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On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines:International shipping and logistics giant Maersk is ceasing operations in Alaska by February. A federal court has ruled on a case that questioned the rights of Alaska Native tribes. And a group of homeowners in Birchwood are suing the Eklutna tribe and the head of a federal agency over a small-scale casino planned near Anchorage.

This week we hear about Pacific Seafood finalizing purchasing Kodiak's largest seafood plant, KIBSD will decide whether to close a school in January, the Board of Fisheries tweaked some regulations for Prince William Sound pollock, Dunleavy proposed increasing funding for ASMI, and a small landslide struck near Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center.

This week we hear about the City of Kodiak's main recreation center's name change continuing to be pushed back, City Fire Chief Frank Dorner announces his upcoming retirement, the Alaska Seafood Task Force holds its final meeting before giving recommendations to the Legislature, a small business celebrates a year in the Kodiak Marketplace, two cases of whooping cough confirmed in Kodiak schools, and a teenager has been indicted on charges of assault in relation to the White Sands beach explosion that injured almost a dozen youth last month.

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines:Hospitals across the country are reeling from the collapse of a staffing agency for emergency medicine doctors. The thousand Ukrainians who have come to Alaska worry that President-elect Trump will deport them. And...Christmas trees!

On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:Double-duty Davis Hovey provides reports on meetings of the Alaska Seafood Task Force and Alaska Board of Fisheries from his base at KMXT, and KDLG's Margaret Sutherland tells of a settlement in a class-action lawsuit against two seafood processors over alleged wage violations.

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines:Alaskans giving birth are experiencing obstetric hemorrhage at increasing rates. NORAD detected and tracked four Russian military aircraft Tuesday as they passed through international airspace off Alaska’s coasts. And the status of refugees from abroad working in Alaska is uncertain.

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines:Governor Mike Dunleavy said Friday he intends to establish a state Department of Agriculture. A bill that would increase thousands of Alaskans’ Social Security benefits is headed for President Biden’s desk. The Kuskokwim River ice continues to be variable as the winter season progresses.

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines:The U.S. Department of Education is releasing nearly $17.5 million in COVID-19 relief funds for the state of Alaska. President-elect Donald Trump says he plans to re-rename Mount Denali to McKinley. And how to stay healthy over the holidays.

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines:Petersburg’s harbormaster told legislators that Alaska’s harbors need more funding. The Arctic tundra shifted this past year from capturing carbon to releasing it, which means it’s now contributing to rising global temperatures. And one of three independent birth centers in Anchorage will no longer deliver babies.

On this week's Talk of the Rock, the KMXT News team reviews this year of reporting and local news stories from around the Kodiak Archipelago.