Election day in Kodiak is on Oct. 7 for local municipal governments, and information about candidates can be found on KMXT’s candidate forums. Polling places around Kodiak open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m on Tuesday.
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:Alix Soliman of KTOO reports on the challenges and opportunities in Alaska oyster farming, KCAW's Hope McKenney on the economics of the Southeast Alaska fishing industry, and Brian Venua on the entanglement of the whales, from KMXT.
Alaska News
- From Anchorage streets to gallery walls, homeless painter finds community and creative outlet
- Southwest Airlines announces nonstop Anchorage flights for 2026
- 14 small public broadcasting stations in Alaska will receive one-time grant funds
- Suit challenging use of Alaska homeschool funds for private school tuition moves forward
- Charges: Pennsylvania man tried to steal Alaskans’ Permanent Fund Dividends
- Staff at 3 Alaska newspapers quit after owners give in to pressure from Republican lawmaker
- Fat Bear Week has crowned a new champion. And of course his name is Chunk.
- Anchorage history comes alive in new photo book
- Homer newspaper revises Charlie Kirk memorial coverage after pressure from Republican lawmaker
- Hundreds gather in Anchorage to remember conservative activist Charlie Kirk
NPR National News
- Shutdown has already delayed the jobs report. More critical reports could be held up
- Supreme Court to hear challenge to Hawaii's limits on guns
- The Trump-Epstein statue is back on the National Mall, days after its abrupt removal
- GOP blames government shutdown on health care for undocumented people. That's false
- Take a look! 'Reading Rainbow' is back
- Trump gives Hamas a 'last chance' deadline to agree to a peace plan with Israel
- 8 takeaways from Taylor Swift's new album, 'The Life of a Showgirl'
- 'The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny' is a terrific, tangled love story
- Mexico: The cumbia DJs of the streets
- AI's getting better at faking crowds. Here's why that's cause for concern