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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Breakup has wrapped up on the Kuskokwim River, now the cleanup starts. Families around the state are waiting to find out whether they’ll get correspondence school allotments next school year. And injured commercial fishermen and boat owners in Alaska will now be able to access higher insurance reimbursements.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Budget negotiators in the Alaska Legislature have settled on the amount of this year’s Permanent Fund dividend and energy relief check. And Juneau executed two Black men for murder In 1948 and 1950. A legal historian says the trials were riddled with misconduct and errors, and should be remembered.

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KDLL's Riley Board reports on higher reimbursements for Fisherman's Fund, thanks to new legislation, KSTK's Collette Czarnecki on the closing of the chinook subsistence fishery on the Stikine River, the Alaska Beacon on a state seafood task force, Alaska Public Media's Rachel Cassandra on fish making the WIC-list, plus a Climate Scenarios Workshop is coming to Kodiak.

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KMXT's Davis Hovey reports on a bill that would eliminate double vessel registration for fishermen, Alaska Public Media's Liz Ruskin reports on new bycatch bills from Rep. Mary Peltola, Copper River salmon season has started, according to KUAC's Dan Bross, and it is drill conductor training season for the Alaska Marine Safety Education Association.

In today's Midday Report with host Brian Venua:Anchorage could soon join other communities in the state that allow people to smoke marijuana at licensed cafes. A researcher has designed a program meant to help small communities make big energy decisions. And the federal government is in the process of rewriting the rules for how it issues federal contracts, including those with Alaska Native Organizations.

In today's Midday Report with host Brian Venua:People in Fairbanks are expressing concern about federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in the city. Two Anchorage residents face federal charges alleging they used a Spenard hotel to distribute illegal drugs. And Unalaska's primary clinic is the first level 5 trauma center in the state.

This week with host Davis Hovey, we discuss the Kodiak Island Borough and Kodiak Area Native Association's effort to collect information from residents around the island as they go about updating the RSWMP. Residents can fill out the survey between now and Aug. 30, 2025; more information and the link to the survey can be found here.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Fires are burning around the state. An author is doing her Alaska book tour by bicycle. And Bristol Bay set netters train for safety.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Denali National Park has largely shut down operations because of a wildfire. The Biden Administration finalized a decision blocking the controversial Ambler Road project Friday. And 28 million acres of wilderness lands scattered across Alaska will likely remain off-limits to development.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A federal judge in Anchorage ruled that tribes in Alaska may create “Indian Country” in the state. 24 mushers signed up on the opening day of registration for the Iditarod. And Suzanne La France has been sworn in as the first elected woman mayor of Anchorage.