On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A wave of cold weather across Alaska has brought subzero temperatures and higher demand for homeless shelters. The Alaska House of Representatives’ Republican-led majority caucus unveiled and quickly advanced a package of education reforms last week. And The Feast of Theophany is one of three major Orthodox Christian celebrations, along with Christmas and Easter.
Midday Report – January 24, 2024
![Fr. Michael Trefon Jr. leads a service for Russian Orthodox Epiphany on Jan. 19, 2024 at St. Sophia Orthodox Church in Bethel, Alaska. The Epiphany is a Russian Orthodox holiday that commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the river Jordan.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cefe1b9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1760x1262+0+0/resize/880x631!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffd%2F75%2F9c6db443418aad6b41982fae069e%2Funtitled-1.jpg)