Terry Haines

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Opening ceremonies for the statewide Native Youth Olympics got underway at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage yesterday. The U.S. Coast Guard announced yesterday that the first of its two new medium-weight icebreakers will be homeported in Alaska. And Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola's campaign announced this week that it had raised nearly $9 million in the first quarter of this year.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Anchorage police and a man running from a stolen vehicle early yesterday morning exchanged gunfire that injured both the man and a police dog. Protesters gathered in Fairbanks on Saturday to demand answers after troopers fatally shot a man experiencing a mental health crisis and also shot and critically wounded his brother. And President Trump has appointed Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy to a seat on the U.S. Arctic Research Commission.

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KUAC's Patrick Gilchrist reports the state is short on funds for a Fairbanks hatchery, the Alaska Beacon on a lawsuit on behalf of St. Paul fur seals challenging Bering Sea pollock management and on a state bill that would allow setnet cooperatives, Maggie Nelson of KUCB on a lawsuit challenging recent changes to Area M management, plus Ryan Cotter's story of a new hybrid fishing boat, courtesy of KCAW.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Alaska Senate unanimously passed a bill Monday that would pay back past Permanent Fund dividends to Alaskans whose convictions are vacated, reversed or dismissed. A budget proposal that would provide $100 million to shore up schools and state facilities is on its way to a full Senate vote. And Sitka’s local bookstore celebrated its 50th birthday on Saturday.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The Alaska House approved its version of the state budget yesterday. President Donald Trump on Friday called on Alaska voters to repeal ranked choice voting. And last week researchers and local experts gathered to share and compare environmental knowledge in Bethel.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska Seaplanes can use new, proprietary approaches and departures to improve flight safety and reliability in cloudy Southeast Alaska. Less than two dozen votes separate two candidates for an Anchorage Assembly seat. And a SWAT team converged on a middle school in Fairbanks for what turned out to be a false report of a shooter.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed a $450 million fast-track budget bill yesterday afternoon. Ukrainians in Alaska have been facing delays in getting their immigration documents renewed. Republican gubernatorial candidate Click Bishop has announced his running mate.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:As sea ice begins to melt across Western Alaska, many are preparing for the fast approaching hunting season. Leaders of the state Senate are throwing cold water on hopes for a super-sized Permanent Fund dividend. And it’s Alaska Folk Festival in Juneau this week.

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:KDLL's Ashlyn O'Hara reports that driftnet fishermen in Upper Cook Inlet will be using a new rulebook this season, sport fishermen in Southeast Alaska will have more kings to catch, according to Olivia Rose of KFSK, and Katherine Irving tells of salmon dissection from the studios of KMXT.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The University of Alaska Fairbanks is set to unveil the Interior’s first planetarium. The Anchorage Assembly is set to have three new members. And Juneau’s cold weather emergency shelter is turning into a year-round operation.