A public comment period for the draft plan is open until Oct. 29.
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, the unofficial results for the municipal election are in, the Kodiak short trail and other road improvement projects are on a DOT draft plan, Kodiak trawlers defend their business as reported by Alaska Public Media, KUCB reports that emperor geese are faring well in Kodiak, and the head of NASA visits Kodiak.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, KMXT's News Director Davis Hovey breaks down everything that's on the ballot for the Oct. 6 municipal election. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. today. Preliminary results will be shared on air on KMXT after 9 p.m. tonight.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with host Terry Haines: A pair of Liz Ruskin stories from Alaska Public Media beautifully bracket the bycatch brouhaha.
Alaska News
- 3 takeaways from Alaska’s gubernatorial Debate for the State
- Trump’s push for $50B Korean investment in Alaska gasline faces familiar economic challenges
- Alaska governor candidates spar over bipartisan cooperation, among other issues, in Debate for the State
- Alaska governor hopeful Bernadette Wilson's court record shows lawsuits over unpaid bills
- Trump to rally for Sullivan in Wasilla next week
- Flu cases are on the rise in Alaska. What you need to know.
- Alaska's industrial development corporation could see big changes depending on next governor
- Pollock trawlers feel cast as the villains of Alaska's U.S. Senate race
- Democrat JKT raises $2.1M in Alaska governor’s race, more than double Republicans' total
- Pollock industry, Senate race and culture collide in a fight over fish
NPR National News
- Pope Leo XIV to undergo lung surgery this week
- Hurricane Simon nears Mexico with 155 mph winds and flooding fears
- Justice Department investigates TV networks, citing possible anti-trust violations
- She was a global star: Teen bikes 700 miles carrying injured dad. Where is she now?
- Sweating the details: Sauna's potential health benefits draw scientists' interest
- Reshaped civil rights mission at Justice Department transforms its work, workforce
- It's taking longer to find a new job after losing one
- In one of the country's most competitive districts, a Democrat tries to keep her seat
- Passenger terminal at Riyadh airport is struck again, a day after 12 were killed
- Christa Pike discharged from the hospital and back in prison