President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill that passed earlier this month included reducing Medicaid spending in Alaska by up to half a billion dollars. Kodiak health care providers are still grappling with how they’ll be affected.
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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This week we hear about the expanding infrastructure to monitor vessels traveling in Alaska's Arctic waters, the Kodiak Police Department has nowhere to store more impounded vehicles, pet boarding facilities and pet hotels can now operate in more zoning districts within the Borough, Starlink had a global outage for a couple hours Thursday that affected Kodiak residents, and an Alaska Airlines plane was grounded after running over deer on the Kodiak runway.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin speaks with the cast and crew of "Emma and the Lost Unicorn," this year's Summer Youth Theatre production from the Kodiak Arts Council.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:Hannah Weaver of KFSK reports on the search for unwanted crustaceans on the shores of Mitkof Island, Ben Townsend goes off to Salmon Lake, at the behest of KNOM, and Hannah Weaver does double duty with a story on disappointing subsistence salmon fishing on the Stikine River.
Alaska News
- Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum plans to resign Aug. 8, Gov. Dunleavy announces
- Palmer state Sen. Shelley Hughes announces campaign for governor
- What Alaska lawmakers are expecting from Gov. Dunleavy's Aug. 2 special session
- Heavy tailwind likely caused crash that killed famed bush pilot Jim Tweto, NTSB says
- Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoes fishermen loan bill, his seventh vetoed bill of this year
- Alaska school districts sue over Trump administration’s freeze of federal education funds
- NTSB: Too much cargo and unapproved installation of moose antlers likely caused plane crash that killed Peltola’s husband
- USDA pulls $6M from Alaska farmers and food producers
- ‘Paperwork nightmare’: Thousands wait as Alaska public assistance struggles continue
- Alaska’s $14M cut from opioid lawsuit settlements to go to rehab programs
NPR National News
- Teen artists portrayed their lives — some adults didn't want to see the full picture
- Pete Buttigieg warns Democrats can't go back to status quo after President Trump
- Some kids need more protection from ultra-processed food. Here's why
- Thailand and Cambodia agree to ceasefire. What's behind the conflict?
- Landlord imprisoned in hate-crime attack on Palestinian American family has died
- Medical groups are concerned that RFK Jr. may dismiss a panel of primary care experts
- Tom Lehrer, influential musical satirist, dies at 97
- USA swim team members recovering from stomach bug at world championships
- Trump sets EU tariff at 15%, lower than his original threat, after meeting in Scotland
- His name is Mohammad Al-Motawaq. He is 18 months old. And he is starving in Gaza