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On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The incumbents in Alaska’s federal races have a lot of money to defend their seats. Hundreds of people in Soldotna stood in freezing temperatures to protest what they say is the overreach of federal immigration authorities. And Alaska has some of the highest school absentee rates in the nation.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Leaders of the North Slope village of Nuiqsut sued the U.S. Department of Interior last week for canceling a key subsistence protection for the Willow project. The Alaska House of Representatives passed a bill that would tighten residency requirements for Alaskans buying hunting or fishing licenses. Some storefront owners in Juneau are speaking out against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement by participating in the nationwide general strike on Friday.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Gov. Mike Dunleavy introduced a series of bills on Friday and Monday that he says would stabilize the state’s finances. The state will partner with the Municipality of Anchorage to better address public safety concerns in the state’s largest city. And Sen. Lisa Murkowski says the bond between America and other NATO nations is weaker now, after President Trump’s aggressive talk about acquiring Greenland and threats to impose tariffs.

On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, Hospice and Palliative Care's new executive director and executive assistant discuss the transition and upcoming "rebranding" for the local nonprofit.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Sen. Lisa Murkowski said on Tuesday that Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem should resign. The City of Kotzebue is getting sued over sewer and water infrastructure problems in 2024 that led raw sewage to flood some homes. And Anchorage voters will decide this spring whether to approve a one-time, roughly 12 million dollar tax increase to fund the local school district.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:ConocoPhillips Alaska says one of its oil rigs toppled over while it was being transported on an ice road near Nuiqsut on Friday. And half of the U.S cross country ski team heading to the Olympics in Italy next month call Alaska home.

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KRBD's Hunter Morrison reports on the Southeast Alaska chinook forecast, Avery Ellfeldt from KHNS on the implications of warming wetlands on salmon, and a report on the Alaska Young Fishermen's Summit from Alix Soliman, compliments of KTOO.

On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we hear about the Coast Guard rescuing two fishermen in Pasagshak Bay, the details of the Bycatch Reduction and Research Act in Congress, our colleagues at Alaska Public Media report on Gov. Dunleavy's plans for a seasonal sales tax, the Alaska Legislature started its latest session this week, and the Kodiak Island Borough School District is holding off on a FY'2027 budget decision until next month.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska lawmakers have failed to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of a bill to modernize Alaska’s corporate income tax system. Alaska Congressman Nick Begich has a new challenger. And the federal government is reviewing the business program that benefits Alaska Native corporations and tribes.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:ConocoPhillips says its plans to drill four new wells this winter on the North Slope will go forward despite Friday’s accident involving a massive drilling rig. Scientists have confirmed that destructive landslides are happening more frequently across Alaska. And a Christmas tree forest in Nome.