Officials are now monitoring a total of five similar boats in or near U.S. waters in the region. The vessels are consistent with more Chinese research activity in the area in recent years, according to a Coast Guard press release.
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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This week we hear about Mayor Branson not running for reelection, the federal government released education funds for both Kodiak College and the archipelago's public schools, the Alutiiq Museum found its oldest artifacts from the island yet, and the inaugural adult sobriety camp on Afognak Island.
Talk of the Rock
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This week with host Davis Hovey, Brock Simmons with Discover Kodiak joins us for an overview of the 2025 summer cruise ship season in Kodiak and other work the organization is doing behind the scenes.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:KHNS's Avery Ellfeldt has a story on a new insurance option for Alaska fishermen, king salmon sport fishing for out-of-state residents is back on, according to Olivia Rose of KFSK, Evan Erickson reports on a new policy brief about crashing Yukon salmon stocks for KYUK, and a Kodiak fisherman has been fined over a million dollars for persistently pumping bilge water overboard, story by KMXT's Davis Hovey.
Alaska News
- Alaska to get $6.7M for cleaning up contamination on ANCSA land
- Trump sets meeting date with Putin in Alaska
- White supremacist activity is increasing dramatically in Alaska, expert says
- Southeast tribes move to dismiss long-running Metlakatla fishing rights case
- Anchorage businesses report declining confidence in new survey
- State health official says Alaska will be spared from some national Medicaid cuts
- New law tackles soaring insurance rates for Alaska commercial fishermen
- $28M state contract kickstarts Cascade Point ferry terminal despite local pushback
- One day, two overrides: What to know about Alaska’s special session
- Alaska's largest research institute well positioned, geographically and financially, director says
NPR National News
- The hidden costs of cutting Medicaid
- Inflation remains elevated as Trump's tariffs take hold
- New books this week: investigating rehab, fighting wildfires, and a Slaughter thriller
- Why lung cancer is a 'hidden epidemic' in this part of the world
- Trump's takeover 'out of touch' with facts on the ground, says D.C. attorney general
- Alaska was once a full-fledged Russian colony. Now it's hosting a U.S.-Russia summit
- U.S. and China extend tariff truce deadline for another 3 months
- A Palestinian activist was killed by the violence he sought to stop
- In Alabama, a dredging project in Mobile Bay brings together unlikely allies
- Buying a pop album on vinyl? You might be paying for a fraction of the music