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On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Researchers from an organization that is looking for extraterrestrial life are studying the language of humpback whales. Two Alaska State Troopers each pleaded not guilty to a felony assault charge during an arraignment at the Kenai Courthouse. And a federal court sided with halibut conservationists in a case over new rules limiting halibut bycatch in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.

On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:Hunter Morrison tells of radio tagged coho for radio station KDLL, KDLG's Margaret Sutherland reports that Silver Bay will take over the former Peter Pan processing plants in Dillingham and Port Moller after all, and another strong sockeye run is in the forecast for Bristol Bay, according to the Alaska Beacon.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The Department of the Interior has set the stage for a controversial land trade that would allow a road to be built through Alaska’s Izembek National Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is going to be in the spotlight a lot next year. And Skagway is looking to other communities to see if a land trust might help ease the housing crisis.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:People can now view a livestream feed of Cook Inlet beluga whales swimming in the Kenai River. More and more people are combining opioids with stimulants. And the U.S. Senate has been working late into the night to vote on President Biden’s nominees for federal judgeships before he leaves office.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Delta Junction schools briefly locked down Friday afternoon in response to a threat of gun violence that was later determined to be unfounded. Alaska isn’t a swing state in the Presidential election. But the U.S. House race here could help decide who controls Congress. And Alaska’s election results will take some time to come in following Election Day.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska is well into the start of respiratory disease season, and some trends are emerging. Bipartisan majorities will control both the Alaska House and Senate following the election. And regulations about who could hunt sea otters in Alaska have been clarified.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Members of Alaska Legislature's bipartisan coalitions are announcing their leadership and organizing their caucuses. The Alaska Volcano Observatory raised its color code for Spurr to yellow, or "advisory" status. And the Hecla Greens Creek mine near Juneau plans to break ground on an expansion sometime next year.

The Alaska Seafood Task Force is concluding its series of meetings after discussing a variety of commercial fishing topics, including limited entry permits. Two of the five missing crew members from the wreck of the Wind Walker in Sitka have been recovered.

On today's Midday report with host Davis Hovey: A game store celebrated its first full year in the Kodiak Marketplace. The City of Kodiak has purchased a new lift station and property which will help prevent future sewage spills in Mission Lake. Gov. Dunleavy teases an education reform bill he plans to submit ahead of the legislative session.

On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:KYUK's Margaret Sutherland reports that low prices put a damper on last year's Bristol Bay sockeye season, a new study looks at the size of chinook salmon, as reported by KYUK's Samantha Watson, and Davis Hovey of KMXT tells of an effort to encourage "ocean pastures."