The City of Kodiak is back pedaling on its plans to create two new parks on city property in separate locations – one downtown at St. Paul Plaza and the other at Gibson Cove. That’s after city officials say there isn’t enough money in the fiscal year 2027 budget to pursue potential designs for the two parks.
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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On this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, a Kodiak teenager was found dead in the Pasagshak area, the M/V Tustumena cancels sailings, Alaska vets recommend dogs get the leptospirosis vaccine, a landing craft capsized off of the coast of Narrow Cape, gubernatorial candidates Shelley Hughes and Click Bishop visit KMXT during their visits to Kodiak for Crabfest, and KMXT's Davis Hovey visits an outgoing professor at Kodiak College.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we discuss a brand new unified effort of commercial fishermen, seafood processors, and marine trade businesses called Dock the Vote.Commercial fishermen and local business owners Julianne Curry, Nate Rose and Darren Platt talk about why this election cycle is so important and how more fishermen can make a plan to vote in the August primary.Some key dates for the upcoming election include:Voter Registration Deadline: Sunday, July 19, 2026Early & Absentee In-Person Voting, August 3 – August 17, 2026Absentee By-Mail Request Deadline: Saturday, August 8, 2026Absentee by Electronic Transmission Request Deadline: Monday, August 17, 2026More information can be found online at the Division of Election's website.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KUCB's Maggie Nelson reports on missing buoys in False Pass, Theo Greenly, also of KUCB, on the voiding of Area M restrictions, and KTOO's Yvonne Krumrey on both false emergency alerts and on the passing of a beloved advocate for Alaska Native fishing rights.
Alaska News
- Glacier Bay’s humpbacks are recovering, slowly, from 2014-16 marine heatwave
- Election updates: Dahlstrom drops out, Kreiss-Tomkins picks running mate, Myers retires
- With new details in recent police shooting, Anchorage police chief renews call for broader talks
- 3 things to watch as Alaska’s election filing deadline approaches
- Alaskans seeking Sen. Sullivan, Rep. Begich stance on Trump compensation fund get silence
- This Alaska pilot has been flying kids to school for the last four decades
- Former Alaska Gov. Bill Walker considers fifth run for governor as deadline approaches
- Denali rangers trying to reach 4 fallen climbers
- Legislation would prevent state from using psychiatric hospitals as makeshift foster placements
- An Alaska reporter investigates billions of dollars in subsidies that went to telecoms
NPR National News
- DOJ is investigating former congressman George Santos for insider trading on Kalshi
- Scenes from the aftermath of Russia's latest massive attack on Kyiv
- Trump signs AI safety order seeking voluntary review of new models
- Mary Beard illuminates the ancient world -- and our own -- in 'Talking Classics'
- 5 ways to reduce everyday exposure to 'forever chemicals'
- Trump appoints housing official as acting director of national intelligence
- Doctors checked Biden just after Trump debate as Jill Biden feared he had a stroke
- How Ebola kills -- and what it takes to stop it
- 10 new books in June will transport you
- Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military, appeals court rules