On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Bethel joined in with Pride celebrations that took place across the world this weekend. A former Homer judge charged with perjury made her first court appearance. And bikes for Ukrainian refugees in Delta Junction. Photo: MaryCait Dolan
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The Governor has signed a bill transferring management of the Power Cost Equalization Endowment to the Permanent Fund team. Dillingham has a town hall on opioid overdose prevention and mental health resources. And a program for teen students immerses them in STEM subjects. Unalakleet, one of the communities in Alaska eligible for power …
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On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Its all Robert Woolsey this week, as KCAW’s ever-intrepid-one first celebrates troll history, then reports on its newly brighter future.
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The Kodiak Island Borough School District is figuring out how to cut about $2 million from its budget. That’s after the one-time education funding boost approved by the Alaska Legislature was slashed in half. Gov. Mike Dunleavy reduced the funding in his line-item vetoes on June 19. Cyndy Mika is the school district’s superintendent. She was on vacation in Texas …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Some Alaska lawmakers are still hoping for enough support to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of public school funding. A new Anchorage-based airline hopes to bring hundreds of jobs and a boost in tourism to Alaska. And Alaska schools will soon learn how much money they will receive from the federal government …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Ukrainian refugees find a home in Juneau, with the help of some locals. Fish and Game shot over 100 predators to benefit the Mulchatna Caribou herd, but predators might not be the problem. And A man accused of sexually assaulting two Soldotna women after breaking into their homes was caught in Western …
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Two Kodiak groups teamed up and held a town hall meeting last weekend to solicit public opinion about bears in the community. It’s one of the first steps towards revising Fish and Game’s policies surrounding the furry critters. Summer is finally reaching Kodiak, and soon, bears will, too. The animals will soon be seen again around beaches and dumpsters. To …
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The city of Kodiak is moving forward with the permitting phase of a replacement for St. Herman Harbor. City council members discussed the details at a work session Tuesday night, but not everyone was on board with what comes next. Kodiak Harbormaster Dave Johnson asked council members at Tuesday’s work session to greenlight a contract with Anchorage-based PND Engineers to …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Educators react to Governor Dunleavy’s funding vetos. Ketchikan summer campers are spending time each week learning about Filipino culture. And the decades-long saga over the King Cove road continues. Gov. Mike Dunleavy at a 2022 candidate forum in Anchorage. (Elyssa Loughlin/Alaska Public Media)
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On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin speaks with Kodiak City Library staff and KPLA about summer programs at the library and recommendations for summer reading. Joining Jared at KMXT studios are: Laurie Madsen, Library Director Baylie Berry, Access Services Specialist Kate Hill, Youth Services Specialist Brian Himmelbloom, KPLA board member Listen here:
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