This morning on Aug. 22, the Alaska Aerospace Corporation confirmed in a press release that a successful government rocket launch occurred from the spaceport on Kodiak Island Thursday night.
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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This week we hear about Alaska State Troopers putting down a Kodiak brown bear, Aleutian terns rebounding, we have a list of candidates for municipal elections this fall, construction on the island by the U.S. Navy, and Alaska Marine Lines will no longer ship electric vehicle.
Talk of the Rock
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This week with host Davis Hovey, we hear from members of KMXT's Community Advisory Board and about a new, local show that is set to air called Talks Around the Farm Table hosted by Ian Zacher with the Kodiak Soil and Water Conservation District.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KUCB's Theo Greenly reports on Bryce Edgmon's dire warning for fishing communities, Avery Ellfeldt tells of an outcry to control Southeast sea otters, from the studio of KHNS, and sport fishing for sockeye was stellar on the Kenai River, according to KDLL"s Hunter Morrison.
Alaska News
- Rockslides have battered Skagway’s biggest cruise ship dock. What else is at risk?
- This Anchorage box turtle has outlasted a dozen jobs, 8 homes and 3 Saabs
- Alaska medical board moves to restrict gender-affirming care for minors in the state
- Alaska historian Stephen Haycox remembered for fair-minded, analytical approach
- Looking for kittens and coffee in Wasilla? There's a cafe for that.
- Trump administration announces offshore lease sales in Alaska's Cook Inlet
- Alaska Marine Lines will no longer ship electric vehicles due to fire risk
- Tom Begich steps into race for Alaska governor
- From simmering rage to psilocybin, Alaskans share thoughts on Trump-Putin visit
- After Alaska meeting, Trump and Putin say little about Ukraine deal
NPR National News
- Judge blocks Trump from cutting funding over 'sanctuary' policies
- As Trump touts D.C. arrests, experts caution they're not the best indicator of public safety
- Tour bus rollover kills 5 on interstate highway in western New York
- Famine is declared in Gaza: What does it take to make this pronouncement?
- Intel will give the U.S. government a 10% stake, Trump says
- Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from federal custody pending criminal trial
- Justice Department releases transcripts from its conversations with Ghislaine Maxwell
- The EV tax credit ends soon — but there's a little bit of wiggle room for car buyers
- Trump says 'We want to be very good to Canada,' as its leader drops some tariffs
- See how new voting maps in Texas and California would shift the political landscape