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This week we hear about an oil spill near the Kitoi Bay Hatchery, a small earthquake near Kodiak, elevated levels of harmful algal blooms, Alaska Aerospace is looking to expand its presence along the Aleutian Chain, and Kodiak's landfill is filling up.

In today's Midday Report with host Brian Venua:A Kenai superior court judge declined to dismiss the state’s case against a former Alaska State Trooper facing a felony assault charge. It’s been about two weeks since the post office in Nikiski closed abruptly. And layer by layer, a new home in Nome is taking shape. Once complete, it’ll become the first occupied 3D printed house in Alaska.

This week we hear what Kodiak residents should expect to see on their ballots, Pacific Spaceport Complex staff practice setting up a rocket launch, Brechan Construction is looking to buy land on Near Island, bears are getting into trash, and volunteers picked up 17,000 pounds of trash.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:An Alaska foster youth advocacy organization is suing the state Office of Children's Services for allegedly failing to provide food and necessities for older youth in their care. The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active duty soldiers from Alaska to be ready in case of a possible deployment to Minnesota. And a new pint-sized resident at the Sitka Sound Science Center aquarium will soon be gaining both a larger tank and a name.

On this month's episode with host Ian Zacher, we focus on the Kodiak Harvest Food Co-op, one of only three food cooperatives currently active in the state of Alaska. Myra Scholze from Kodiak Harvest joins Ian to discuss the co-op's role in the local food system and how it's growing.

On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, the outgoing executive director of the Alaska Groundfish Data Bank, Julie Bonney, gives an overview of the 40-year-old Kodiak organization and why it's winding down its operations for good.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Gov. Mike Dunleavy says he’ll soon propose a statewide sales tax as part of his larger plan to stabilize the state’s finances. Alaska school districts are suing the state over what they say is inadequate funding for public education. And Aniak’s junior and senior high school has been suddenly closed due to structural concerns in the school’s gymnasium.

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KMXT's Davis Hovey provides a mariculture update for the state, plus an overview of the Bycatch Reduction and Research Act.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Sen. Lisa Murkowski was among a bipartisan group of senators that met with the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland. Southeast Alaska's largest tribe has earned nearly $40 million from U.S. Navy contracts in Guantanamo Bay – money some tribal members are concerned comes from supporting immigrant detention. And Teens On Skis!

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:About 70 Sitkans formed a whistle choir Saturday (1-17-26) in an act of ICE resistance. The Alaska Legislature is back in session. And after more than a year of negotiations, the Anchorage School District and the local teachers’ union have reached a tentative contract agreement.