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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Midday Report May 24, 2023
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 …
Read More »Midday Report May 23, 2023
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 …
Read More »Kodiak Island Brewing bets on spirits to reinvigorate business
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 …
Read More »Midday Report May 22, 2023
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 …
Read More »Midday Report May 19, 2023
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.
Read More »More marine debris cleanup projects coming to Alaska through federal infrastructure law
Plastic, wood, fishing nets and buoys are just some of the waste that washes up on even the most remote parts of Alaska’s coastline. Now, programs aimed at cleaning up that marine debris are getting a funding boost from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – thanks to an influx of grant money from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and some …
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report 18 May 2023
This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KCAW’s Robert Woolsey’s spotlight on three Sitka salmon trollers facing a court ordered closure. Sitka troller Eric Jordan (Sitka Conservation Society/Bethany Goodrich)
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