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Billions of dollars from the federal government are being poured into missile defense and mostly commercial launch capacity around the country, millions of which are benefitting the spaceport on Kodiak Island. It’s all part of a broader military buildup in Alaska and the Arctic. In part two of this three-part series, KMXT’s Davis Hovey talks to local residents about the buildup and potential impacts of increased launches.
Astra and John Kraus, a space flight photographer
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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KMXTOn this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, a recap of a Kodiak Chinook salmon hatchery program's inaugural season, a write-in candidate with four votes was elected to the City Council, an in-depth look at the federal funds coming to the Kodiak Island spaceport, and KEA turns on diesel generators 24/7 for at least a week.
Talk of the Rock
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Myra Scholze/handlerOn this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we are joined by Kodiak's soon to be nationally certified search and rescue dog, Delilah and her handler Myra Scholze.You can read more information about their journey on the Kodiak Daily Mirror's website. And if you're interested in helping with Delilah's air scent training as a volunteer, join Scholze's What'sApp group.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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(Seth Kantner)On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with host Terry Haines: KTOO's Alix Soliman reports on proposed changes for the Endangered Species Act, and Desiree Hagen on a confidential chum salmon season in Kotzebue Sound.
Alaska News
- What to know about Alaska’s Ballot Measure 2
- How the New York Times broke the story on secret candidate recruiting in Alaska's Senate race
- Federal CDC Director visits Alaska, alarmed by highest TB rates in the country
- Dunleavy calls for investigation into Democrats’ reported ballot-stacking effort in Alaska U.S. Senate race
- New York Times report on Democrats’ secret ballot-stacking effort draws mixed reactions from Alaskans
- Peltola campaign and national Dems recruited spoiler candidates, including Petersburg Sullivan, according to New York Times
- Some rural Alaska absentee voting sites failed to open ahead of midterms
- ‘Not afraid to die’: Terminally ill woman wants medically assisted death in Alaska
- Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola and her family suffer minor injuries in car crash
- Peltola, Democratic Party move to intervene in DOJ election lawsuit
NPR National News
- Justice Department issues subpoenas to California election workers
- Alaska's all-important Senate race is roiled by a report on alleged spoiler candidate
- Candy prices got you scared stiff? What to know about the cost of Halloween this year
- Another shake up at Pentagon as top general is ousted
- Patrick Stewart, a perceptive patriarch in 'Star Trek' and 'X-Men,' dies at 86
- Lost your spark? The "silent sister" of depression, and a quiz to spot her
- Even birds get jet lagged, study shows
- US and Japan agree to establish a Japanese facility for joint missile production
- China elevates a military general to the Politburo and seeks to strengthen party discipline
- Greetings from Baghdad, where Agatha Christie's old home presents its own mystery