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Although the calendar they approved is similar to last year's, the board also considered some more unconventional options, including a four-week winter break.
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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, an unidentified boy is rescued after falling into Island Lake, the Alaska Aerospace Corporation partners with an Israeli startup, the Kodiak school board approves the FY'28 school calendar, the M/V Kennicott makes its return to Kodiak after several years, three Kodiak teenagers participated in the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards in Soldotna, and Kodiak canines get a taste of the popular sport called flyball.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we discuss a suicide intervention training program hosted by the Kodiak Island Borough School District in collaboration with several local organizations. The next safeTALK training is coming up on May 27; to register contact Tania Silva-Johnson via email.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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(NSRAA)This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Davis Hovey reports on the creation of the USDA's new Office of Seafood, Hope McKenney of KCAW on the Sitka Assembly voting against a sweetheart lease deal for a local hatchery, and a story of sea ice prognostication from Ben Townsend and KNOM.
Alaska News
- From sick care to health care: one way rural health funding could change Alaska
- 7 things to know about money in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race
- Four Dunleavy appointees to boards and commissions resign ahead of confirmation vote
- Bill returning Alaska to pension plan nears state Senate vote amid concerns over cost
- In Anchorage, many factors behind high number of pedestrian deaths
- This Alaska musician is likely UAA's youngest-ever graduate. But she says it's not all about her.
- 6 months after Halong, evacuees in Anchorage move into temporary housing
- Alaska Lt. Gov. faces lawsuit for sharing confidential voter data with Trump DOJ
- Senators’ version of state budget includes $1,000 dividend and $150 energy relief
- Democratic U.S. House PAC has Alaska in its sights
NPR National News
- How a Republican state lawmaker tried to let Holocaust deniers hijack history lessons
- Supreme Court weighs Trump's effort to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians, Syrians
- It's set to be Jerome Powell's last meeting as Fed chair -- as a big change looms
- Could this conference be a 'turning point' for the world's use of fossil fuels?
- RFK Jr. wants to treat addiction by creating wellness farms. Does it work?
- EU says Meta is failing to keep underage users off Facebook and Instagram
- Ukraine accuses Israel of importing grain 'stolen' by Russia
- Red cards can be given to players who cover their mouths while confronting opponents
- U.S. to issue commemorative passports with Trump's picture for America's 250th birthday
- Australia moves to tax Meta, Google and TikTok to fund newsrooms