On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Family and friends of a Marshall woman who was found dead in the Yukon River are asking why it took so long to find her. A world-renowned Yup’ik cultural museum in Quinhagak is celebrating its 5th anniversary this month. And Alaska remains near the top of the list of expensive places to …
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Fire Department responds to suspected arson near Kodiak College
Kodiak Fire Department responded to a call for suspected arson Friday afternoon in a wooded area between Kodiak College and the Fir Terrace Apartments, which is across from Safeway on Mill Bay Road. No injuries were reported and damage was limited to wooded areas. A spokesperson for the city of Kodiak says a tree near the complex was ablaze and …
Read More »Midday Report August 28, 2023
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Chinook winds gusting up to 75 miles an hour Saturday blew trees onto power lines and knocked out electricity for up to 10 hours in the Central Interior. President Biden will be visiting Alaska on September 11th. And Zucchini Fest, an afternoon of races and a parade centered around the popular squash, …
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report 24 August 2023
This week the Alaska Fisheries Report with host Terry Haines features Evan Erickson’s story about one man openers on the Kuskokwim, from KYUK, the starry predator that eats urchins is featured in Meredith Redick’s story for KCAW, and a deadly ammonia leak, story by KUCB’s Maggie Nelson. The sunflower sea star
Read More »Midday Report August 25, 2023
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska business experts say the ongoing child care crisis is hurting the state’s employers and the economy. Residents are asking the Alaska Department of Transportation to reconsider its use of salt brine on Kenai Peninsula roads. And buyers in Japan and South Korea have cooled on the Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas project. …
Read More »Economists unsure of how long huge salmon influxes will affect prices
Kodiak fisherman Mike Friccero has fished for salmon for over four decades. He said he was expecting a low price for Bristol Bay salmon this summer, but didn’t think rumors were true about how low it would drop. “Our processor gave us a letter, a narrative before the season started, saying that pricing conditions weren’t great but that they were …
Read More »Providence completes construction on housing for new staff
Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center has a solution for the island’s housing shortage – building its own apartment complex for new employees. The new units are on the edge of Providence’s campus, just a short walk from the rest of the company’s facilities. The building has been under construction for the last two years, but it’s finally ready to open. …
Read More »Midday Report August 24, 2023
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Administrator Isabella Guzmán of the Small Business Administration was in Nome. A fire broke out early Wednesday morning aboard an Alaska Marine Highway System ferry traveling through the Wrangell Narrows. And the Dillingham City School District wants to start growing its own greens. The M/V Columbia in Wrangell on August 23, 2023.(Sage …
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