The fire suppression system was undergoing maintenance when it went off, but officials aren’t sure what triggered it. It’s currently unknown when the investigation will be complete.
Midday Report
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Efforts to increase availability of the overdose reversing drug Narcan are being met with skepticism from some in law enforcement. The Alaska Senate passed its version of the state’s operating budget Wednesday. And the state House Judiciary Committee proposed a constitutional amendment that would keep correspondence school funding in place.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Brian Venua talks to the Kodiak Island Borough’s associate planner, Joe Grochmal, and director of community development, Christopher French, about the efforts to create a new Hazard Mitigation Plan.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:KDLL's Riley Board reports on the federal disaster declaration forsetnetters on the east side of Upper Cook Inlet and on the final rulefor federal management of salmon fisheries in the Upper Cook's EEZ. Crab fishermen were charged in federal court for illegal transport of crab, as reported by CoastAlaska's Angela Denning. And for KFSK Hannah Flor reports on a proposal to change how a popular run of hatchery king salmon near Petersburg is managed,
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