The awards recognized outstanding local businesses for their contributions to the community on Saturday.
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 City of Kodiak again seeking an interim manager, the state has launched a project to replace Sargent Creek and Russian River bridges, Dr. Nick Loomis has been appointed as the interim administrator at PKIMC, the U.S. Arctic Research Commission held its 121st meeting in Kodiak this week, flights at Anchorage International Airport are being cut, KMXT has put together a list of local holiday bazaars and art markets, and hundreds of people on Kodiak Island need assistance paying for food.
Talk of the Rock
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Signal crayfish, an invasive species, are showing signs of stress on the population. Biologists from the Sun'aq Tribe of Kodiak share updates on their efforts and guesses what's going on.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:Davis Hovey and Brian Venua discuss the recent meeting of the United Fishermen of Alaska in Kodiak, Olivia Rose of KFSK reports on the first red king crab fishery in eight years in Southeast Alaska, and the sport fish survey is about to hit mailboxes.
Alaska News
- Alaska has a higher share of veterans than any other state
- Anchorage state Sen. Matt Claman is second Democrat in Alaska governor’s race
- As federal guidance shifts, Alaska reduces planned SNAP payment
- University of Alaska Board of Regents approves 4% tuition increase for next academic year
- Alaska Supreme Court orders disgraced former federal judge Kindred disbarred
- Anchorage International among 40 airports forced to cut flights due to government shutdown
- Kodiak-born Jerry Laktonen named 2025 Rasmuson Distinguished Artist
- Alaska's furloughed feds take on 'lemonade' projects amid stress and uncertainty
- Federal agency designates Alaska's Donlin gold mine for fast-track permitting
- Same name, different owners: AC opens new grocery store in Utqiaġvik
NPR National News
- Cleto Escobedo III, leader of Jimmy Kimmel's house band, dies at 59
- The U.S. saw vivid northern lights as far south as Florida — and more could be coming
- New Epstein emails appear to reveal more Trump ties
- It's harder to get home insurance. That's changing communities across the U.S.
- They found a 'bucket of lentils.' Then it blew up. The menace of Gaza's unexploded ordnance
- The first 'Netflix House' is open — with virtual reality, mini-golf and lots of selfies
- Adelita Grijalva is set to be sworn in, teeing up a potential vote on Epstein files
- Here's how many strikes on alleged drug vessels the U.S. has announced
- Once upon a time, nostalgia was epidemic among homesick soldiers
- Google launches a lawsuit targeting text message scammers