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This week we hear early voting open for municipal elections, the PFD amount, a fire on Mill Bay Road, a construction update for the arterial, a request to Kodiak City Council for land for a "sweat equity" program, and events for National Suicide Prevention Month.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Alaska’s winter ferry schedule starts October 1st and looks a lot like last year. Research is underway in Alaska that could expand the story of how the first humans arrived and traveled in the Americas. And rural Alaska schools are using grant funds to improve student lunches.

October is National Co-op Month, so on this week's Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin speaks with Rob Stauffer, Project Director, and Myra Scholze, Board President, with the Kodiak Harvest Food Cooperative. Their Customer Appreciation Day will be Saturday, October 26 at their store: 1420 Selig St. (behind Kodiak Furniture).

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: It is election day. State prosecutors will not be bringing charges against an Anchorage police officer who shot and killed a teenager in August. And leaders from Anchorage and the state are exploring ways to make the city safer for pedestrians.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Canadian mining company Panther Minerals is set to drill for deposits known to contain uranium on the Seward Peninsula. Another landslide in Ketchikan strands some residents. And Nome residents question the merit of designating Nome as a Strategic Seaport.

On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KUCB's Maggie Nelson reports that the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has given a green light to a snow crab season, and that Trident Seafoods is unlikely to process any of them in St. Paul. Also Katherine Rose finishes up her series of stories from Japan for KCAW with a look at the future of herring there.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Moderate candidates have a big fundraising advantage in state House and Senate races. Federal officials visited Unalaska to talk about energy options. And a basketball tournament covered by kid reporters.

Spooky season has arrived on Kodiak! Enjoy the latest Boo theatre experience, maybe see a few meteors and more... Life on Alaska's Emerald Isle!

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:After three months on the job, the Haines’ borough clerk was let go at the Oct. 22 Haines Borough Assembly meeting. Ketchikan will remain federally designated as an urban community, at least for now. And recovery efforts continue in Kotzebue, after a storm and severe flooding Tuesday night.

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:Hannah Weaver of KFSK reports on the search for unwanted crustaceans on the shores of Mitkof Island, Ben Townsend goes off to Salmon Lake, at the behest of KNOM, and Hannah Weaver does double duty with a story on disappointing subsistence salmon fishing on the Stikine River.