On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines:  A contentious battle over books is playing out in Homer. More than a fifth of the high school population reports having used e-cigarettes in the last month. The Food Bank of Alaska has handed out about 10,000 free frozen turkeys and holiday meal kits over the last few days in Anchorage and …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Lack of funding may cause Bethel to close its emergency shelter. Unalaskans welcome Aleutian Airways’ first commercial flight. And Skagway’s borough assembly has scrapped a plan to expand dock capacity, as questions remain about the viability of the town’s largest dock. Theo Greenly/KUCB  

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A surveyor got stuck in the mudflats near Girdwood yesterday. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says they are moving forward with dredging Unalaska Bay. And the U.S. Department of Agriculture is granting $3.6 million to Interior Alaska villages to help improve water systems and landfills. Girdwood Fire Department crews were able …

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Coast Alaska’s Angela Denning reports on a million dollar fine for a Southeast salmon hatchery, Maggie Nelson looks at St. Paul’s crab disaster, and the statewide salmon recap! S.E Alaska salmon hatchery.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: State health officials are urging Alaskans to get flu vaccines and take other protective measures. The city of Fairbanks is getting closer to demolishing the abandoned 11 story Polaris Hotel. And A totem pole that spent more than 100 years far from home has returned to Haida village of Kasaan. a totem …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Incumbent Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy is holding on to his sizeable lead in Alaska’s governor race. The City of Seward is again trying to sell its city-owned electric utility to Homer Electric Association. And Ketchikan independent Rep. Dan Ortiz has expanded his lead over his Republican challenger. Aerial view of Seward  

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Wrangell residents are using their lunchtimes to learn the critically endangered Lingít  language. Why are Alaska’s gas prices so much higher than other states? And Alaska lawmakers are urging the FTC to block a proposed merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertson’s. (Matthew Faubion / Alaska Public Media)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska lawmakers are starting to think about picking teams. Candidates Palin and Tshibaka cast aspersions on Alaska’s electoral system in the wake of disappointing results. And a Palmer pilot died on Thursday, when his small plane struck a cable and crashed into the Matanuska River.

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: It’s the third visit to the October meeting of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, in which codfish are divided. Photo: Maggie Nelson, KUCB

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Incumbent Governor Mike Dunleavy is very likely to win a second term. Craig needs a bigger cemetery. And the Sitka Assembly is moving forward with a long-planned seaplane project. Graves at the Craig Memorial Cemetery on a Saturday afternoon in October. (KRBD staff photo by Raegan Miller).