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The City of Kodiak is scrambling to find both a new interim and a permanent city manager following Josie Bahnke’s announcement on Oct.3 that she is stepping down as the acting city manager.
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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KMXTThis week we hear about the Alex Haley's return to Kodiak, the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska's revenue generating projects outside of rocket launches, the local municipal election results are set, a report about the $1.8 billion loss Alaska's seafood industry experienced recently, and a recap of this week's Fisheries Debate.
Talk of the Rock
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It's National Fire Prevention and Safety Week, so on this week's Talk of the Rock, Host Brian Venua speaks with Bayside Fire Chief Scott Ellis about best practices for fire safety for homes, offices, and while outside.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Chris LongOn this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KUCB's Maggie Nelson reports that the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has given a green light to a snow crab season, and that Trident Seafoods is unlikely to process any of them in St. Paul. Also Katherine Rose finishes up her series of stories from Japan for KCAW with a look at the future of herring there.
Alaska News
- Central Kenai Peninsula faces shortage of childcare options
- Petroleum drilling technology is now making carbon-free power
- Man fatally shot in East Anchorage; police trying to detain suspect
- Separation deal limits what Palmer officials can tell former manager’s future employers
- Trident Seafoods to sell Kodiak plant to Pacific Seafood
- Alaska Capitol may begin screening all visitors in 2025, according to draft security proposal
- Cargo ship headed to sea after weathering intense Unalaska storm
- Alaska News Nightly: Monday, October 14, 2024
- Alaska News Nightly: Friday, October 11, 2024
- From aviation to meteorology, Anchorage students explore careers at district expo
NPR National News
- Wise words from Sister Rosita, age 79: A math lover wins U.N. prize for refugee relief
- Lufthansa agrees to a record $4 million fine for its treatment of Jewish passengers
- Walgreens will close 1,200 stores, hoping for a turnaround
- Every 'El Tiny' Tiny Desk from Hispanic Heritage Month 2024
- Trump town hall ends with extended 'musical-fest' while he stands onstage
- Local board members in Georgia can't refuse to certify election results, judge rules
- Nintendo plays the extravagant host in 'Super Mario Party Jamboree'
- A new way to support grandparents raising kids affected by the addiction epidemic
- A Nobel prize for an explanation of why nations fail
- Petroleum drilling technology is now making carbon-free power