Terry Haines

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska’s top two candidates for U.S. Senate disparaged and frequently interrupted each other during Debate for the State Thursday night. Southeast cruise ships could be vulnerable to giant tsunamis. And a committee directed with making recommendations for improvements at the state run boarding school in Sitka has delivered its findings to the Alaska Board of Education.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Republican gubernatorial candidate Dave Bronson is pushing back after President Trump endorsed another Republican in the race, Bernadette Wilson. As a potentially historic El Niño heats up, snow predictions across Alaska this winter are…“unfortunate.” And Taiwan says it plans to buy 6.6 million tons of liquefied natural gas annually from the U.S. through its participation in a project to buildan 800-mile gas pipeline in Alaska.

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.

On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with host Terry Haines: A pair of Liz Ruskin stories from Alaska Public Media beautifully bracket the bycatch brouhaha.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Alaska’s four candidates for governor offered their visions for how to bolster the state’s economy, plan for natural disasters and support the state’s schools during Debate for the State. The top-polling Republican in the Alaska governor's race has a history of being sued for not paying bills. And a birding group in Sitka will spend Sunday mornings this winter strolling through the woods to see what species they can spot.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:President Donald Trump plans to hold a rally in Wasilla next Tuesday to promote U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan’s reelection. Three candidates seeking to become Alaska’s next governor say they plan to make Juneau their home base if elected in next month’s general election. And public comments closed Tuesday on a federal proposal to lift a roadbuilding ban in national forests across the country, including the Tongass National Forest.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:With a month left before Election Day, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins has a big lead in fundraising. Blueberry season has finished up across Alaska. And researchers are trying to understand what has driven the decline of emperor geese.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The Trump Administration has reinterpreted language in the federal Endangered Species Act that would allow for the incidental killing of endangered species and habitat loss. A Juneau man whose remains were discovered inside a chest freezer in July died of natural causes, according to the Juneau Police Department. And mining executives made the case last week that Southeast Alaska's mineral resources are largely untapped and have the potential to boost communities regionwide.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Independent expenditure groups are pouring tens of millions of dollars into Alaska’s races for governor and Congress. Vice President J.D. Vance will hold a campaign event today in Fairbanks to boost Republican candidates in this year’s general election. The Alaska Earthquake Center just launched an interactive map to help people in 66 coastal communities prepare for tsunamis.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak crews flew over a thousand miles to medevac a 58-year-old man from a container ship near the edge of the Aleutian Islands earlier this week. The U.S. Navy will commission its latest destroyer, the U.S.S. Ted Stevens, this Saturday in Whittier. And Korea has not agreed to invest $54 billion in the proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline — and has not even agreed to invest at all.