The hatchery-based project is not without controversy — and so far, it hasn’t quite gone to plan.
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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On 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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This 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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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 Elder's 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
- 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 detains dozens of Americans, including a congressional candidate, in West Bank
- Trump leans into unprecedented power ahead of midterm elections
- Russia releases imprisoned U.S. citizen Stephen Hubbard following Trump's request
- 2025 policing trend: Fewer serious crimes, more minor arrests