Three tribal entities on Kodiak Island are jointly proposing to build a cultural center off the Chiniak Highway. The groups' recent similar use determination request for the project was approved by the Kodiak Island Borough's planning and zoning commission.
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 the Coast Guard rescuing two fishermen in Pasagshak Bay, the details of the Bycatch Reduction and Research Act in Congress, our colleagues at Alaska Public Media report on Gov. Dunleavy's plans for a seasonal sales tax, the Alaska Legislature started its latest session this week, and the Kodiak Island Borough School District is holding off on a FY'2027 budget decision until next month.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, Hospice and Palliative Care's new executive director and executive assistant discuss the transition and upcoming "rebranding" for the local nonprofit.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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(Photo courtesy of Rowan Miller)This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KRBD's Hunter Morrison reports on the Southeast Alaska chinook forecast, Avery Ellfeldt from KHNS on the implications of warming wetlands on salmon, and a report on the Alaska Young Fishermen's Summit from Alix Soliman, compliments of KTOO.
Alaska News
- Alaska’s U.S. senators concur on some reform of immigration enforcement
- Homer Rep. Vance faces ethics probe over official letter pressuring newspaper
- For months, federal workforce cuts made it hard for Ft. Greely to feed its soldiers
- A $50M literacy grant is helping Alaska schools, but some districts say it’s tough to access funds
- Climate change is making destructive landslides more common across Alaska, especially in Southeast
- ConocoPhillips' plans for 4 new Arctic wells unaffected by toppled rig, company says
- 4 ways to fall in love with cross-country skiing (even if you’re nervous to try)
- Overdose death rates decline in Alaska after record high
- Republican Sens. Murkowski and Tillis call for Noem to resign
- Skagway students are asking for time off school to participate in subsistence activities
NPR National News
- Trump sues IRS and Treasury for $10 billion over leaked tax information
- How Democrats want to reform DHS — and why some Republicans are open to their demands
- With his first Grammy nomination, Destin Conrad embraces personal evolution
- How the West was won: K-pop's great assimilation gambit
- More staff shakeups at the Kennedy Center
- Medicare Advantage insurers face new curbs on overcharges in Trump plan
- Border czar says he plans to "draw down" ICE and CBP operations in Minnesota
- George Saunders' 'Vigil' is a brief and bumpy return to the Bardo
- Former NBC producer tells her own story about Matt Lauer in 'Unspeakable Things'
- A$AP Rocky, ENHYPEN, Bad Bunny duke it out for No. 1 on the pop charts