Petty Officer 2nd Class Martin Bunn/U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak crews flew over a thousand miles to medevac a 58-year-old man from a container ship near the edge of the Aleutian Islands earlier this week, Sept 29 into Sept. 30.
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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KMXTOn this week's recap with host Katherine Irving, Kodiak law enforcement respond to a bear near Main Elementary, early voting for local elections kicks off, the Coast Guard awards a $315m contract for construction of a new fuel pier, Alaska Public Media reports that luxury yacht operators sound the alarm on foreign vessels, and researchers discover that El Niño events can have positive effects for the Gulf of Alaska.
Talk of the Rock
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Fairwind Players/FacebookOn this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, cast members from "What the Constitution Means to Me" discuss the essence of this readers theatre show and why it's applicable to all people. More details can be found online on the FairWind Players Facebook page.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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Courtesy of Michael LivingstonOn this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with host Terry Haines:A federal bill aimed at bycatch reduction has passed in a key Commerce committee, story by Alaska Public Media's Liz Ruskin, an effort to help reduce bycatch in the lab is underway, according to KUCB's Katie Reuther, and Unalaska wants the state to help ferry seafood processor workers into town, as reported by KUCB's Sofia Stuart-Rasi.
Alaska News
- Trump claims South Korea will invest $50B in Alaska gas pipeline. Not so fast, Korean officials say
- Ferries, fish and tourism take center stage at Ketchikan governor forum
- Norwegian filmmakers debut full-length documentary on Anchorage homelessness
- This Alaska journalist interviewed an AI 'news reporter,' and he didn't run away screaming
- A dispute over the passenger Jones Act has Southeast Alaska yacht captains crying foul
- Proposed EPA rule would exempt most offshore seafood processing vessels from reporting their pollution discharge
- New York Times reports Peltola has repeatedly blown up at aides and campaign staff
- Poll shows Democrat with lead in Alaska governor’s race, but large swaths remain undecided
- Alaska hunting guide and teen employee named as victims in fatal plane crash east of Nabesna
- 8 candidates, 3 debates: Tune into Debate for the State this October
NPR National News
- Germany's political center fights for relevance after far-right and far-left gains
- Pro-Trump Influencer Benny Johnson is being sued for defamation by ICE protesters
- October 1 ushered in a new era in U.S. foreign aid. What's the plan? Will it work?
- With a voice as vast as the ocean, Beth Taylor has arrived
- Cloaked in anonymity, Israeli soldiers describe mass civilian killings in 'NAZA'
- The U.S. added only 29,000 jobs in September as job market lacks spark
- San Francisco's car crime has plunged. How much credit does Flock deserve?
- Failed 'torturous' execution attempt on Christa Pike reignites death penalty debate
- Discursive Verses: when pulling rank goes wrong
- Who uttered the phrase 'the ideological clowns are out' this week? The quiz knows