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Corey Potter, who pled guilty earlier this year to federal charges for sending diseased crab to Washington state, now faces fines for violations of the Clean Water Act.
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The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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KMXTThis week we hear about a youth fire camp hosted by Bayside Fire Department in Kodiak, a new fire chief for the City of Kodiak Fire Department, the City Council doled out $255,000 for local nonprofits, Rep. Nick Begich III wants to modernize the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the U.S.'s missile defense system called Golden Dome could benefit Alaska's two rocket launch sites on Kodiak Island and Fairbanks.
Talk of the Rock
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This week with host Davis Hovey, Brock Simmons with Discover Kodiak joins us for an overview of the 2025 summer cruise ship season in Kodiak and other work the organization is doing behind the scenes.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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Kenai Visitor CenterThis week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:Alaska Public Media's Eliza Dunn reports on dipnetting at Ship Creek, KMXT's Davis Hovey on a kelp hatchery, and KDLG's Kendra Hanna on potential safety data gaps for commercial fishermen.
Alaska News
- State health official says Alaska will be spared from some national Medicaid cuts
- New law tackles soaring insurance rates for Alaska commercial fishermen
- $28M state contract kickstarts Cascade Point ferry terminal despite local pushback
- One day, two overrides: What to know about Alaska’s special session
- Alaska's largest research institute well positioned, geographically and financially, director says
- Anchorage cleared its 2 largest homeless camps this summer but concerns persist
- Lawmakers refuse Dunleavy’s agriculture department executive order, setting up legal clash
- Lawmakers override Gov. Dunleavy’s veto of oil tax transparency bill
- Alaska lawmakers override Dunleavy’s education funding veto
- Anchorage schools adopt new classroom safety protocols
NPR National News
- Trump calls for U.S. census to exclude for the first time people with no legal status
- Congress looks to ease veterans' use of health care outside the VA
- Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops
- 11 ways NPR readers resist the impulse to shop (plus, a poem for inspo)
- Recession-era recipes flourish on TikTok
- DHS took 5 days to fund Texas flooding hotline, federal records show
- Nebraska's Mike Flood got an earful from voters. He's still standing by Trump's agenda
- Trump cuts threaten access to birth control for millions of women
- It started with friends at home. Now Dungeons & Dragons is in its stadium era.
- The NFL banned smelling salts. Here's why