On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Y-K Delta residents celebrate the election of Mary Peltola. Katie Anastas goes for a ride on a school bus. And two Alaska authors will be honored in Washington DC.
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Sealaska Heritage Institute has commissioned a series of totem poles for the Juneau waterfront. Scientists are using genetics to study bycatch. And Arctic Fest kicks off in Fairbanks.
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On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Kirsten Dobroth of KMXT talks to NOAA fisheries scientist Mike Litzow on the impacts of accelerating climate change in the Arctic, and Lauren Wild of University of Alaska Southeast on sperm whales vs. longliners.
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This electron microscope image shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions (left) and spherical immature virions (right) obtained from a sample of human skin associated with a 2003 prairie dog outbreak. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) The Kodiak Public Health Center now has doses of the monkeypox vaccine and health officials are encouraging people who might be at risk to get …
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By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media Democrat Mary Peltola has won election to the U.S. House, to fill the remainder of the late Congressman Don Young’s term in office. The unofficial results of Alaska’s first ranked choice election were announced Wednesday afternoon on a livestream from the Division of Elections office in Juneau. Mary Peltola has been fishing on the …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Two vessels have now sunk in the same spot in the Kuskokwim River. An Anchorage man has been indicted for the murder of his father, a former state legislator. And a Petersburg workshop shows dog owners how to release their pets from snares and traps.
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A report published earlier this month in the journal Communications Earth & Environment outlines that the Arctic – including parts of Alaska – is warming four times faster than the rest of the world due to climate change. Researchers had previously believed the Arctic was warming twice as fast as other parts of the globe. Mike Litzow is the Director of the …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The water treatment building in the village of Nunapitchuk is sinking. Metlakatla carver Wayne Hewson has died. And a Fairbanks recreation site reopens, with changes to discourage crime.
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More than 200 people – including kids, members of local law enforcement and even a few dogs – gathered at the Kodiak Public Library on Saturday morning for the Run, Learn & Play 6k Run and 1 Mile Walk. It was the first morning it wasn’t raining in more than a week. And just as slivers of blue sky opened …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Soldotna City Council continues to hear public comment about a drag show held in a park. Senator Murkowski is calling for the federal government to clean up contaminated lands conveyed to Alaska Natives. And Kenai Peninsula Mayor Charlie Pierce is quitting to focus on gubernatorial run.
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