On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Authorities say no survivors have been found after a large cargo plane carrying two people crashed and burned yesterday near Fairbanks. Juneau tackes short term rental regulation. And a new campus slated for Juneau will be dedicated to immersing children in Alaska Native culture and languages. Smoke rises from the site of …
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The Alaska Department of Transportation (DOT) is planning a major overhaul of an approximately 1.9 mile section of Rezanof Drive within Kodiak city limits. DOT has funds from the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to improve sidewalks, curb ramps and street crosswalks, among other things. Last week on Tuesday, April 16, officials from the department and the consulting firm tapped …
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On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin talks with KMXT News Director Davis Hovey, KMXT reporter Brian Venua, and Undercurrent News reporter Kirsten Dobroth about the big stories from 2024 so far. Listen here:
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: US Congressional candidate Nick Begich says he would drop out rather than split the Republican vote again. The Alaska Senate passed a bill Monday to tighten residency requirements on hunting and fishing licenses. And the Biden administration has announced policy changes that aim to protect the Arctic environment and hinder mining and …
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Heavy rain drenched hillsides and flooded rivers around Kodiak last week. According to the National Weather Service, several inches fell in a matter of days, setting climate records and increasing the risk of landslides. 3.27 inches of rain fell in Kodiak between Wednesday at 4 a.m. on April 17 and 4 a.m. on Thursday morning, April 18, tying the local …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Brian Venua: Closely following the arrival of Kodiak’s first cruise ship of the season, the second ship which is called the Seven Seas Explorer, will arrive on Tuesday. KUCB reports on a local food program the Tribe of Unalaska is launching that will help food security in the community. And KBBI’s Jamie Diep breaks …
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This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KUCB’s Theo Greenly reports on the clamor over chum bycatch, and on Peter Pan’s mic drop, plus both Senator Sullivan and Commissioner Vincent-Lang have markets on their minds, stories by Brian Venua of KMXT. Sullivan came to Kodiak to give his talk at ComFish in person. (Brian Venua/KMXT)
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Kodiak will see its first cruise ship of the 2024 season on Saturday. Alaska’s Senators blast decisions expected from the Biden administration to block resource development in the Arctic. And the Alaskan Independence Party has held its first statewide convention in Fairbanks since 2008. The Westerdam in Kodiak.
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