Brian Venua

In today's Midday Report with host Brian Venua:It s been six years since Alaska State Troopers updated their list of cold case homicides. Communities across Southeast Alaska are tweaking their tax policies to rake in tourist dollars during the summer months. And President Trump yesterday approved the 211-mile Ambler road in Northwest Alaska.

In today's Midday Report with host Brian Venua:Former Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson is joining the race for governor. Juneau voters will decide in this fall’s municipal election whether to exempt essential food and residential utilities from local sales tax. And the PFD doesn't buy what is used to.

The fire was under control within an hour, according to firefighters. No injuries were reported, but one cat was found dead and another was still missing as of this afternoon.

In today's Midday Report with host Brian Venua:Former Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson is joining the race for governor. Bethel residents gathered on Wednesday to highlight Domestic Violence Awareness Month. And Juneau’s elementary schools have a library again after three years.

Election day in Kodiak is on Oct. 7 for local municipal governments, and information about candidates can be found on KMXT’s candidate forums. Polling places around Kodiak open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m on Tuesday.

In today's Midday Report with host Brian Venua:Congress defunded public broadcasting, but this week, 14 public media stations in Alaska got some good news. A Pennsylvania man allegedly used the stolen identities of seven Alaskans in an attempt to steal their Permanent Fund Dividends in 2022. And Tuesday was Orange Shirt Day — a day of remembrance for Indigenous children who were separated from their culture and sent to residential schools across North America.

Candidates share opening statements, answers to questions by KMXT's news team with help from KVOK and the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce, as well as closing statements. Both the audio and transcript are available. The link to the YouTube video from the Kodiak Island Borough is here.

In today's Midday Report with host Brian Venua:Most of the staff running three Alaska newspapers in Homer, Kenai-Soldotna and Juneau resigned in protest yesterday. A Wasilla couple has been charged in connection with the death of a child that was in their care. And the Juneau Police Department is taking action to reform its policies after an officer was filmed slamming a man to the ground during an arrest in July.

Candidates share opening statements, answers to questions by KMXT's news team with help from KVOK and the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce, as well as closing statements. Both the audio and transcript are available. The link to the YouTube video from the Kodiak Island Borough is here (the forum begins around the 31 minute mark).

In today's Midday Report with host Brian Venua:The Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center is so far spared from closures coming to a third of these climate science centers across the country. Another glacial outburst flood is underway on the Taku River south of Juneau today. And the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a $16.7 million dollar grant to begin construction of the first veterans cemetery in the Interior.