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In Kodiak, experts say a lack of food resources could make bears more likely to initiate conflict this summer
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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KMXTOn this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, the Benny Benson State Airport will undergo renovations this summer, the Buskin river area closes to sockeye fishing, federal fisheries managers require a halibut stamp for charter tours for the first time this year, three finalists for director at Kodiak College visited from the Lower 48 this week, and a new study finds that Kodiak puffin numbers are dropping.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we discuss a new short film documentary about Filipino culture and life in Alaska called Bridging Our Stories with the filmmaker, Rafael Bitanga. Bitanga is from the Philippines and went to school in Kodiak.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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Credit Andrew Magel/KRITFC.This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KMXT's Katherine Irving reports on Alaska's scallop fishery, and Jessie Sheldon of KDLG adds one story on a Pebble Mine hearing and another on counting salmon with drones and AI.
Alaska News
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- 2 dead and 1 hospitalized as Glenn Highway collision snarls traffic near Eagle River
- Alaska predator control culls 250-plus bears, but dispute remains over whether it's helping Mulchatna caribou
- A fake beluga escape story on social media is a reminder of the hazards of misinformation
- AI, drones, and salmon: What new technology could mean for Bristol Bay sockeye counts
- Trump pardons Wasilla mechanic who removed anti-pollution devices from diesel pickups
- Probe finds letter from Homer Rep. Vance likely violated ethics law
- Alaska is a dud at the Great American State Fair
- Alaska’s persistently high SNAP payment errors top nation for fourth consecutive year
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