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At 62 years old, the Tusty has more than doubled her expected service lifespan, and is the oldest active mainliner ferry in the state’s fleet.
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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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(KUCB)This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Alaska Public Media's Rachel Cassandra reports on salmon parasite allergies, Alix Soliman of KTOO adds that an ocean monitoring system has been spared the ax, The Alaska Beacon tells of a starfish lawsuit, and walking the beach looking for dead birds with Sofia Stuart-Rasi of KUCB.
Alaska News
- State lawmakers delay vote on Alaska LNG tax bill until mid-July
- At this Wasilla ranch, horses are part of the mental health care team
- 2 dead after multi-vehicle crash on the Seward Highway near Anchorage
- Fostering 48 parakeets: Alaska's senior boom strains bird rescue groups
- Division of Elections delays saying how they'll list the two Dan Sullivans on the ballot
- Alaska school districts plead for guidance on oil surplus funding before students return
- Where to celebrate Independence Day in Alaska
- Back on the ballot, Petersburg Dan Sullivan says he’s ready to start campaigning
- Gas pipeline developer raises issues with LNG tax bill as lawmakers work out final draft
- Alaska Supreme Court orders a spot on the ballot for 2nd Dan Sullivan
NPR National News
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- Untold casualties and humanitarian needs: What to know a week from Venezuela's quakes
- Americans are showing up for the World Cup in record-breaking numbers
- Funerals held for 14 Pakistani children killed in tutoring center collapse
- Greetings from London, where Banksy's flag man is a warning cry
- A federal law bans late voter roll purges. Republicans are pushing to reinterpret it
- 5 safety tips to keep you out of the emergency room this summer
- How America has celebrated milestone birthdays, from world fairs to the World Cup
- He sent a harsh email to ICE's top official. 5 months later, federal agents tracked him down
- Supreme Court deals some blows to Trump's agenda but leaves him with more expansive powers