Alaska Aerospace Corporation CEO John Oberst confirmed that the request for information it published on Aug. 6 is related to the development of the Trump administration’s Golden Dome missile defense system. Oberst said, “Everything we do right now is related to the Golden Dome nexus.”
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: KDLG's Kendra Hannah provides a two-way with economist Gunnar Knapp on processors pulling out of Bristol Bay, Hannah Weaver of KFSK reports on a Petersburg hydroelectric plant that's trying to share water with a hatchery, and Alaska Public Media's Eric Stone on Metlakatla's fight for extended fishing rights.
Alaska News
- Alaskans greet the Trump-Putin meeting with worry, hope and Ukrainian flags
- International dignitaries and reporters scramble to find housing for Trump-Putin summit
- It’s JBER: Anchorage military base to host Trump-Putin summit
- A Juneau reporter explains the glacial outburst flood and why it keeps breaking records
- Former Alaska Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum joins 2026 governor’s race
- 'Pure chaos out of nowhere': Mega-landslide and tsunami rip through Tracy Arm south of Juneau
- Alaska Air flights to Nome and Kotzebue canceled due to volcanic ash from Kamchatka
- 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
NPR National News
- As Republicans face voters during tense town halls, it's about sticking to the script
- Trump and Putin meet today in Anchorage. Here's what to know
- Judge strikes down Trump administration guidance against DEI programs at schools
- Blackwater founder to deploy nearly 200 personnel to Haiti as gang violence soars
- Trump administration claims D.C. police chief powers, but capital leaders push back
- At 45, Venus Williams will be the oldest player in the U.S. Open in decades
- Trump's purge of Washington's homeless encampments escalates
- This virus seems like it's no longer a problem. It's still a threat
- D.C. clergy slam federal takeover: 'Fear is not a strategy for safety'
- Trump and Putin have history. That adds to the intrigue for Anchorage summit