On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines:Alaskans giving birth are experiencing obstetric hemorrhage at increasing rates. NORAD detected and tracked four Russian military aircraft Tuesday as they passed through international airspace off Alaska’s coasts. And the status of refugees from abroad working in Alaska is uncertain.

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines:International shipping and logistics giant Maersk is ceasing operations in Alaska by February. A federal court has ruled on a case that questioned the rights of Alaska Native tribes. And a group of homeowners in Birchwood are suing the Eklutna tribe and the head of a federal agency over a small-scale casino planned near Anchorage.

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines:The loss of an estimated 4 million common murres during the marine heatwave called the “Blob” was the biggest bird die-off in recorded history. A motorist is being treated for severe hypothermia after their vehicle was found in the Kenai River. And as urban upgrades replace mobile home parks residents struggle to find new housing.

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines:Visitors to the Alaska State Capitol won’t need to pass through an airport-style security checkpoint. An Anchorage nurse is training healthcare providers on how to collect forensic evidence of crimes. Plus early Americans were dining largely on mammoth.

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines:Hospitals across the country are reeling from the collapse of a staffing agency for emergency medicine doctors. The thousand Ukrainians who have come to Alaska worry that President-elect Trump will deport them. And...Christmas trees!

On today's Midday Report with Host Brian Venua: Cases of whooping cough were confirmed in Kodiak Middle and High Schools, the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. gave its CEO a 10% raise, Gov. Dunleavy presented a draft budget for next fiscal year, there's research into how or if electric vehicles could be viable for the arctic circle, and Petersburg got rid of an aggressive sea lion.

On today's Midday report with host Davis Hovey: A game store celebrated its first full year in the Kodiak Marketplace. The City of Kodiak has purchased a new lift station and property which will help prevent future sewage spills in Mission Lake. Gov. Dunleavy teases an education reform bill he plans to submit ahead of the legislative session.

The Alaska Seafood Task Force is concluding its series of meetings after discussing a variety of commercial fishing topics, including limited entry permits. Two of the five missing crew members from the wreck of the Wind Walker in Sitka have been recovered.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Republicans in the Alaska House have formed a 19-member minority caucus. President Joe Biden’s has announced the creation of a national monument to honor Native American boarding school survivors. And after a recount, ranked choice voting remains in place.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Nearly 180 researchers and other experts from the University of Alaska Fairbanks are in Washington, D.C., this week for an annual gathering of top geophysical scientists. A swarm of earthquakes shook Alaska's western Aleutian Islands yesterday. And A Sugt’stun language game is teaching children around the world about Sugpiaq culture.