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Kodiak residents may notice more military activity in the air, on land and at sea this week as the U.S. military conducts its annual joint training exercise known as Arctic Edge. Training began on Kodiak Island Tuesday and continues through Saturday, Feb. 28.
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 high winds on Kodiak Island that caused several power outages and a roof to blow off a house, Alaska entities including Alaska Aerospace are tapped to receive Missile Defense Agency contracts, the sixth Coast Guard fast response cutter in Alaska is commissioned in Kodiak, Coast Alaska reports the summer ferry schedule is out for bookings, KUAC reports on a bill in the Legislature to continue allowing SNAP beneficiaries to use their benefits at farmers markets, and the Kodiak Harvest Food Co-op is closing for two weeks before moving into the marketplace downtown.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, Deb Rohrer and Derek Clarkston join us at KMXT for the latest installment of Jock of the Rock, where we discuss Kodiak high school and club sports.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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(Photo by Alix Soliman/KTOO)This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Alix Soliman reports on the perils and promise of mariculture in SE, Colette Czarnecki on a Wrangell fisherman roundtable, and severe restrictions on Cook Inlet sport king fishing, according to KDLL's Ashlyn O'Hara.
Alaska News
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- Alaskans trying to repeal ranked choice voting sue over ballot wording
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NPR National News
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