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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska’s US Senate candidates have clarified their positions on abortion rights. House candidates took on salmon bycatch in Wednesday’s debate. And Angoon residents have built their first traditional dugout canoe since the nineteenth century. Candidates for U.S. Senate take questions at Debate for the State, produced by Alaska Public Media, KTOO and …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Half of state Legislature races feature candidates from the same party. Candidates for Alaska’s U.S. House seat sparred at last night’s Debate for the State. And aviation safety investigators are calling on operators of DeHavilland Otters to check a critical part before flying again. A DHC-3T Turbine Otter

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines, its a visit to a meeting of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, Crab Crash Edition. Photograph: Noaa Fisheries/AFP/Getty Images

Gov. Mike Dunleavy has requested federal disaster declarations for two Alaska crab fisheries after their populations crashed.  Gov. Dunleavy requested disaster declarations for the Bering Sea snow crab and Bristol Bay red king crab fisheries, citing the closure of both this year. (Photo courtesy Corey Arnold/Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers) The Governor requested expedited disaster designations to jumpstart the process of …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Southeast Alaska’s summer season for Dungeness crab was worth about $10 million less than last year. Gov. Dunleavy continues to support Republican Charlie Pierce in the governor’s race following a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against Pierce, but Pierce’s running mate has dropped out. And the Alaska National Guard rescued six stranded snowmachiners …

Voting for this year’s midterm elections started Monday at city halls, community centers, churches and election offices all over Alaska.  Voters will rank their favorite candidates for governor, U.S. House and Senate, and state House and Senate. They’ll also vote on a once-a-decade question about whether to hold a constitutional convention, plus whether judges on state courts should continue to …

On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin speaks with Molly Miller, KANA’s Prevention Grants Coordinator, about mental health and suicide prevention programs and services in Kodiak. Listen here:

Museums Alaska is a nonprofit that advocates for museums and cultural centers across the state – each year, it recognizes artists and institutions for their work. And this year’s Excellence in the Field award from the the organization went to the Kodiak History Museum.  “Museums have for so long been seen as a temple rather than a forum,” said Sarah …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Candidates for US House and Senate faced of at the Alaska Federation of Native Conference. Metlakatla and Ketchikan have taken a step toward joining power grids.  And the NTSB reports leaking floats may have been a factor in both fatal plane crashes that occurred in the past month. AFN attendees wave their …

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