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KMXT’s Dylan Simard is joined by Thor Johnson, a U.S. Army veteran and local pro-Ukrainian activist who recently returned from a volunteer trip to Ukraine.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Fires are threatening Western Alaska communities. Liz Ruskin tells us who leads Saturday’s special election for the US House. And Bristol Bay advocates are calling for permanent protections from mining in the region.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Liz Ruskin reviews some of the high profile candidates in the special House election. Herring roe markets in Japan are changing. And a tundra fire is threatening two communities in the Yukon delta.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Great Tundra fire is only 12 miles away from the village of St Mary’s. Passengers aboard Alaska Cruise ships share common complaints this year. And early kings are closed on the Kenai.

On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KCAW’s Robert Woolsey previews the North Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting, Dan Bross from KUAC previews the Yukon salmon run, KYUK’s Anna Rose MacArthur reports of a letter from the north asking Area M fishermen to stand down in June, and Kirsten Dobroth of KMXT tells …

Listen to this story; For invasive species week, KMXT’s Dylan Simard is joined by Matt Van Daele, natural resources director for the Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak, and Blythe Brown, programs coordinator and district manager for the Kodiak Soil and Water Conservation District to discuss invasive species and the damage they cause to the ecosystem. Simard …

On today’s Midday report with host Terry Haines: It is fire season in Alaska. Foster children are suing the state for applying for, and keeping, their Social Security benefits. And candidates who loan money to their own campaigns can get it back later from constituents.

On today’s Midday Report with host Dylan Simard: Kenai athletes gear up for the Special Olympics in Florida. And Wrangell’s 4th of July King will earn his crown.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Weather patterns are driving Alaska’s hot fire season. Elizabeth Peratrovich is remembered with a monument on her 111th birthday. And Monday’s Mount Marathon race was one for the record books.

KMXT’s Dylan Simard is joined by Dr. Cyndy Mika, new superintendent for the Kodiak Island Borough School District, to discuss the district’s challenges and opportunities, as well as her personal calling to teaching.