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Since 2014, almost 100% of Kodiak’s electricity has come from renewable energy sources. But this month, the local electric utility had to turn on diesel generators, which is slated to increase residents’ bills next month starting on Nov. 1. The temporary switch back to diesel is due to a perfect storm of factors.
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The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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KMXTOn this week's episode of host Katherine Irving, only three of the four new Borough Assembly members were sworn in at a meeting yesterday, a Kodiak corrections officer is convicted of sexual assault, the Tustumena replacement project clears another hurdle, the Kodiak Bears head to the 9-man high school football state championships, and the Commissioner of ADF&G considers a hatchery cap in the first of a 2-part series.
Talk of the Rock
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KMXT staffThis week's episode marks the return of Jock of the Rock on KMXT. After a multi-year hiatus, this local sports radio show hosted by the Kodiak Daily Mirror's sports reporter Derek Clarkston is airing again, once a month on the third Tuesday, for the forseeable future.Today Clarkston spoke with Kodiak High School Cross Country Coach Ashley Mortenson and a couple of KHS runners about their season while also recapping other high school sports seasons that are wrapping up or mentioning ones that are starting up.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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(National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration)On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with host Terry Haines: KTOO intern Ella Kelly reports on the risk of toxic algal blooms to oyster farmers, plus Art Schultz with marine electrical tips.
Alaska News
- Drug Enforcement Administration seeks input from Alaskans at Elders and Youth
- Hill campaign gains ground, but supporters worry it’s too late
- How Alaskans across the state get their pumpkins — and the traditions they’ve formed
- Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins pitches himself as a changemaker in Alaska governor’s race
- ‘Oh my god, there she is’: Alaska pilot describes finding dog lost after avalanche
- Conservatives worry Trump’s Alaska visit may have done more harm than good
- Alaska Federation of Natives convention celebrates 60th anniversary this week
- Sullivan, Peltola trade barbs, accuse each other of lying during 'Debate for the State'
- Early voting opens in Alaska’s midterm elections
- Republican Treg Taylor refuses Trump’s call to exit Alaska governor’s race
NPR National News
- North Korea says it will resume propaganda broadcasts across border into South Korea
- AIPAC halts endorsements and direct contributions to candidates
- The Justice Department begins notifying counties where it wants to monitor elections
- Poll: Voters want Congress to be a check on Trump, trust Democrats more on issues
- Meet the people moving north to escape increasingly hot summers
- Top 2 Democrats on Intel say they're preparing for Trump to claim foreign meddling
- Supreme Court upholds pause on Trump's anti-trans prison policy
- New human data hints at psychedelics' potential to combat inflammation
- Sentenced to death at 17, at 68, quilt artist receives solo museum exhibition
- Israel frees dozens of Americans, including U.S. Congress nominee, after West Bank detention