Brian Venua
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KMXT
The Trump administration froze billions of dollars in education funding last month, and put Kodiak’s sole General Educational Development, or GED, program in limbo. Then, in late July, the administration said it was releasing most, but not all, of that money.
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The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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KMXTThis week we hear about a youth fire camp hosted by Bayside Fire Department in Kodiak, a new fire chief for the City of Kodiak Fire Department, the City Council doled out $255,000 for local nonprofits, Rep. Nick Begich III wants to modernize the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the U.S.'s missile defense system called Golden Dome could benefit Alaska's two rocket launch sites on Kodiak Island and Fairbanks.
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
- 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
- Anchorage cleared its 2 largest homeless camps this summer but concerns persist
- Lawmakers refuse Dunleavy’s agriculture department executive order, setting up legal clash
NPR National News
- Trump says he will meet Putin 'very shortly' and will announce the date and place soon
- IRS Commissioner Billy Long replaced after less than two months
- China has declared war on the chikungunya virus. How much of a threat is it?
- Some legal experts say ICE in criminal courts means a slower path to justice
- Why short breaks to move around are crucial for your creative process
- President Trump taps federal law enforcement agencies to police Washington, D.C.
- Famed NASA astronaut and Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell has died at age 97
- A woman who killed her in-laws with toxic mushrooms allegedly poisoned her spouse too
- Justice Department launches grand jury probe of N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James
- EPA plans to end a program that makes solar power available to low-income Americans