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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska schools are preparing to meet the new state educational requirements of the READS Act next fall. Senate President Gary Stevens talks about his legislative priorities. And the state is offering help to livestock farmers who are struggling to buy feed. Alaska Meat Company cattle on Sitkinak Island.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A longtime Anchorage civil rights activist reflects on marching with protesters in the 1960s. The state legislative session begins on Tuesday, and the Alaska House is still not organized. And the Alaska Supreme Court has ruled that an Anchorage Democrat who won a state House race was a qualified candidate. The Alaska …

This post was updated Jan. 17, 2023. Kodiak’s Tanner crab fishery opened yesterday, but the fleet is continuing to stand down. Local fishermen and canneries in Kodiak haven’t come to an agreement on price – and this year’s harvest may end up being processed off the island. Boats stacked with empty crab pots sit in Kodiak’s St. Paul Harbor (Brian …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Anchorage Assembly leaders say they want Mayor Dave Bronson to publicly respond to scathing allegations made against him. Senator Bert Stedman says the state needs to balance its long-term fiscal health against its ability to pay large Permanent Fund dividends. And a pilot training program is underway to combat the Certified Nursing …

Kodiak’s biggest Tanner crab fishery in nearly 40 years is set to open on Sunday, but the fleet is standing down. Fishermen say they won’t go fishing for the prices offered by local canneries. It’s the latest wrinkle on a winter fishing season already impacted by closures and strikes.  Kodiak’s commercial fishing fleet has been preparing for the area’s biggest …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A Soldotna doctor known as the “Candyman” pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a charge that he overprescribed addictive narcotics. The US Environmental Protection Agency could reject portions of a state plan to reduce Fairbanks North Pole area wintertime fine particulate pollution. And Independent Representative Bryce Edgmon looks ahead to the start of …

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Maggie Nelson of KUCB reports on the Unalaska cod strike, and KCAW’s Katherine Rose on the lawsuit that threatens to shut down Southeast chinook trolling. A large male killer whale in the Fraser River, where southern resident whales are now endangered. Photograph: jonmccormackphoto/Getty Images  

The future of Kodiak’s Port and Harbors Advisory Board was up for discussion at Tuesday night’s city council work session. There was no clear consensus on what changes, if any, might be in store for the group, except that the advisory board is here to stay.  Tuesday evening’s work session included discussion of a draft resolution that outlined some changes …

Results are in from Kodiak’s 50th annual Christmas Bird Count when avian enthusiasts gather each year for one day in December to survey the island’s bird population and send their results to the state and national Audubon Society. An Eagle found on Near Island. Brian Venua/KMXT Sixty-eight eager birders gathered on Dec. 18 to find and document as many birds …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Two F-22 fighter jets from JBER stopped off unexpectedly in Whitehorse on the way home from Europe. The National Park Service has awarded a contract to build a bridge over a slumping section of the road into Denali National Park. And a pro skier is working to get more Alaska Native youth …