The first of the vessels will arrive in Kodiak in 2028.
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we hear about this year's cooler May in Kodiak and Southcentral, local fourth graders released their salmon fry into Island Lake, how high fuel costs will impact Kodiak's salmon fishermen, the City of Kodiak is back pedaling on two proposed parks projects, the city has a new interim city manager after Chris Hladick left, an interview with gubernatorial candidate Tom Begich, and the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly is budgeting $13.8 million for KIBSD for the upcoming fiscal year.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, we sit down with Sun'aq Tribe researchers Matt Van Daele and Daniel Smith to discuss their work with invasive crayfish, gray whales, Aleutian terns, and more.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Katherine Irving of KMXT tells of the dampening effect of high fuel prices on the fishing industry, plus KCAW's Hope McKenney reports on the intersection of spawning herring and grey whales in Sitka Sound.
Alaska News
- Gasline tax bill heads for House vote as developer pledges to prioritize Alaska labor
- Alaska decline in childhood well-being is a dire warning, advocate says
- Federal judge sides with state in Alaskans’ lawsuit over SNAP delays
- Alaska’s minimum wage will increase next month
- $25M gift to bolster rural- and Indigenous-focused medical training in Alaska
- Candidates decry high energy prices while in Juneau for Celebration
- Best solution to Alaska’s PFD ‘gorilla’ is to end the program with $10K payout, Walker argues
- ANWR lease sale draws $3.7M in winning bids, but major oil and gas players stay home
- Alaska blood bank sees worst shortage in years
- Sullivan votes against Trump’s ballroom and compensation fund
NPR National News
- 'Stop! That! Train!' is Loud! Dumb! and Gay!
- David Hockney, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, dies at 88
- Which billionaire said they learned a 'significant lesson' this week? The quiz knows
- She waited decades for Scotland to make the World Cup. At 93, she'll be cheering in person
- How small-business loans got caught in Trump's immigration crackdown
- Referees at the World Cup have new rules to whistle during games
- Trump's DOJ can't get names and medical files of trans youth in California, for now
- Can smartphones help explain the drop in birth rates?
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- The U.S. men's team is set to take on Paraguay in its World Cup opener