Kodiak College’s top administrator is transitioning to a statewide role as the director of workforce development for the University of Alaska system.
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we hear about Arctic Care 2026 visiting Kodiak Archipelago communities this month, a public comment period is open on aquaculture opportunity areas in Alaska, a conversation with U.S. House of Representatives candidate Bill Hill, a conversation with gubernatorial candidate Dave Bronson, and the City of Kodiak temporarily paused the hiring process for its next permanent city manager.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we discuss the spring recruitment campaign and the staffing challenges some of Kodiak's fire departments are going through at this point in 2026. Rich Gonzalez, the Fire Chief with Kodiak Fire Department, and Scott Ellis, the Fire Chief at Bayside Volunteer Fire Department, are our guests for this Talk of the Rock.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KMXT's Katherine Irving reports on Aquaculture Opportunity Areas, eastside setnetters in Cook Inlet bear the brunt of king salmon conservation efforts, story by KDLL's Ashlyn O'Hara, and Fish and Game has announced its salmon harvest estimates for this year, according to CoastAlaska's Angela Denning.
Alaska News
- It’s bill-passing season. Here’s what to expect in the final days of the Alaska Legislature’s session.
- U.S. Marine Corps expands Alaska footprint
- Alaska Senate-passed bill seeks to assert ‘right to repair’ for consumer electronics
- Alaska Legislature asks federal government for more flexibility on rural health funding
- ‘We should be acting more quickly’: Tracy Arm tsunami highlights unseen hazards in busy Alaska fjords
- Alaskans have low confidence in state economy, survey says
- ‘Enough to feed everybody’: a Siberian Yupik whaler reflects on the hunt
- House panel boosts maintenance, pulls West Su and Cascade Point projects from budget
- Anchorage ‘Scoops the Poop’ to protect waterways from dog waste
- Dunleavy pushes skeptical senators to move forward with Alaska LNG tax cuts
NPR National News
- Staying strong, then falling apart: How a military family grapples with the Iran war
- Is the U.S. slipping into 'Competitive Authoritarianism?'
- How the Trump administration has undermined the fight against public corruption
- Foo Fighters: Tiny Desk Concert
- Short flights are popular. Will they last?
- French hantavirus patient is critically ill as outbreak grows to 11
- $4.8M settlement reached over Louisiana traffic stop death, AP sources say
- Trump's proposed 'Golden Dome' estimated to cost $1.2 trillion
- Former private prison official to serve as acting ICE chief
- Jason Collins, NBA's first openly gay player, dies at 47 of brain tumor