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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.

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines:Mary Peltola speaks with Alaska Public Media Washington Correspondent Liz Ruskin about her tenure, and future. A company wants to mine a substance called antimony near Fairbanks after a ban on exports of the substance by China. And the world's best helicopter skiing is in Haines, Alaska.

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines:Child care shortages could be addressed by a combination of actions, according to a new task force. Mushing season has started on the Kuskokwim. And Governor Dunleavy has made his appointments to the Boards of Fisheries and Game.

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:Happy New Year! This week we look back at two stories from the past year: Theo Greenly's about the scrum surrounding chum bycatch, produced at KUCB, plus Meg Duff's story for KDLG about the Supreme Court's decision to reverse the "Chevron deference."

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines:The bald eagle recently became the United States’ official national bird. It’s already a celebrated creature in Haines. Juneau is working on a long-term plan to address glacial outburst flooding. And a Christmas day shooting in Juneau shows the need for mental health services.

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines:The City of Delta Junction’s only ambulance service, Delta Medical Transport, announced it would dissolve earlier this month. The Alaska House of Representatives has offered a rebuke to President Donald Trump’s move to rename Denali as Mount McKinley. And residents of the Kenai Borough could lose their emergency flood insurance.