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, we hear about the changes in administration across schools in the Kodiak Island Borough School District, the new superintendent's contract details have been released, our partners at Alaska Public Media report on the Alaska Senate passing its version of the state supplemental budget, Sen. Gary Stevens of Kodiak's civics education bill for high schoolers could pass into law this session, and an update on the 2026 Iditarod sled dog race as mushers have completed their 24-hour layovers.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's Talk of the Rock, Andy Smith with the Anchorage FBI office discusses the most recent internet crime report and how Alaskans can protect themselves from scammers.To report a internet scam or crime, go online to https://www.ic3.gov/.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:KMXT's Davis Hovey reports that pollock fishermen chose to stop fishing to attend this week's Board of Fisheries meeting, plus a blast of preseason announcements from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
Alaska News
- NOAA funds Aleutian seismic stations under new agreement
- Why Alaska school districts are still facing deep cuts after last year’s funding increase
- Iditarod’s top 10 stream into Nome after Holmes’ historic win
- $164M: Auction for drilling rights in Alaska's Arctic sets new records
- Iditarod’s new champ, same as the old champ: Jessie Holmes notches rare repeat win
- Murkowski is sole Republican to vote to block the SAVE Act
- Senate bill seeks ‘transparency and accountability’ for Alaska LNG project
- Iditarod's defending champ poised to repeat as team races out of White Mountain
- Iditarod dog, Charley, dies outside Elim
- Iditarod mushes onto sea ice and final stretches with defending champ Holmes still in front
NPR National News
- Over 4,000 told to evacuate flooding in Hawaii as officials warn 120-year-old dam could fail
- CBS News shutters its storied radio news service after nearly a century, ending an era
- How the Iran war threatens global food supply
- The second death of Cesar Chavez and his legacy
- Why is the 'Bachelorette' canceled? A guide to the Taylor Frankie Paul controversy
- Epstein's former attorney testifies he had 'no knowledge whatsoever' of crimes
- With 'Arirang,' BTS returns to a K-pop moment of its own making
- Palestinians celebrate Eid in Gaza, making the most of a fragile ceasefire
- Martial arts star Chuck Norris dies at 86
- He's one reason why aid cuts weren't as dire for the HIV population as predicted