Kodiak’s main public park and recreation center has been renamed to Wamwik Park following the City Council's decision to accept, in-part, the final name change recommendation from the parks and recreation advisory board.
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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In this week's episode, we hear about early voting opening in Kodiak, a borough assembly member resigned, hydroponics in Ouzinkie, and the White House increased the price of H1B teachers — the one many schools use to hire teachers from abroad.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we talk about local high school sports with Kodiak Daily Mirror sports reporter and jack-of-all-trades, Derek Clarkston.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:Brian Venua reports on a grant awarded to a Kodiak plant for kelp processing, mariculture was front and center at the recent meeting of the Southeast Conference, according to Ryan Cotter of KCAW, and Wali Rana of KNOM tells of aerial surveys of the Bering and Chukchi Seas.
Alaska News
- Homer newspaper revises Charlie Kirk memorial coverage after pressure from Republican lawmaker
- Hundreds gather in Anchorage to remember conservative activist Charlie Kirk
- 5 things for Alaskans to know as another federal shutdown nears
- Meet the superfans going wild for Alaska’s fattest bears
- Health experts say vaccines are accessible in Alaska, but worry about mixed messages nationally
- 4-time Iditarod champ Jeff King proposes changes for more finishers, fewer dog deaths
- University of Alaska Anchorage researchers look to solve Alaskans' problems with AI
- Judge tosses nurse’s convictions for overprescribing opioids, as Kindred fallout continues
- Alaskans would see spike in health insurance rates if Congress lets subsidies expire
- Anchorage biologist warns of moose entanglements during mating season
NPR National News
- 5 takeaways from the U.S. ceasefire proposal for Israel and Hamas
- With no guarantee of U.S. weapons, Ukraine races to make its own
- EV sales surge in the U.S. ahead of Sept. 30 tax credit deadline
- Trump, Hegseth to headline a highly unusual gathering of top military officials
- The MLB postseason begins Tuesday. Who should you root for to win a World Series?
- Government to shut down after midnight barring last minute breakthrough in Congress
- 'We survived, we are resilient': Remembering U.S. Indian boarding schools
- Federal workers who took Trump's buyout get final paychecks and an uncertain future
- Rescuers run oxygen to survivors in Indonesia school building collapse
- YouTube agrees to pay Trump $24 million to settle lawsuit over Jan. 6 suspension