On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Western Arctic Caribou Herd continues to decline and managers are proposing dramatically reducing harvest limits. The slow uphill speed of Mahn Choh Mine ore haul trucks is a safety concern. And Alaska has one of the highest suicide rates in the country. A small group of caribou in Denali National Park …
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Alaska Fisheries Report 19 October 2023
This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Rhonda McBride reports that AFN is joining the fed in suing the state, Janie Diep of KBBI on kids and salmon eggs, and from KDLG Christina McDermott offers a profile of Bristol Bay fisherman Dan Barr. Twenty-seven classes from 15 schools in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District attended the …
Read More »Midday Report October 18, 2023
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Villages in the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta say fuel deliveries are behind schedule, and now the river is more treacherous. An international human rights commission says mining practices in British Columbia could violate the human rights of Southeast Alaskans. And Tribes in the Ketchikan area are calling for rural designation for everyone in …
Read More »Alutiiq Museum commissions new atkuk to display in galleries after construction
An atkuk is a type of traditional Alutiiq clothing. “The snow falling parka is what these are sometimes known as and when someone is dancing, wearing it, you see the ermine tails just sort of sway and it really does look like snow falling,” said Amanda Landcaster, the curator of collections at the Alutiiq Museum. The new Atkuk was made …
Read More »Talk of the Rock: Juvenile justice and Kodiak Teen Court
On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin talks about juvenile justice with members of Kodiak Teen Court: Fernando Escobar, President of Kodiak Teen Court’s Board of Directors Payton Callahan, Vice-president and judge Tessa Davis, Secretary and attorney Andrew Ott, legal advisor and KTC instructor Listen here:
Read More »Midday Report October 17, 2023
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The large number of unfilled jobs in Alaska is about demographics, according to new data. The Service High School jazz band jammed with members of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy on Friday. And an effort is underway to renovate the oldest standing building in the Municipality of Anchorage. A crowd watches as the …
Read More »Cost Savers bought by Native Village of Afognak and Sun’aq Tribe
Kodiak’s wholesale store, Cost Savers, was sold last week to the Native Village of Afognak and the Sun’aq Tribe. The joint venture was announced in a press release on Oct. 12. It’s the latest move in improving food security on the island. The deal was in the works for about two months before it was announced. The Native Village of …
Read More »Midday Report October 16, 2023
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Catholic Diocese of Fairbanks ordained and installed its seventh bishop, Father Steven Maekawa, last week. Anchorage Mayor Bronson says they are ready for extreme snow this year. And mushers are signing up for the 45th Kuskokwim 300. Katie BasileMushers head down the chute at the start of the Kuskokwim 300. Jan. …
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