The State of Alaska is exploring the idea of creating a new agriculture cooperative owned by farmers and ranchers around the state. Some in Kodiak question if a cooperative could address the underlying challenges for farming and ranching in Alaska.
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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In this week's recap with Host Brian Venua, Old Harbor has water again, Kodiak's Chamber of Commerce held its annual awards dinner, the State of Alaska is looking into an agriculture cooperative and recently published its preliminary salmon numbers statewide, and the Alaska Groundfish Data Bank was raided by state troopers.
Talk of the Rock
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Signal crayfish, an invasive species, are showing signs of stress on the population. Biologists from the Sun'aq Tribe of Kodiak share updates on their efforts and guesses what's going on.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:Hunter Morrison gives an update on invasive European green crabs from the studio of KRBD, fishing job numbers are down again, according to KUCB's Theo Greenly, and a wayward fishing vessel was captured in Petersburg, story from Olivia Rose of KFSK.
Alaska News
- Alaska advocates for climate-vulnerable villages call for action in wake of devastating storm
- For Western Alaska evacuees, life in Anchorage hotels brings new routines and new strains
- University of Alaska President Pat Pitney to retire in May
- Alaska troopers seize Kodiak trawl group’s electronics in bycatch probe
- An increase in Anchorage wolf encounters sparks curiosity, not alarm
- Alaska has a higher share of veterans than any other state
- Anchorage state Sen. Matt Claman is second Democrat in Alaska governor’s race
- As federal guidance shifts, Alaska reduces planned SNAP payment
- University of Alaska Board of Regents approves 4% tuition increase for next academic year
- Alaska Supreme Court orders disgraced former federal judge Kindred disbarred
NPR National News
- 'What you see is really me,' says 'Wicked' star Cynthia Erivo
- Why some ant colonies get tricked into killing their own queens
- Ecuador rejects U.S. military bases in major defeat for President Noboa
- Bangladesh's ousted prime minister sentenced to death for role in protest crackdown
- Dementia housing without locked wards? It's a small but growing movement
- With 'Baby Botox,' young adults strive to keep wrinkles from ever forming
- Alaska owns dozens of crumbling schools. It wants underfunded districts to take them on
- Disaster and insurance costs are rising. The middle class is struggling to hang on
- More women are renting dresses, coats and ugly sweaters as clothing prices tick up
- She lost her purse — but strangers stepped in to save the day