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The state of Alaska is moving forward with a multi-year project to repave and improve the only road connecting the city of Kodiak to Benny Benson State Airport.
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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 the IPHC passing a decision on daily halibut bag limits to the NPFMC, Alaska Public Media reports on a bill in the Alaska Legislature to update requirements for resident hunting and fishing licenses, Alaska Public Media also has details on a new way to bring groceries to rural Alaska, and the KIBSD Board of Education puts off a decision on its FY'2027 budget until next week.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Jared Griffin, the director and a handful of actors from the upcoming FairWind Players production of Silent Sky discuss the themes of the play and their roles in it. Performances are this weekend, Feb. 13 - Feb. 15, at the Gerald C. Wilson Auditorium.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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(Theo Greenly/KUCB)This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: The North Pacific Management Council finally takes final action on measures to curtail chum salmon bycatch in the Bering Sea pollock fishery.
Alaska News
- Alaska Marine Lines, ferry officials discuss options for getting electric vehicles to Alaska
- Alaska delegation split on bill requiring voters to prove citizenship at registration
- Alaska Chinese Association marks 50 years, Lunar New Year celebration
- Alaska's 'Superbowl' of dog mushing, the Iditarod, set to run its normal northern route
- Alaska's Olympic skiers still hopeful, as teammate wins first men's medal for US in half-century
- Alaska lawmakers float sending inmates out of state as prison costs mount
- Alaska lawmakers grill transportation officials over controversial ferry project
- Interior Dept. extends deadline for comment on the Federal Subsistence Board's future
- Alaska's chief justice highlights progress on court delays in speech to Legislature
- Facing opposition, Dunleavy says lawmakers should ‘take more time’ on his tax bill
NPR National News
- A familiar move with a new twist: Trump tries to cut CDC funds he just signed into law
- Kitty cats and cloud hands - how U.S. Olympic snowboarders keep calm in competition
- Britain's High Court says government illegally banned Pro-Palestinian group
- On their way! 4 people on NASA Crew-12 mission launch to International Space Station
- 'Wuthering Heights' celebrates mad, passionate excess — but lacks real feeling
- Who is the 'Quad God' and what does he want? The quiz holds the answers you seek
- Who will police Gaza, and how?
- A bipartisan effort to save health subsidies failed. Will ICE reform be different?
- Goldman Sachs' top lawyer to resign after emails show close ties to Jeffrey Epstein
- Trump pardons 5 former NFL players for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking