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By Kirsten Dobroth, KMXT – Kodiak and Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media The U.S. House will vote Wednesday on an agreement to raise the nation’s debt ceiling, and Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola supports the deal, a spokesman said Tuesday. For other Democrats, the worst parts of the agreement the White House and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy struck Sunday are in a 25-page section …

On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin talks about paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) with Julie Matweyou, Kodiak Agent with the Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program; Mika Bushell, NOAA research fellow and marine biologist for Knik Tribal Council; and Andie Wall, environmental coordinator for KANA. Listen here:

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Juneau’s planning commission is not supporting the city’s new hazard maps. Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza is back in Alaska. And the rate of deaths due to drinking alcohol nearly doubled over a two year period in Alaska.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a decision limiting the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority over wetlands. The ice has swept downstream, but there is still risk of flooding on the Yukon River. And Grubby the Opossum has been apprehended. Grubby the opossum seen Wednesday during its capture in Homer. (Homer Police Department)

If you’ve been to ComFish, you might recognize ALMA, or the Association of Latin Women in Alaska, as the host of fish taco night, right before the conference starts. The group accepts donations for the free tacos, but now they’re ready to put those donations to use and are making an effort to reignite participation and awareness of its programs. …

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)

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) …

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 …