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This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KCAW’s Robert Woolsey’s spotlight on three Sitka salmon trollers facing a court ordered closure. Sitka troller Eric Jordan (Sitka Conservation Society/Bethany Goodrich)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Alaska Legislature adjourned late Wednesday evening without passing a budget to fund the government. An estimated 150-mile-long run of broken ice running downriver jammed upstream of Ruby yesterday, but did not threaten any communities. And First Lady Jill Biden and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland visited Bethel …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Governor Mike Dunleavy hosted a three-day conference focused on Alaska’s energy future. Further details were have been released about the 2017 killing of Eric Garcia, a prominent Ketchikan surgeon. And Unalaska’s local tribe is working to stop the spread of a concerning strain of avian flu. Alaska …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A former advisor to Governor Mike Dunleavy who resigned Tuesday amid an Alaska Public Media investigation says he won’t apologize in a new video posted to social media. And a new drug use and HIV harm reduction center opened its doors last month in the Mat-Su Borough.

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KCAW’s Ezra Dan reports on artisanal Southeast scallop diving, Nat Herz, of the Northern Journal on the looming troll closure (without a stay in sight), and Shelby Herbert of KFSK on the Petersburg fish rapper.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Governor Dunleavy’s new pro-family policy adviser resigned on Tuesday after discovery of his extreme views. One person is dead, and another four are missing and presumed lost after their charter fishing vessel sank in rough seas near Sitka on Sunday. And delicious Native dishes will be available …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Another Alaska based wildfire crew is headed to Canada. Progress is being made in Fairbanks on what will be Alaska’s first off road vehicle park. And nearly 70 passengers were evacuated from a small cruise ship in Glacier Bay National Park when it caught fire Monday morning. …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Although smoking rates have gone down in the state, many teenagers are vaping instead. Grubby Junior has been captured in Homer, and he probably has siblings. And Senator Sullivan voted against the debt ceiling bill, calling for more military spending. Sen. Sullivan speaking about military spending in …

On today’s Midday Report with host Kirsten Dobroth: The U.S. Department of Agriculture makes a major purchase of Alaskan seafood, a bill that would increase penalties for people convicted of distributing drugs moves through the Legislature, and kids in Kenai celebrate salmon.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Volunteers are going around Haines beaches to pick up trash and collect data. Across Alaska, parents are struggling to find childcare, especially in rural areas. And a bill to supplement education funding is on the Alaska Senate floor today. The Alaska Senate.