State lawmakers have ordered their professional, nonpartisan auditors to examine the Alaska Board of Fisheries’ procedural actions going back to October 2023.
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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 with host Katherine Irving, the deadline is coming up to register to vote in the Alaska state primaries, ADF&G launches a new bycatch portal, new KIBSD superintendent Daniel Brigman attends his first regular Board of Education meeting, four whales wash up dead on the Kodiak archipelago, Alaska Public Media reports on ways to avoid getting cyclosporiasis, and the Borough Assembly swears in a new member.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we share a brief history of KMXT and highlight some of this year's special events and projects that are underway to celebrate the radio station's 50th anniversary.Join us this Saturday at KMXT, 620 Egan Way, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. as we spruce up our backyard in preparation for a mural installation.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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(Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council)This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Rivers are rusting across the Arctic, according to KOTZ's Desiree Hagen, Alix Soliman of KTOO reports that advocates are calling for ESA designation for grey whales, and a Ketchikan show about fish pirates is 60 years old as reported by KRBD's Hunter Morrison.
Alaska News
- Anchorage’s citified fishing spot, Ship Creek, reopens for silver salmon after king closure
- Matt Schultz suspends his campaign for U.S. House, endorses Bill Hill
- Michigan man arrested in Fairbanks cold case murder of former coworker
- Dunleavy, rejecting corporate tax change, calls third Alaska LNG special session
- Alaska state attorney arrested by ICE, held at Tacoma detention center
- Yes, Alaska, we're already in an El Niño, but it's likely to get stronger
- Bristol Bay fishermen express concerns over Northline, Silver Bay, and BBEDC's new arrangements
- Committee sets Alaska LNG tax cut bill, including expanded corporate tax, for final vote
- Peltola vastly outraises Sullivan in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race
- Three cases of cyclosporiasis recorded in Alaska since May
NPR National News
- The best games of 2026 so far, picked by NPR's staff
- India's youth-led Cockroach movement vows to continue protest after police crackdown
- A teen was murdered in 1985. A new book tracks the case through a broken legal system
- Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian goods
- How soccer brings a Bhutanese community together in Harrisburg, Pa.
- The best economic ideas from around the world — Planet Money Summer School is back
- Amid U.S.-Iran war, Houthi rebels threaten to blockade another key strait
- Amid nurse shortage, a university rolls out the welcome mat for men
- A homeless man was charged with a felony for camping. He's one of the first
- Arizona primaries set the stage for contested fall races in a swing state