On today’s Midday report with host Terry Haines: Kindergarteners in Juneau have been learning the violin and an Alaska Native language at the same time. The Kenai Peninsula got nearly two feet of snow in some places this weekend. And a commercial building in Wasilla exploded Sunday afternoon, likely due to a natural gas leak. indergartners at Sítʼ Eetí Shaanáx̱ …
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On today’s Midday report with host Terry Haines: “The birthplace of the winds” is considering building wind farms. In Alaska the state routinely under-funds wildfire costs up front, only to pay them off later. And Sitka is exploring the use of public land for housing development. Fire burns in the Kobe Ag subdivision (Eric Kiehn/Task Force Leader with Northwest Team)
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Australian Christian Turner is among the Iditarod dog mushers to sign up for the 2023 race. Questions remain about how the planned merger of grocery store companies Krogers and Albertsons will affect shoppers in Alaska. And relatives mourn a man killed last month in front of his Anchorage home. Christian Turner in …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A Kodiak man was arrested Tuesday on drug charges after officers intercepted a package containing methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl. The Environmental Protection Agency is one step away from action that would protect the Bristol Bay watershed. And Sitka residents fishing for halibut have discovered a “mud volcano”. Sea creatures cluster at the …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Federal safety investigators are calling for new, more restrictive regulations on flightseeing tours in the Ketchikan area after a series of crashes. Alaska’s only National Heritage Area is pushing for a change. And GCI’s underwater fiber optic broadband cable in Unalaska has been damaged. Laurelin Kruse/KUCB
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: More than 40 Wrangell residents are helping bring the musical “The Sound of Music” to the stage this week. A young climate activist from Ketchikan was one of two Alaskans named to Forbes’ “30 Under 30” list this year. The U.S. Senate passed a bill to protect same sex marriage yesterday, with …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Terry is joined by Art Schultz in a special Match Day Membership Drive edition of the Midday Report. East flank of Takawangha on June 10, 2021. (Loewen, M. W./Alaska Volcano Observatory/U.S. Geological Survey)
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A group of state senators not only sliced up the turkey over Thanksgiving, but also carved-out Senate leadership roles. Residents of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough will be getting a lot more power from the sun next summer. And residents near Eielson Air Force Base are skeptical of the chosen method to clean up …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The board that oversees the Alaska Marine Highway System continues working on short and long-range plans. Quyana means thank you in Yup’ik and has deeper layers of meaning. Three elementary students in Dillingham have been pushing to change a local creek’s name, and now the federal government has, along with 650 other …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: More Alaskans have been voting against letting state judges keep their jobs. A euthanized Alaska black bear cub is the first in the country to test positive for a highly contagious strain of bird flu. And the Bureau of Indian Affairs will give more than $45 million to US tribes to address …
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