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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: An Alaska Native corporation is trying to develop a new hotel in Homer, but some residents have concerns. Sealaska Heritage Institute has released new language learning apps for endangered Indigenous languages. And local health officials are encouraging residents to take precautions to avoid seasonal respiratory viruses. Image from the Kenai Peninsula Borough …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The final sled dog race of 2023 brought 14 teams out into the bitter cold to compete for the Holiday Classic title.  After months without a clear plan, Juneau’s new cold weather emergency shelter opened in a warehouse south of downtown in late October. And the U.S. military did not begin a …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Christmas in Ambler, above the Arctic Circle. The drinking water from a Nikiski utility contains higher-than-safe levels of PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals.” And it’s unclear whether the Alaska Marine Highway System will have enough crew to operate all of its ferries. The M/V Malaspina sits at the dock in Auke …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Anchorage schoolkids celebrate light for the solstice. Operation Santa brings cheer to remote Alaska communities. And the Anchorage Assembly struggles to rename the Port of Anchorage. Santa catches a ride on a Blackhawk.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines:There are more beavers in the Arctic, and they are busy releasing methane into the atmosphere. Governor Mike Dunleavy outlined a variety of ideas to address Alaska’s energy needs in his budget proposal. And Petersburg’s Borough-owned hydro-power plant upgrade is in its final phase of testing. A pair of beavers work over some …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Only two companies bid in the state’s first royalty-free Cook Inlet natural gas lease sale. It was a very tuba Christmas at the Anchorage Performing Arts Center. And St. Paul plans to revitalize reindeer meat processing in the Pribilofs. Neal Haglund, a retired school band teacher, has conducted TubaChristmas for most of …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines A recent report to Congress on gaps in law enforcement response to cases of missing and murdered Native people had a special chapter just on Alaska. Landslides are almost impossible to forecast precisely. But scientists say more data could help. And The small Kasilof Historical Museum recently acquired two maritime navigation lanterns …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Hispanic community in Juneau celebrates the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The National Weather Service has issued high wind and flood watches for Southeast Alaska communities from Juneau down to Ketchikan. And Manh Choh ore trucks are being allowed across the Chena River bridge in Fairbanks, despite an earlier …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Governor Mike Dunleavy has issued a disaster declaration for Little Diomede. The southern half of the village of Quinhagak has been without power since Friday. And Alaska State Troopers responded to a plane crash near Anchor Point on Friday. Little Diomede, a village in the Bering Strait, is only accessible by aircraft …

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: The take of killer whales in Alaska fisheries is up, the Alaska Seafood Development Foundation has a new CEO, and a look at the emerging mariculture industry.