An oil spill from a grounded fishing vessel was reported in Izhut Bay around 6 a.m. on Sept. 1. Commercial fishing in the area is closed until further notice.
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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This week we hear about the latest rocket launch from the Kodiak Island spaceport, a "plus-up" underway at Coast Guard Base Kodiak, more than 50 dead shearwaters found near Kodiak beaches, brown bears are wreaking havoc at the landfill, the Alutiiq Museum's annual meeting, and KIBSD school district staff prepare for the new school year.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we discuss the upcoming Alaska Confluence Summit coming to Kodiak later this month. Lee Hart with the Alaska Outdoor Alliance and Brock Simmons with Discover Kodiak preview the upcoming event and discuss the local and statewide regenerative economy.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:Ashlyn O'Hara reports on a sport fishing roundtable all around king salmon from KDLL, and KNBA's Rhonda McBride about a subsistence win on the Kuskokwim.
Alaska News
- U.S. House votes to repeal Central Yukon land plan
- ‘We got a tired Tustumena’: State to open bids for long-awaited ferry replacement
- Should Alaskans be able to sue over SNAP delays? State, citing Supreme Court, says no.
- Alaska researchers find clues in destructive Tracy Arm landslide
- Alaskans could vote on ballot initiative to expand psychedelic access
- Anchorage opens new shelter as part of shift in homelessness strategy
- New APU lab will help Alaska communities test for microplastics
- 'The time is now,' Rep. Begich tells Alaska's oil and gas industry
- Rep. Nick Begich did well with Bitcoin. He wants the government to own some, too.
- US House Natural Resources Committee members tour Alaska to survey mining, timber resources
NPR National News
- Senators grill Trump's nominee for Fed amid alarms over central bank independence
- A clash of the comebacks: Osaka and Anisimova face off in the U.S. Open semifinals
- Denying famine, Israel threatens more curbs on Gaza aid
- 'Task' is a new, compelling crime drama from the creator of 'Mare of Easttown'
- The NFL is back. Here are 3 big questions as the season kicks off
- Fashion designer Giorgio Armani, whose name became synonymous with luxury, dies at 91
- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping
- K-pop rules the charts — and it's not just 'KPop Demon Hunters,' either
- Are creatine supplements all that they're pumped up to be?
- Sen. Warren says banking panel should focus on Trump's attacks on Fed independence