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Midday Report: July 15, 2025

By Davis Hovey
Published July 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM AKDT
AIR STATION KODIAK, Alaska -- Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team West members fast-rope from a 210th Rescue Squadron Alaska Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk combat search and rescue helicopter onto the Coast Guard Cutter Cypress in Kodiak, Alaska, Jan. 11, 2023, during a joint service training exercise. The MSRT West members maintain a ready alert force to support Coast Guard operational commanders and Department of Defense combatant commanders for both short-notice emergent operations and planned security events.
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AIR STATION KODIAK, Alaska -- Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team West members fast-rope from a 210th Rescue Squadron Alaska Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk combat search and rescue helicopter onto the Coast Guard Cutter Cypress in Kodiak, Alaska, Jan. 11, 2023, during a joint service training exercise. The MSRT West members maintain a ready alert force to support Coast Guard operational commanders and Department of Defense combatant commanders for both short-notice emergent operations and planned security events.

On today's Midday Report with host Davis Hovey:
An inside look at Kodiak's sole kelp hatchery, there's an extremely low commercial salmon harvest in Area M so far this season, the Coast Guard gets a big financial boost in the recent budget bill signed by President Trump, Yukon-Kuskokwim schools and other districts struggle with budgets on due date to the state, another inmate has died in an Alaska Department of Corrections facility, and a look at how tax breaks for whaling captains could benefit Kaktovik.

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Davis Hovey was first drawn to Alaska by the opportunity to work for a radio station in a remote, unique place like Nome. More than 7 years later he has spent most of his career reporting on climate change and research, fisheries, local government, Alaska Native communities and so much more.
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