey of KMXT, plus its an otter disaster for crabbers in Southeast Alaska, story from KSTK's Leilani Combs.
Alaska News
- Sullivan’s trawl bycatch bill clears a U.S. Senate committee
- Republican Treg Taylor leans on experience as attorney general in gubernatorial pitch
- Thousands of gallons of water used to extinguish Whittier dock fire, officials say
- Peltola and Sullivan confront trawl bycatch, and each other, at Kodiak fisheries debate
- Alaska sees 10-year high in youth suicide deaths
- Democrats urge judge to disqualify state House candidate over incomplete financial form
- A lot of Alaskans are 'bullet voters.' Sometimes that's not the best strategy.
- Skagway’s ferry terminal is set to reopen weeks after sudden closure
- New campaign complaint alleges Petersburg Dan Sullivan is getting undue help
- Appeals court tosses indictment of Whittier woman charged with voter misconduct
NPR National News
- Trump withdraws Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, as his nominee to lead ICE
- ICE agent appears in Minnesota court to face charges in the shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant
- Can an AI chatbot save lives by answering texts about pregnancy?
- The week in hip-hop: the game theory of Lil Durk's acquittal
- A year ago, President Trump pledged to lower Medicaid drug prices. Has that happened?
- Greetings from Beijing, where baozi are worth the wait in line
- On new album 'Second Song,' Neil Young meditates on the passage of time
- U.N.-backed experts cite possible U.S. war crimes in Iran, including a school attack
- Pressure on global chokepoints drives Asia's increased use of Arctic Trade Routes
- Why reshaping memories may hold the key to raising self-esteem