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Midday Report – April 26, 2024

Shishmaref, Alaska.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Petersburg residents joined a statewide demonstration in support of school funding. The Alaska House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a proposal that would ban children under 14 from creating social media accounts. And following a harsh winter the village of Shishmaref is emerging from a fuel crisis. Shishmaref, Alaska.  

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Alaska Fisheries Report 25 April 2024

Seafood Producers Cooperative workers processing fish.

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Anna Canny looks at the effects of climate change on Gulf of Alaska harvesters for KTOO, Nat Herz of Northern Journal on efforts by the Alaska Senate to help smaller fish processors, Jack Darrell of KRBD reports that Trident’s Ketchikan plant has changed hands, and Sitka’s Seafood Producer’s Cooperative will …

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Midday Report – April 25, 2024

Justin Andrew and Gregory Larson work examining and classifying core samples at the Donlin Mine on Aug. 11, 2022. The hill outside the building holds the gold deposit that would be mined if Donlin goes into production. The mine is controversial, and opponents have filed legal challenges to key state permits and authorizations for the project. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: State Representatives are also considering a bill that would require adult websites to verify users are 18 or older. Congresswoman Mary Peltola has joined Alaska’s U.S senators on a legal brief in support of the proposed Donlin Creek Mine. And the Alaska House of Representatives is weighing in on a court decision …

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Midday Report – April 24, 2024

Smoke rises from the site of Tuesday morning's plane crash along the Tanana River west of Fairbanks.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Authorities say no survivors have been found after a large cargo plane carrying two people crashed and burned yesterday near Fairbanks. Juneau tackes short term rental regulation. And a new campus slated for Juneau will be dedicated to immersing children in Alaska Native culture and languages. Smoke rises from the site of …

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Midday Report – April 23, 2024

The proposed Ambler road.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: US Congressional candidate Nick Begich says he would drop out rather than split the Republican vote again. The Alaska Senate passed a bill Monday to tighten residency requirements on hunting and fishing licenses. And the Biden administration has announced policy changes that aim to protect the Arctic environment and hinder mining and …

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Alaska Fisheries Report 18 April 2024

Sullivan came to Kodiak to give his talk at ComFish in person. (Brian Venua/KMXT)

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KUCB’s Theo Greenly reports on the clamor over chum bycatch, and on Peter Pan’s mic drop, plus both Senator Sullivan and Commissioner Vincent-Lang have markets on their minds, stories by Brian Venua of KMXT. Sullivan came to Kodiak to give his talk at ComFish in person. (Brian Venua/KMXT)  

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Midday Report – April 19, 2024

Cruise ship at Pier Two in Kodiak.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines:  Kodiak will see its first cruise ship of the 2024 season on Saturday. Alaska’s Senators blast decisions expected from the Biden administration to block resource development in the Arctic. And the Alaskan Independence Party has held its first statewide convention in Fairbanks since 2008. The Westerdam in Kodiak.

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Midday Report – April 18, 2024

Human footprints at study site in White Sands National Park. National Park Service

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: There is a flood watch in effect in Kodiak. The Alaska Senate rolled out its first crack at the state’s operating budget on Wednesday. And a set of 20,000-year-old fossilized human footprints has had a big impact on archaeologists in Alaska. Human footprints at study site in White Sands National Park.National Park …

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Midday Report – April 17, 2024

The word Kobuk means “Big River” in the local native language. Photo George Wuerthner

On today’s Midday Report with host Jared Griffin: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has upheld its denial of a permit for the proposed Pebble Mine, upstream from Bristol Bay. A national environmental nonprofit named the Kobuk River among America s most endangered rivers. And a fish passage restoration project will soon benefit the Kenai Peninsula salmon population. The word …

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Midday Report – April 16, 2024

An aerial view of flooding in Glennallen, posted Sunday by state officials. (Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola is far ahead of her Republican challengers in campaign fundraising. As spring sweeps into Alaska, weather and water scientists turn their attention to predicting when the ice of rivers around the state will break apart. And the next total solar eclipse in North America will happen in 2033, …

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