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University of Alaska Anchorage Chancellor Sean Parnell spent part of last week visiting with students and staff at Kodiak College, where he toured the campus and stressed the importance of building up Alaska’s workforce.  UAA Chancellor Sean Parnell visited with students and staff at a visit to Kodiak College last week (Courtesy UAA Chancellor’s office) Parnell is the former governor …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A student-run cafe in Igiugig offers refreshments to both community members and travelers flying across the vast expanse of the Bristol Bay region. Toyo stoves have been failing in cold weather. And the State Workers’ Union rallied for better staffing and benefits, and to support for Department of Public Assistance staff as …

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KMXT’s Kirsten Dobroth reports that the Kodiak tanner crab season is nearly in the books, Eric Stone of KRBD on the snowballing opposition to the the lawsuit that would stop king salmon trolling, and Sage Smiley on the purifying power of kelp.

Members of the House Fisheries Special Committee heard from the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, an organization that promotes the state’s seafood. ASMI’s executive director, Jeremy Woodrow, told legislators on Thursday the latest trend is showing off Alaska’s sustainability so they launched a new marketing campaign called, “Make the Wild Choice.” Commercial fishing vessels docked in the St. Paul Harbor in …

On today’s Midday Report with host Kirsten Dobroth: Sen. Bill Wielechowski, has revived a proposal to have Alaska join the of states seeking to elect the president by a popular vote, instead of the Electoral College. A state scholarship program to encourage students to stay in-state for college reported its lowest eligibility numbers last year since the program began. And …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Brent Sass won the Yukon Quest 550 sled dog race in Fairbanks last night. School districts around the state are grappling with holes in their budgets for the coming school year. And the tanner crab fishery begins this weekend in Southeast Alaska. (Photo by Angela Denning/KFSK)

California-based aerospace company ABL Space Systems was hoping for its first successful rocket launch from Kodiak’s Pacific Spaceport Complex last month. But instead, a black plume of smoke was visible from the city of Kodiak just minutes after liftoff. Extensive cleanup is ongoing at the facility – and more information is emerging about the crash. ABL Space Systems’ RS1 rocket …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Brent Sass is on track to win the Yukon Quest Alaska 550 later today. Mary Peltola’s announcement last week that she hired a Republican to be her state director has ruffled some feathers. And one Anchorage man inspires others to help the un-housed. Cassandra Segevan poses for a photo after getting juice …

On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin speaks with Mallory Arnold, project manager for the Kodiak Economic Development Corporation, and Cooper Curtis of Highmark Marine about this month’s Career Expo and Job Fair, workforce development in Kodiak, and other projects. Listen here:

Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska has published its summer schedule for the state, and 23 large and small cruise ships are currently scheduled to visit Kodiak. That’s the most to visit since before the pandemic and the tides of tourism might be shifting our way.  Cities in Southeast Alaska usually see more than a  million cruise ship passengers per year, …