On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The federal government says Alaska’s education department owes almost $30 million to four school districts. There was a small volcanic eruption on Atka Island Wednesday. And lawmakers are debating the size of this year’s Permanent Fund Dividend. The Atka volcanic complex includes Korovin Volcano, Mount Kliuchef and Sarichef Volcano.  

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Kids in Kenai are losing their jitters by reading aloud to dogs. Three airlines are adding nonstop flights from Anchorage to new destinations this summer. And Bethel has been growing some massive icicles. Photo: 89.5 inch icicle at KYUK, Bethel Alex Salonga KYUK  

This week on the Alaska Fisheres Report with Terry Haines: Meredith Redick reports on fish tracking with eDNA for KCAW, The Yukon River Intertribal Fish Commission hits the Federal Subsistence Board with a Special Action Request, story by KUAC’s Dan Bross,and Alaska Public Media’s Wesley Early talks to historian Bathsheba Demuth about her trip along the Yukon River. Skiffs line …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Juneau’s Indian restaurant Spice hosted its third Holi Festival in Juneau on Monday. The Alaska Legislature has relaunched a caucus focused on providing support to children. And Kensington Gold Mine near Juneau has reported a spill of more than a hundred thousand gallons of mine waste that happened back in January. Holi …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Republican U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska isn’t ruling out leaving her party to become an independent. The Alaska Board of Game has rejected a proposal that would have brought back a wolf no kill zone. And Kenai Peninsula College recently unveiled an exhibit featuring encaustic art. Ann-Margret Wimmerstedt heats a plywood …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Sen. Dan Sullivan says President Biden’s push for electrical vehicles is a threat to the free market, consumer choice, and the American dream. The annual Cama-i  Dance Festival in Bethel featured the ever-popular Native Foods Dinner. And a regional working group in Southeast Alaska wants to create a regional landslide warning system. …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Allegations of illegal, unethical and unprofessional behavior in Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson’s administration are valid, according to an independent investigator. Bethel’s Filipino community made a big splash at the annual Cama-i Dance Festival. And the battle over education funding for Alaska schools may be a stalemate. The Bethel Filipino Community Dancers perform …

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KCAW’s Katherine Rose takes us on a tour of the Japanese herring scene, Jack Darrell reports that Silver Bay Seafoods will be acquiring Trident’s Ketchikan plant, and a Shelby Herbert dispatch tells of Trident’s sale of its Petersburg properties to E.C. Phillips & Son. Sushi chef Kodai Sanada prepares omakase …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Representative Mary Peltola sat down with KYUK’s Sage Smiley to discuss infrastructure, fish, and why she’s running for re-election. Senator Murkowski’s new Chief of Staff is a familiar face. And it’s more and more difficult for Alaska prisoners to win discretionary parole. Sage Smiley/KYUKRep. Mary Peltola at a campaign event in Bethel, …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Dozens of Juneau educators and residents flooded the Alaska Capitol yesterday to support an override to Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of millions in state education funding. The override fell one vote short. And Alaska has submitted to the federal government a first-of-its-kind plan to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions that drive global …