Scientists believe it was caught in some kind of old fishing gear. It’s at least the 13th dead humpback reported around the archipelago this year.
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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This week, with host Davis Hovey, we hear about the most recent shellfish toxin results in Kodiak, the interim chancellor of the University of Alaska visits the local college, Nick Mangini was appointed to the city council, the borough lands committee pushes more land to the borough assembly for sale and the North Star Elementary school building will be used at least in part for daycare.
Talk of the Rock
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This week with host Davis Hovey, the executive director of the Brother Francis Shelter, Susan Smith, joins us to discuss the services the homeless shelter provides in Kodiak along with the challenges and needs it's facing this winter. To learn more about how to donate items or volunteer with the Brother Francis Shelter, call 907 486 5610.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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Image by NOAA MESA Project, via the NOAA Photo Library.This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:KMXT's Davis Hovey reports that the Alaska State Troopers seized all electronics from the Alaska Groundfish Data Bank in Kodiak, and then he throws cold water on an old wives tale.
Alaska News
- Alaska experts urge safe sleep practices to combat rise in infant deaths
- Murkowski defends Democrats Trump accuses of 'seditious behavior'
- Juneau's Mendenhall Glacier has officially receded from Mendenhall Lake
- For many Alaskans seeking addiction treatment, help starts with someone who has been there
- State official sues Alaska Landmine over suggestion she stole state money
- Investigation underway over shots fired at ore-hauling trucks near Fairbanks
- Alaska state agencies are increasingly struggling to comply with the law, auditor warns
- Off Alaska's coast, halibut abundance and size pose challenges to fishermen and orcas
- New offshore drilling plan opens almost all federal water off Alaska
- The ‘Into the Wild’ bus exhibit is still under wraps as museum searches for funding
NPR National News
- Soleil, a Belgian sheepdog, takes Best in Show at the National Dog Show
- Fuzzy Zoeller, golf champion haunted by racist joke about Tiger Woods, dies at 74
- Fever helps the body fight off viruses: But how does it work?
- Here's what we know about the shooting of 2 National Guard members in D.C.
- 'It's not a game': Ukraine's U.S. envoy says peace plan must ensure no Russian aggression
- NASA astronauts celebrate Thanksgiving with Russian cranberry sauce
- Michel Martin reflects on Thanksgiving. And, revisit Susan Stamberg's cranberry relish
- 'A giant game of chicken': Trump's Venezuela standoff edges toward conflict
- Heading to the movies this Thanksgiving? Here's what's new
- This artist designs intricate suits of armor. The intended wearer? A humble mouse