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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Budget negotiators in the Alaska Legislature have settled on the amount of this year’s Permanent Fund dividend and energy relief check. And Juneau executed two Black men for murder In 1948 and 1950. A legal historian says the trials were riddled with misconduct and errors, and should be remembered. (Library of Congress/KTOO) …

The University of Alaska Anchorage’s nursing program at Kodiak College is undergoing a major overhaul. Students staying on the island will no longer be able to directly enroll in a four-year degree. Students will instead have to enroll in two different programs to get a Bachelor’s of Science. Kodiak College is across from East Elementary and is surrounded by forest. …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Breakup has wrapped up on the Kuskokwim River, now the cleanup starts. Families around the state are waiting to find out whether they’ll get correspondence school allotments next school year. And injured commercial fishermen and boat owners in Alaska will now be able to access higher insurance reimbursements. Home school students Isaac …

By the end of this month on May 27, the Kodiak Police Department will no longer be able to sustain patrols 24 hours a day, every day [24/7], due to steadily declining staffing levels. Police Chief Tim Putney told KMXT in January, this will be the first time in decades, since the 1980s, the department has not been able to …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The National Weather Service says the end of breakup is in sight for the Kuskokwim. The Red Dog Mine in Northwest Alaska is running out of ore. And key state lawmakers are throwing cold water on the idea of cutting state royalties on oil and natural gas to spur production in Cook …

Kodiak doesn’t get as many cruise ships as panhandle communities like Juneau or Ketchikan, so it’s kind of a big deal when one stops by. And this week was the busiest stretch on the schedule for the 2024 season, with four boats passing through town.  The Viking Orion brought 930 passengers on May 5, Westerdam brought 1916 passengers on May …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaskans who sued the state over long wait times for food assistance are asking a federal judge to order the state to speed up processing. Ice jams from breakup on the Kuskokwim River are causing high water to inundate many lower river communities. And a bill to regulate community solar projects is …

Spruce Island Farms with the City of Ouzinkie is planning to test the feasibility of growing kelp in Narrow Strait, just offshore from the eastern part of Kodiak Island, between the southern end of Spruce Island and Nelson Island. Based on the permit application with the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the two entities are looking at farming sugar kelp, …