On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The state board of education heard nearly three hours of public testimony over a regulation to limit high school girls sports in Alaska to athletes assigned female at birth. Anchorage officials took two big steps forward Tuesday toward rebuilding the Port of Alaska. And a seiner capsizes in Whale Pass. Port of …
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Midday Report July 26, 2023
In today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Operators of a store near Denali National Park are alleged to have sold alpaca wool clothing, jewelry, and other handcrafts falsely identified as Alaska Native made. Anchorage Mayor Bronson has a plan to fly the homeless out of Anchorage. And lightning strike fires have firefighters scrambling. Image of The Himalayan
Read More »Thousands of Alaskans and some collectables from Kodiak make their way to ‘Antiques Roadshow’ taping
Thousands of Alaskans brought relics to this month’s taping of Antiques Roadshow in Anchorage; that’s the long-running PBS television show where experts appraise everything from family heirlooms to thrift store finds during stops in cities around the country. It was the show’s first visit to Alaska, and a handful of Kodiak residents made the trip with their own items. Charlie …
Read More »Talk of the Rock: Summer Youth Theatre
On this week’s episode of Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin sits down with some cast members of “Game of Tiaras,” the Kodiak Arts Council’s Summer Youth Theatre play. Performances are Friday, July 28th at 6pm, and Saturday, July 29th at 2pm at the Auditorium Drama Pod. Admission is free. Listen here:
Read More »Midday Report July 25, 2023
In today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Smoke from wildfires burning across Canada is reaching Southcentral and Interior Alaska this week. Thousands of lightning strikes around the eastern Interior sparked new wildfires Monday. And tourists are using Juneau’s city bus after commercial tour bus trips sold out mid-way through the season.
Read More »Kodiak Veterinary Clinic moves to bigger, updated building
The clinic held the ceremony last Friday, but they actually moved into the new facility in late June. The new space on Mill Bay Road is much bigger than Kodiak Veterinary Clinic’s previous hospital. Staff had been waiting to move for about a year and a half. Nicole Sassin is the vet clinic’s hospital manager. She said it’s great to …
Read More »Midday Report July 24, 2023
In today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: More than one hundred Bristol Bay fishing crews protested this year’s sockeye price in the Naknek River entrance on Thursday. An insect infestation responsible for defoliating thousands of acres of the Tongass National Forest is abating. And young burn survivors from Indiana are spending over a week in Ketchikan. Over one hundred …
Read More »Midday Report July 21, 2023
In today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A community garden proposal is making its way toward Sitka’s assembly for approval. Almost half of Alaska’s Head Start early learning programs are in danger of losing millions of dollars in federal funding. And Alaska’s predator control programs do not work, according to research by two retired state Fish and Game biologists and …
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