Kelp Fest is three days of learning about and celebrating mariculture on the island and the ways it can be used in the future. It kicked off July 24 and ends July 26.
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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This week we hear about eagle attacks in the St. Herman Harbor, the Kodiak Island Borough School District finalized its budget, Kodiak's state parks have new staff, and a local octogenarian, Ann Barker, is hosting an art exhibit in the Kodiak Marketplace.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode, host Jared Griffin speaks with the cast of "After the Rain King", this year's Summer Youth Theatre production with the Kodiak Arts Council. Cast members joining Jared at KMXT studios were: Emery Cadwell, Delaney Glenn, Sophia Heitman-Williams, Alivia Johnson, and Ivan Wellner, with assistant director Kylie Eaton.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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This week KYUK's Evan Erickson reports on a report from the federal General Accountability Office that is critical of both fisheries observer programs and bycatch monitoring, Colleen Love for KTNA on record low king salmon returns in Susitna Valley rivers, and another post from Evan Erickson about the final report from the Alaska Salmon Research Task Force.
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Alaska News
- Alaska News Nightly: Friday, July 26, 2024
- In third act of Anchorage’s accounting ‘cautionary tale,’ a CFO races to close $147M deal
- It’s dipnetting season, and Alaskans say the annual tradition is about more than just filling their freezers
- CDC amends new rules for dogs entering U.S.
- U.S. automakers had a punishing week — with a silver lining for shoppers
- Bill mandating end to use of PFAS-containing firefighting foams becomes law in Alaska
- Ranked choice voting repeal effort survived legal challenges, qualifies for the ballot in November
- Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, July 25, 2024
- Peltola votes with GOP to criticize Kamala Harris for border security
- Anchorage Mayor LaFrance says city faces challenges but bolstered by dedicated employees
NPR National News
- California's largest wildfire explodes in size as fires rage across US West
- Justice Dept. claims TikTok collected views on issues like abortion and gun control
- First look: Photos from Paris Olympics opening ceremony
- Boar's Head recalls 200,000 pounds of deli meat linked to a Listeria outbreak
- What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend reading and listening
- Police departments are offering big raises. Does it work?
- A pollster sheds light on Palestinian attitudes toward the U.S., Israel and Hamas
- What to know about Venezuela's election, as Maduro faces stiff opposition
- 'Deadpool & Wolverine' is a self-cannibalizing slog
- The Obamas have endorsed Harris, capping a week where Democrats embraced her