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On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Ranked choice voting remains in Alaska, just barely. Nick Begich III is Alaska's new Representative. And Support Your Local News Hound!

This week we hear about plans for Kodiak's convention center, the upcoming "All Hands on Deck" conference, a recap of a poor commercial salmon season around the island, a federal grant to bolster kelp farms in Southwest Alaska, U.S. Supreme Court justice speaks to KHS students, and an update from one of the burn victims badly burned during a recent explosion at White Sands Beach.

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: we hear from a burn victim from the White Sands explosion, there's new waves of support for mariculture, and the majority owner of a mine in southeast handed off its share to a junior partner.

Tough situations bring a sense of unity to the island community. We are pulling together on Alaska's Emerald Isle.

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.