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Billions of dollars from the federal government are being poured into missile defense and mostly commercial launch capacity around the country, millions of which are benefitting the spaceport on Kodiak Island. It’s all part of a broader military buildup in Alaska and the Arctic. In part two of this three-part series, KMXT’s Davis Hovey talks to local residents about the buildup and potential impacts of increased launches.
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, a recap of a Kodiak Chinook salmon hatchery program's inaugural season, a write-in candidate with four votes was elected to the City Council, an in-depth look at the federal funds coming to the Kodiak Island spaceport, and KEA turns on diesel generators 24/7 for at least a week.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we are joined by Kodiak's soon to be nationally certified search and rescue dog, Delilah and her handler Myra Scholze.You can read more information about their journey on the Kodiak Daily Mirror's website. And if you're interested in helping with Delilah's air scent training as a volunteer, join Scholze's What'sApp group.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with host Terry Haines: KTOO's Alix Soliman reports on proposed changes for the Endangered Species Act, and Desiree Hagen on a confidential chum salmon season in Kotzebue Sound.
Alaska News
- Federal CDC Director visits Alaska, alarmed by highest TB rates in the country
- Peltola campaign and national Dems recruited spoiler candidates, including Petersburg Sullivan, according to New York Times
- Some rural Alaska absentee voting sites failed to open ahead of midterms
- ‘Not afraid to die’: Terminally ill woman wants medically assisted death in Alaska
- Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola and her family suffer minor injuries in car crash
- Peltola, Democratic Party move to intervene in DOJ election lawsuit
- The 1st night of Quyana brought ovations, tears and a surprise proposal
- Winter storm brings power outages, flight cancellations to Western Alaska
- Alaskans, legal experts condemn federal lawsuit as attempt to invalidate the vote in U.S. Senate race
- Food Bank of Alaska is expanding to better prepare for disasters
NPR National News
- Patrick Stewart, a perceptive patriarch in 'Star Trek' and 'X-Men,' dies at 86
- Lost your spark? The "silent sister" of depression, and a quiz to spot her
- Even birds get jet lagged, study shows
- US and Japan agree to establish a Japanese facility for joint missile production
- China elevates a military general to the Politburo and seeks to strengthen party discipline
- Greetings from Baghdad, where Agatha Christie's old home presents its own mystery
- A stress-free guide to organizing important paperwork and documents
- With days to go before the midterms, data shows the U.S. economy is doing well
- How AI drones are influencing the course of the Ukraine war
- Their colleges closed, but the government refuses to erase their debts, lawsuit says