Midday Report: February 18, 2026

By Davis Hovey

Published February 18, 2026 at 12:46 PM AKST

The Alaska Marine Highway ferry Tustumena.

On today's episode with host Davis Hovey:

We hear about the 17th candidate running to be Alaska's governor, the summer ferry schedule is out for bookings, a look into last week's mariculture conference in Juneau, and how a winter storm with poor visibility is impacting Iron Dog racers on their way around the Norton Sound coast.

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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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