Earlier this summer more than a dozen Kodiak brown bears were causing problems at the Kodiak Island Borough’s landfill. Most of those bears have now been cleared out of the landfill as winter has set in and many are starting to hibernate.
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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KMXTThis week we hear about tips for feeling better during winter blues from Alaska Public Media, Kodiak gets hit with about a foot of snow, 2020 Gulf of Alaska Pacific cod fishery disaster funds are being distributed to those who were impacted including the city of Kodiak, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council sets the Bering Sea pollock quota and Gulf of Alaska ground fish quotas for next year, and the KIBSD board of education has begun the budgeting process for next school year.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's show with host Davis Hovey, we catch up with the Kodiak Community Foundation about how their year has been for the Alaska Community Foundation affiliate and which Kodiak nonprofits they helped locally in 2025.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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WikipediaThis week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:This week KUCB's Maggie Nelson reports on Red crab nearly wasted, Davis Hovey tells of a comment period for fishery management suggestions, and a sablefish report card!
Alaska News
- Haines writer nabs Rasmuson award for book about hope amid environmental collapse
- Alaska Air Cargo delays could mean later Christmas packages for many rural communities
- Alaska Gov. Dunleavy says he'll propose a property tax break for planned gas pipeline
- Alaska federal employee unions want their rights back. The U.S. House passed a bill to do that.
- You've got mail, Alaskans, and it rankles
- Alaska studies building a ferry terminal at Hyder to connect to the road system
- Report details threats from a warming Arctic: ‘These changes cascade directly into people’s lives’
- Alaska Senate Republicans pick Tok Sen. Mike Cronk as new minority leader
- State needles insurers over climate, Arctic oil and gas policies
- Tourism experts in Alaska expect another dip in winter tourism this season
NPR National News
- Scientists push back on Trump plan to break up a critical climate and weather center
- A Reddit post helped find MIT and Brown shooting suspect. Here's what we know
- He's the first African musician to get a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
- America's new top health diplomat has strong opinions on abortion and gender
- Cheddar bay biscuits, cheap margs and memories: Readers share their nostalgia for chain restaurants
- 4 common scams to watch out for this holiday season
- We caught up with one of the kids who sang on 'A Charlie Brown Christmas.' He's 72 now
- It's the last news quiz of the year! Will you go out on top?
- In the shadow of U.S. export controls, China rallies its own chip industry
- COMIC: 6 tips to help you overcome social anxiety this season