The Kodiak Pacific Spaceport Complex on Narrow Cape held an open house on Aug. 14. Tours included showing the public Alaska Aerospace’s laboratories and launch sites. A recent criticism of the company has been transparency. This was the first tour day at the the company’s campus since the pandemic. John Cramer, Alaska Aerospace’s interim CEO and president, said it’s just …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Kenai Peninsula Borough took legal action against a resident and his canal this summer. Scientists are trying to guess how much glacial flooding Juneau can expect in the future. And hibernation scientists are gathering in Fairbanks. Suicide Basin, the birthplace of Juneau’s annual glacial outburst floods, sits about two miles above …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Record-breaking rain this weekend in Sitka triggered their landslide warning system. Alaska is home to a large Hawaiian community, many of whom have links to Maui. And Alaska could see more renewable energy use in the future.
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Barbie finally premiered in Kodiak on Friday, August 11. The film has grossed over a billion dollars worldwide and taken the internet by storm. Most theaters premiered the movie last month, but the Orpheum Theatre in Kodiak only has one show room and had other films running at the time. Staff and attendees were adorned in pink for the showing, …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Authorities have released the names of the two victims who are presumed to have died after their airplane crashed Wednesday in Denali National Park. A man from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta was sentenced to over 12 years in prison for sexually abusing a minor. And the Anchorage School District has installed security vestibules …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Kirsten Dobroth: climate change is causing humpback whales to migrate further north, a rural school on the Kenai Peninsula faces staffing uncertainty going into the school year, and the state’s Department of Natural Resources loosens rules on ATV use.
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On this week’s Alaska Fishery Report with Terry Haines: Shelby Herbert tells of a clam garden in Kake for KFSK, and the North Pacific Fishery Management Council is calling for Advisory Panel nominations! Clam garden on British Columbia’s Central Coast – Photo by Elroy White
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released a sweeping five-year plan to prioritize and promote the country’s commercial fishing industry. Commercial fishing vessels docked in the St. Paul Harbor in Kodiak; Feb. 6, 2023 (Brian Venua/KMXT) NOAA Fisheries announced its National Seafood Strategy on Wednesday. The agency said in a press release that the plan will “outline the direction” …
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