On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: State economists are predicting modest job growth this year across Alaska. A drag queen story hour event planned for the Soldotna Public Library this weekend has been postponed following online uproar about the event. And a man dies while being taken into custody in Fairbanks. Online poster announcing the postponement of a …
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Talk of the Rock: Juvenile Justice with Regina Griego
On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin speaks with Regina Griego, activist for juvenile justice reform and author of Sins of the System: Trauma, Guns, Tragedy, and the Betrayal of Our Children. You can learn more about Griego and her advocacy by visiting Transcending Futures. Listen to their conversation here:
Read More »Midday Report – January 02, 2024
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A cargo ship carrying lithium-ion batteries reported a cargo fire Thursday morning, and is currently anchored outside of Unalaska. Juneau’s only electric bus hasn’t hit the road in more than a year. And enough mushers have signed up to make the Yukon Quest a go. Capital Transit’s first electric bus has faced …
Read More »City brings back firework show for New Year’s Eve
The City of Kodiak is bringing back its New Year’s Eve firework show this weekend for the first time in over a decade. The show starts on Sunday at 7 p.m. at Oscar’s Spit, near St. Paul Harbor. Fireworks should be visible from anywhere facing downtown Kodiak. “We’re excited to celebrate New Year’s Eve with a fireworks display for Kodiak …
Read More »Midday Report – December 29, 2023
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The tiny Eastern Interior community of Healy Lake is the first in Alaska to go live with high-speed internet funded through the federal Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program. The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input regarding removing protections for 28 million acres of lands across Alaska. And opinions vary about why …
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report 28 December 2023
This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KMXT’s Brian Venua reports on Trident’s downsizing in Alaska, plus the executive order to ban re-routed Russian seafood, Jack Darrell focuses on the Ketchikan part of the Trident pullout for KRBD, and C share reform gets final action at the NPFMC.
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report 21 December 2023
This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines its a shameless look back at this year’s fish news, Part One!
Read More »Midday Report – December 28, 2023
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: An Alaska Native corporation is trying to develop a new hotel in Homer, but some residents have concerns. Sealaska Heritage Institute has released new language learning apps for endangered Indigenous languages. And local health officials are encouraging residents to take precautions to avoid seasonal respiratory viruses. Image from the Kenai Peninsula Borough …
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