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Kodiak College’s top administrator is transitioning to a statewide role as the director of workforce development for the University of Alaska system.
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The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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KMXTOn this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we hear about Arctic Care 2026 visiting Kodiak Archipelago communities this month, a public comment period is open on aquaculture opportunity areas in Alaska, a conversation with U.S. House of Representatives candidate Bill Hill, a conversation with gubernatorial candidate Dave Bronson, and the City of Kodiak temporarily paused the hiring process for its next permanent city manager.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we discuss the spring recruitment campaign and the staffing challenges some of Kodiak's fire departments are going through at this point in 2026. Rich Gonzalez, the Fire Chief with Kodiak Fire Department, and Scott Ellis, the Fire Chief at Bayside Volunteer Fire Department, are our guests for this Talk of the Rock.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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(Ashlyn O'Hara)This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KMXT's Katherine Irving reports on Aquaculture Opportunity Areas, eastside setnetters in Cook Inlet bear the brunt of king salmon conservation efforts, story by KDLL's Ashlyn O'Hara, and Fish and Game has announced its salmon harvest estimates for this year, according to CoastAlaska's Angela Denning.
Alaska News
- Alaska Legislature asks federal government for more flexibility on rural health funding
- ‘We should be acting more quickly’: Tracy Arm tsunami highlights unseen hazards in busy Alaska fjords
- Alaskans have low confidence in state economy, survey says
- ‘Enough to feed everybody’: a Siberian Yupik whaler reflects on the hunt
- House panel boosts maintenance, pulls West Su and Cascade Point projects from budget
- Anchorage ‘Scoops the Poop’ to protect waterways from dog waste
- Dunleavy pushes skeptical senators to move forward with Alaska LNG tax cuts
- Alaskans rocked by Halong plead with feds for help relocating: ‘Our land is no longer safe’
- Veto override vote on elections bill fails as two Southeast Alaska lawmakers flip
- Senators grill Dunleavy AG pick Stephen Cox in contentious confirmation hearings
NPR National News
- Bobby Cox, Hall of Fame manager of Atlanta Braves, dies at age 84
- CDC says threat of widespread outbreak of hantavirus remains low
- Why saying hello to strangers can be good for you
- They graduate to six figure salaries, and grueling work
- Southern Republicans redistrict after Supreme Court rules, Dems lose big in Virginia
- Soccer was once considered niche in the U.S. Then came the 1994 World Cup
- Moscow marks Victory Day with a Red Square parade under tight security
- What is a radical? It's the question of M.I.A.'s vexing career
- National mood is against Republicans, but redistricting could help prop them up
- ABC argues Trump administration is trying to chill free speech