Talk of the Rock host Jared Griffin speaks with Kodiak History Museum curator Lynn Walker and operations manager Myra Sholze about the museum’s temporary exhibit program, call for artists, and more. Listen:
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska schools are preparing to meet the new state educational requirements of the READS Act next fall. Senate President Gary Stevens talks about his legislative priorities. And the state is offering help to livestock farmers who are struggling to buy feed. Alaska Meat Company cattle on Sitkinak Island.
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A longtime Anchorage civil rights activist reflects on marching with protesters in the 1960s. The state legislative session begins on Tuesday, and the Alaska House is still not organized. And the Alaska Supreme Court has ruled that an Anchorage Democrat who won a state House race was a qualified candidate. The Alaska …
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This post was updated Jan. 17, 2023. Kodiak’s Tanner crab fishery opened yesterday, but the fleet is continuing to stand down. Local fishermen and canneries in Kodiak haven’t come to an agreement on price – and this year’s harvest may end up being processed off the island. Boats stacked with empty crab pots sit in Kodiak’s St. Paul Harbor (Brian …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Anchorage Assembly leaders say they want Mayor Dave Bronson to publicly respond to scathing allegations made against him. Senator Bert Stedman says the state needs to balance its long-term fiscal health against its ability to pay large Permanent Fund dividends. And a pilot training program is underway to combat the Certified Nursing …
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Kodiak’s biggest Tanner crab fishery in nearly 40 years is set to open on Sunday, but the fleet is standing down. Fishermen say they won’t go fishing for the prices offered by local canneries. It’s the latest wrinkle on a winter fishing season already impacted by closures and strikes. Kodiak’s commercial fishing fleet has been preparing for the area’s biggest …
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Kodiak’s tanner crab fishery opens on Sunday, Jan. 15 and it’s a whopper – this year’s harvest levels are the biggest they’ve been in nearly 40 years, and fishermen are gearing up for a big season in more ways than one. Kodiak’s St. Paul Harbor in early January, 2023 (Kirsten Dobroth/KMXT) Darren Platt owns the fishing vessel Agnes Sabine. It’s …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A Soldotna doctor known as the “Candyman” pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a charge that he overprescribed addictive narcotics. The US Environmental Protection Agency could reject portions of a state plan to reduce Fairbanks North Pole area wintertime fine particulate pollution. And Independent Representative Bryce Edgmon looks ahead to the start of …
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