A public comment period for the draft plan is open until Oct. 29.
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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On this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, the unofficial results for the municipal election are in, the Kodiak short trail and other road improvement projects are on a DOT draft plan, Kodiak trawlers defend their business as reported by Alaska Public Media, KUCB reports that emperor geese are faring well in Kodiak, and the head of NASA visits Kodiak.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, KMXT's News Director Davis Hovey breaks down everything that's on the ballot for the Oct. 6 municipal election. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. today. Preliminary results will be shared on air on KMXT after 9 p.m. tonight.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with host Terry Haines: A pair of Liz Ruskin stories from Alaska Public Media beautifully bracket the bycatch brouhaha.
Alaska News
- This Haines woman educates tourists about bears on her own time
- Passenger numbers on track for record at major Alaska airports
- Bering Sea crabbers buoyed by increased catch limits this season
- 3 takeaways from Alaska’s gubernatorial Debate for the State
- Trump’s push for $50B Korean investment in Alaska gasline faces familiar economic challenges
- Alaska governor candidates spar over bipartisan cooperation, among other issues, in Debate for the State
- Alaska governor hopeful Bernadette Wilson's court record shows lawsuits over unpaid bills
- Trump to rally for Sullivan in Wasilla next week
- Flu cases are on the rise in Alaska. What you need to know.
- Alaska's industrial development corporation could see big changes depending on next governor
NPR National News
- What ice cream has to do with this year's Nobel Prize in economics
- One way to protect coral reefs? Bring back seabirds
- Win or lose, independent candidates want to meet voters in the middle
- Polls are a snapshot, and other helpful things to remember during the midterm elections
- Should states force cities to build cheaper houses? Voters here will decide
- DNA and vehicle-tracking help French investigators recover stolen Renoirs
- RJ Mitte, 'Breaking Bad' actor and disability rights champion, dies at 34
- New White House press secretary a 'devoted fan' of Trump and MAGA
- Government spent $10 million on pro-Trump ads after president said super PAC would fund
- Actor Selma Blair removed from plane by police after altercation