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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.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Ice jam flooding continues to threaten communities downstream on the Yukon River. Encampments in public spaces around Anchorage have been growing since the city’s biggest shelter scaled down and the weather warmed up. And The Alaska Senate passed a bill on Monday that would allow the state …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Alaska Senate has passed a bill that would increase state funding for public schools. Breakup of the Yukon River caused serious flooding in upper river communities. And the last days of the Legislative Session are ticking away. Glenallen

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KCAW’s Robert Woolsey reports on the state’s seeking a salmon stay, Francisco Martinezcuello’s soundscape of kids and briny pike, courtesy of KYUK, and the House Fisheries Committee looks at salmon rehabilitation permits. (Photo by Rachel Waldholz/KCAW)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Reactions to the recent defections from the Alaska Federation of Natives. Alaska’s fire season is in full swing. And Reprsentative Peltola shares concerns that the Supreme Court will change the Indian Child Welfare Act. A 25-acre wildfire burning in the McHugh Creek drainage south of Anchorage off …

On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin speaks with Ellamy Tiller, Outreach Coordinator for Kodiak Women’s Resource and Crisis Center, about Mental Health Awareness Month. If you or someone you know is experiencing or affected by mental illness in a way that you fear for their safety, there is help: you can …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska is withdrawing from the Alaska Federation of Natives, on the heels of the Tanana Chiefs Conference. And the Girdwood Fire Department has rescued a fisherman who was stuck in the mud. AFN Conference 2023

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Snowmelt accelerated erosion of a Tanana River bank at Salcha over the weekend. Homelessness expert Nancy Burke shares her view of Anchorage’s homelessness response. And the Sitka School Board has gone on record in opposition to a bill before the Alaska Legislature that many expect would limit …