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Kodiak’s $24.4 million fire station is open for business. City firefighters and emergency services began responding to calls from the new firehouse on Feb. 2.
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, the KIBSD School Board decides to make cuts rather than close a school to balance the FY'2027 budget, KNBA reports on the Interior Department extending the public comment deadline on the Federal Subsistence Board, Pacific cod quota is updated mid-season for Kodiak area fishermen, the state is moving forward with a Rezanof Drive improvement project, and the City of Kodiak's new fire station is open for business.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Jared Griffin, the director and a handful of actors from the upcoming FairWind Players production of Silent Sky discuss the themes of the play and their roles in it. Performances are this weekend, Feb. 13 - Feb. 15, at the Gerald C. Wilson Auditorium.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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(Theo Greenly/KUCB)This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: The North Pacific Management Council finally takes final action on measures to curtail chum salmon bycatch in the Bering Sea pollock fishery.
Alaska News
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- Petersburg couple shares what it takes to stay married for 75 years
- Alaska Marine Lines, ferry officials discuss options for getting electric vehicles to Alaska
- Alaska delegation split on bill requiring voters to prove citizenship at registration
- Alaska Chinese Association marks 50 years, Lunar New Year celebration
- Alaska's 'Superbowl' of dog mushing, the Iditarod, set to run its normal northern route
- Alaska's Olympic skiers still hopeful, as teammate wins first men's medal for US in half-century
- Alaska lawmakers float sending inmates out of state as prison costs mount
- Alaska lawmakers grill transportation officials over controversial ferry project
NPR National News
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- How to register to vote in the 2026 primaries
- U.S. Olympic speed skaters adapt NASCAR 'bump drafting,' revolutionizing team event
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- Israel will begin contentious West Bank land registration
- An Islamist party becomes Bangladesh's main opposition for the first time
- Michael Jordan, six-time NBA champion, is now a Daytona 500 winner
- North Korea opens a housing district for families of its soldiers killed in Russia-Ukraine war
- Concerns over autocracy in the U.S. continue to grow