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Midday Report: September 05, 2025

By Brian Venua
Published September 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM AKDT
Community Garden project manager Joel Hanson stands in front of a demonstration plot at the Sitka Community Garden with construction in the background.
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Community Garden project manager Joel Hanson stands in front of a demonstration plot at the Sitka Community Garden with construction in the background.

In today's Midday Report with host Brian Venua:
An Alaska Native group seeking the names of Indigenous people murdered in the state ran into a roadblock this summer when the Alaska Department of Public Safety rejected their request. Two Sitka community gardens have received grant funding to support their development. And students’ in Napakiak have a brand new school.

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Brian Venua
Born and raised in Dillingham, Brian Venua graduated from Gonzaga University before ultimately returning to Alaska. He moved to Kodiak and joined KMXT in 2022. Venua has since won awards for the newsroom as both a writer and photojournalist, with work focused on strengthening community, breaking down complex topics, and sharing stories of and for the people of the Kodiak Archipelago.<br/><br/>Contact him at brian@kmxt.org
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