The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly approved $111,314 more than the district received in 2023, for a total of $12,316,558 in education funding. That’s less than a 1% increase from year to year.
Midday Report
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: One person has died and another is at a local hospital after two boats collided south of Petersburg yesterday. Anchorage police officers have been involved in a spate of shootings. And Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins of Maine were the only Republican senators to vote yesterday to advance a bill that would put the right to contraception into federal law.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's Talk of the Rock, host Davis Hovey fills in for Jared Griffin and discusses the upcoming Port Tariff changes as proposed by the Ports and Harbors Advisory Board.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Andy Lusk of KUCB tells of Aleutian mayors and their appeal to the federal government for help during a fish market crisis, Katherine Rose reports on the Sitka Assembly backing halibut bycatch caps for KCAW, KDLL's Ashlyn O'Hara on yet another lawsuit over the Cook Inlet EEZ, and rusting rivers are the focus of a story by KOTZ's Deseree Hagen.
Alaska News
- Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, June 6, 2024
- How much fish do Alaskans eat? Enough to require new water pollution rules, EPA says
- Michigan man is accused of burglarizing cars and stealing a SUV at Anchorage’s airport
- In Alaska, top cybersecurity official says state’s remoteness makes it vulnerable but touts resiliency
- Downtown Anchorage businesses are stressed. Advocates hope new projects will revitalize the area.
- 2 Southcentral Alaska seal pups admitted to Alaska SeaLife Center
- Alaska state judge considers fine against backers of ranked choice repeal measure
- Biden commemorates D-Day invasion’s 80th anniversary, linking it to Ukraine conflict
- Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, June 5, 2024
- Anchorage police identify the man fatally shot by officers on Monday as a 21-year-old
NPR National News
- Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon must report to prison by July 1, judge says
- Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu set to address the U.S. Congress on July 24
- Elon Musk’s giant Starship rocket rumbles into space once more
- Israel used a U.S.-made bomb in a deadly U.N. school strike in Gaza
- As African pop crests again, women are leading the second wave
- A fungus is turning cicadas into horny zombies — but don’t panic
- Pat Sajak departs 'Wheel of Fortune' as TV's last old-school game show host
- Tens of thousands of Israeli nationalists march for Jerusalem Day
- 8 mistakes to avoid if you're going out in the heat
- A covert Israeli online influence campaign tried to sway American lawmakers