In today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Sitka’s restaurant owners looking to score beer and wine licenses will have to wait– at least for now. After the water receded from this week’s all-time record-breaking glacial outburst flood, Mendenhall Valley residents spent yesterday taking stock of the damage. And Fairbanksans packed a bridge downtown to protest President Donald Trump’s meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin.

In today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Investments for aviation safety were included in the budget reconciliation bill. Floodwaters from Juneau’s glacial outburst are receding. And Sitka’s long-awaited marine haulout is one step closer to opening.

In today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Juneau’s glacial outburst flood reached a record-breaking crest of 16.65 feet at about 8:00 a.m. today. A historic petroglyph on a Wrangell beach was destroyed by vandalism. And advocates are trying to change the formula for federal homelessness funding for Anchorage.

In today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:A massive tsunami ripped through a fjord popular with sightseers south of Juneau early Sunday morning. The Coast Guard has officially commissioned its latest icebreaker. And Alaska has finally regained the jobs it lost during the pandemic.Alaska has finally regained the jobs it lost during the pandemic.

In today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:White supremacist activity in Alaska has dramatically increased this year. President Donald Trump says he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin this Friday in Alaska. And hunters from the North Slope community of Point Lay will collaborate with a University of Alaska Fairbanks anthropologist from Russia this summer, to document traditional knowledge about walruses.

In today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Hundreds of people gathered in Wrangell at the end of July to help raise five new totem poles. A company that owns a controversial mining exploration effort outside Haines says work will continue at the site – despite plans to sell some or all of the project. And an Interior Gas Utility plans to truck in gas from the North Slope.

In today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:in Alaska, experts say changes in Medicaid coverage will look very different in Alaska. It’s a bit of a mystery where some birds go when they leave Alaska for the winter. And Salmonfest also showcases Alaska Native culture.

In today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has cancelled half a billion dollars for vaccine development using mRNA technology. Salmonfest aims at a less trashy future. And Governor Dunleavy has ordered an efficiency review of state agencies and grants.

In today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:What just happened at Saturday's Special Session of the Alaska Legislature? Is Senator Murkowski thinking about running for Governor? And what do very deep boreholes have to do with coal fired powerplants?

In today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Alaska lawmakers on Saturday voted to override Governor Mike Dunleavy’s veto of state funding for public schools. And they refused to accept an executive order from him seeking to create a state agriculture department. They also overrode his veto of a bill intended to bolster the authority of the legislative auditor.