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Brigman has worked for the school district for less than three months. The president of the KIBSD Board of Education said he will not receive a buyout.
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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KMXTOn this week's recap with host Katherine Irving, Kodiak law enforcement respond to a bear near Main Elementary, early voting for local elections kicks off, the Coast Guard awards a $315m contract for construction of a new fuel pier, Alaska Public Media reports that luxury yacht operators sound the alarm on foreign vessels, and researchers discover that El Niño events can have positive effects for the Gulf of Alaska.
Talk of the Rock
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Fairwind Players/FacebookOn this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, cast members from "What the Constitution Means to Me" discuss the essence of this readers theatre show and why it's applicable to all people. More details can be found online on the FairWind Players Facebook page.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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Courtesy of Michael LivingstonOn this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with host Terry Haines:A federal bill aimed at bycatch reduction has passed in a key Commerce committee, story by Alaska Public Media's Liz Ruskin, an effort to help reduce bycatch in the lab is underway, according to KUCB's Katie Reuther, and Unalaska wants the state to help ferry seafood processor workers into town, as reported by KUCB's Sofia Stuart-Rasi.
Alaska News
- Trump claims South Korea will invest $50B in Alaska gas pipeline. Not so fast, Korean officials say
- Ferries, fish and tourism take center stage at Ketchikan governor forum
- Norwegian filmmakers debut full-length documentary on Anchorage homelessness
- This Alaska journalist interviewed an AI 'news reporter,' and he didn't run away screaming
- A dispute over the passenger Jones Act has Southeast Alaska yacht captains crying foul
- Proposed EPA rule would exempt most offshore seafood processing vessels from reporting their pollution discharge
- New York Times reports Peltola has repeatedly blown up at aides and campaign staff
- Poll shows Democrat with lead in Alaska governor’s race, but large swaths remain undecided
- Alaska hunting guide and teen employee named as victims in fatal plane crash east of Nabesna
- 8 candidates, 3 debates: Tune into Debate for the State this October
NPR National News
- New space station crew launches from Florida on SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule
- She can communicate with ghosts. Here's what she learns from the 'Sad Dead'
- Sheryl Crow says she's found 'great liberation' in not chasing the next hit
- What a Pearly King taught me about Cockney rhyming slang and East London history
- Picanha, prices and politics: What Brazil's favorite steak says about the election
- Trade tensions mean fewer Canadians flocking to South Florida
- COMIC: How the census gives your state power (and what Trump wants to change)
- Egg prices have tumbled since Trump returned to office. Here's why
- Do AI and air traffic control mix? CEO addresses anxiety about new FAA tool
- Studying this super El Niño could save lives. NOAA is scaling back research