On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Petersburg celebrates its heritage with the Little Norway Festival. A Crooked Creek man has been sentenced for domestic abuse homicide. And Juneau has cut its emissions by 30%, and is considering ways to cut more. Kids enjoy a ride in the Viking ship Valhalla in Petersburg’s 2017 Little Norway parade. (Joe Viechnicki/KFSK)
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This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Alaska Public Radio’s Liz Ruskin reports on efforts to reshape the Federal Fishery “Management Commandments.” Plus Desiree Hagen of KOTZ tells of the connection between spawning sheefish and slumping permafrost. Katrina Liebich/USFWS Siikauraq Martha Whiting ice fishing for Sheefish. The Iñupiaq name for sheefish is sii (pronounced like “see” in English) …
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The commissioner of Alaska’s Department of Military and Veterans Affairs was on the ground in Kodiak last week visiting the Pacific Spaceport Complex on Narrow Cape. Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe toured the facility and met with Alaska Aerospace personnel. Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe, left, toured the Pacific Spaceport Complex and met with Alaska Aerospace personnel during a May 17, 2023 …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The new Alaska ferry, Hubbard, carried its first passengers on Tuesday. Is an 800-mile natural gas pipeline running from the North Slope to the Kenai Peninsula back on the table? And a Soldotna teacher and union president was arrested last weekend for sexual abuse of a minor. The 280-foot Hubbard tied up …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: More flooding in Yukon River communities as massive amounts of water and ice move downstream. A man died Sunday night, after he got trapped in mud near Hope during a rising tide. And the state is hopeful about a new revenue source: carbon offsets. A section of coastal area near Hope, as …
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This spring, Kodiak Island Brewing debuted a gin they’ve been working on for months. Labels are in, and the new liquor is now available at the brewery’s tasting room. It’s the business’ latest bet to bring a new, spirited customer base back after a post-pandemic dip in sales. The brewery has been experimenting with spirits lately. They debuted a vodka …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A bill passed by the Alaska legislature bans most uses of firefighting foams containing PFAS chemicals. A massive ice jam on the Yukon River caused flooding in the small village of Kokrines over the weekend. And the First Lady of the United States took the stage in Bethel, flanked by several influential …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Kirsten Dobroth: Alaska’s Legislature reaches a budget deal, Alaskans’ death rate from traumatic brain injuries is the highest in the nation, and whales are thriving in Sitka.
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