On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The National Marine Fisheries Service hasn’t ruled out the possibility of opening the summer troll season for king salmon in Southeast Alaska. A 60 foot Polynesian voyaging canoe docked in Haines yesterday afternoon. And there is a new speed record for climbing Denali. Trollers wait in Ketchikan’s Thomas Basin on Oct. 8, …
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski reintroduced a bill and shared support for another, both aimed at supporting coastal communities this week. The legislation is aimed at investing in research and local economies. Murkowski is bringing back the Ocean Regional Opportunity and Innovation Act. The bill would designate “Ocean Innovation Clusters” for the U.S. Department of Commerce. Each so-called cluster would become a …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A park in Midtown Anchorage has become a focal point in the city’s response to homelessness this summer. Pouring rain didn’t stop a special ceremony honoring a one-of-a-kind canoe last week. And Fairbanks has deployed a mobile mental health unit focused on children and families. Members of Fairbanks Mobile Crisis Team (left …
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Now! The correct show! On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KDLL’s Jenny Neyman reports on a Cook Inlet clam opener, KRBD’s Raegan Miller says green crabs have arrived, and Evan Erickson of KYUK on Kuskokwim smelt. Bethel residents gathered at the sea wall on May 30, 2023 to mark the return of the smelts. The return of …
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Coastal communities across the country will receive $2.6 billion in federal funding to prepare for environmental and economic disruptions caused by climate change. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo called the funding “the most significant direct investment in climate resilience in the nation’s history,” in a department announcement Tuesday. The money was included in the federal Inflation Reduction Act, which …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Kirsten Dobroth: a research team based out of Nome plans to map the seafloor, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan says Chinese nationals posing as tourists drove through Fort Wainwright’s main gate and onto the post before being stopped by security personnel, and Unalaska celebrates Pride.
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It’s been a hard year for Alaska’s educators. The state legislature elected not to increase the base student allocation long term. Districts are also facing a teacher shortage, especially in rural communities. Kodiak Island Borough School District officials hoped for a higher BSA, or per pupil funding from the state, but ultimately braced for a stagnant budget. In budget proposals …
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Pride Month is celebrated across the country and internationally each June to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York City, which are considered a watershed moment for the LGBTQ+ community’s fight for equality. In Kodiak, both the city and borough have issued proclamations observing June as Pride Month. KMXT’s news director Kirsten Dobroth spoke with Hazel Delos Santos and …
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