Coast Guard members were paid through October despite the government shutdown. Two Kodiak military spouses share what it means for their families if those checks stop.
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 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
- University of Alaska unions ask regents not to sign federal higher ed compact
- Second body recovered from March avalanche near Girdwood
- Alaska will use state funds to fill SNAP cards and help food banks amid federal delays
- Alaska SNAP payments for November face delays and reductions, even after court rulings
NPR National News
- UPS and FedEx grounding MD-11 planes following deadly Kentucky crash
- Supreme Court temporarily blocks full SNAP benefits even as they'd started to go out
- James Watson, who co-discovered the structure of DNA, has died at age 97
- As millions of Americans struggle with SNAP lapses, food banks are swamped with demand
- Traveling soon? What the FAA's flight reductions could mean for you
- OpenAI's new web browser has ChatGPT baked in. That's raising some privacy questions
- Grammy nominated artists who played the Tiny Desk in 2025
- The FAA's air traffic reductions are taking effect. Here's what to know
- Thanksgiving far from Home: How Americans abroad celebrate
- Multiple explosions shake a mosque in an Indonesian high school, injuring dozens