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 Kodiak brown bears waking up in town, the Board of Game is hosting its Southcentral Region meeting in Kodiak, where snow gets dumped when the local snow dump is full, how this snowy winter in Kodiak compares to previous ones, and the Kodiak Island Borough School District is not recruiting international teachers for next school year.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's Talk of the Rock, Andy Smith with the Anchorage FBI office discusses the most recent internet crime report and how Alaskans can protect themselves from scammers.To report a internet scam or crime, go online to https://www.ic3.gov/.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:KMXT's Davis Hovey reports that pollock fishermen chose to stop fishing to attend this week's Board of Fisheries meeting, plus a blast of preseason announcements from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
Alaska News
- Alaska lawmakers look to resolve standoff over fast-track budget bill
- NOAA funds Aleutian seismic stations under new agreement
- Why Alaska school districts are still facing deep cuts after last year’s funding increase
- Iditarod’s top 10 stream into Nome after Holmes’ historic win
- $164M: Auction for drilling rights in Alaska's Arctic sets new records
- Iditarod’s new champ, same as the old champ: Jessie Holmes notches rare repeat win
- Murkowski is sole Republican to vote to block the SAVE Act
- Senate bill seeks ‘transparency and accountability’ for Alaska LNG project
- Iditarod's defending champ poised to repeat as team races out of White Mountain
- Iditarod dog, Charley, dies outside Elim
NPR National News
- End of an heir-a: The U.K. abolishes aristocrats' right to inherit Parliament seats
- Opinion: Lessons from a bad weather forecast
- Meet the Dutch art detective who tracks down stolen masterpieces
- When health insurance costs $2,500 per month, families make tough choices
- DHS shutdown hurts families' access to detention facilities, Democrat says
- Iran war enters its fourth week with no clear end in sight
- U.S. judge rules against Pentagon restrictions on press coverage
- Jury finds Elon Musk misled investors during Twitter purchase
- Over 5,500 told to evacuate flooding in Hawaii as officials warn that dam could fail
- CBS News shutters its storied radio news service after nearly a century, ending an era