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In today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The state of Alaska is studying the possibility of building a road that would connect Juneau, Haines and Skagway. Indigenous peoples in the Arctic are reimagining the future of ice cellars. And a Washington state jury awarded nearly $17 million to the family of a man who died in a 2019 airplane crash on Unalaska’s runway.

In today's Midday Report with host Brian Venua:One question hangs over Alaska’s 2026 governor’s race: what will Peltola do? In rural Alaska, there are a growing number of cases that involve young teens who are sexually exploited online. And Alaska students’ test scores improved modestly last school year.

In this week's episode with Host Brian Venua, Alaska Speaker of the House Bryce Edgemon visited Kodiak with Rep. Louise Stutes, talking about education funding, the Permanent Fund Dividend, and the special session in August.

In today's Midday Report with host Brian Venua:The Northwest Arctic saw record breaking rainfall in August, which led to flooding, erosion and high water throughout the region. It’s getting harder for Alaskans to afford a place to live, whether that means buying a house or renting. And one man has been getting generations of people in Ketchikan to sing sea shanties for over 30 years.

A weekly update of local events and what's happening in the great outdoors on Kodiak Island - Alaska's Emerald Isle.

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: It's all salmon, with Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologist Carl Burnside talking about the big year for sockeye in Chignik, and KMXT's Brian Venua on the rush of pink salmon in Kodiak.

In today's Midday Report with host Brian Venua:A man shot by Sand Point police last week was arraigned in Anchorage Thursday. Juneau has a cat problem. And the founder of the influential conservative blog Must Read Alaska says she resigned this week.

In today's Midday Report with host Brian Venua:U.S. Antimony Corporation says it's begun to recover antimony from old deposits at a historic mine near Ester Dome. Efforts to make part of the Kenai Spur Highway safer kicked off Tuesday. And the union that represents support staff at the Juneau School District is suing the district over its afterschool child care program.

In today's Midday Report with host Brian Venua:The U.S. Department of Education has announced that it will cut millions in federal grants for its Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions program. Scientists studying killer whales in Alaska are uncovering long-term impacts of a warmer ocean. And Native advocacy organizations say plans to reorganize U.S. Department of Agriculture could harm tribal food security programs.

On Oct. 5, 2025 Kodiak Kindness, KMXT and other organizations, hosted a film screening and panelist discussion at the Gerald C. Wilson Choral Pod focused around child care issues on the Kenai Peninsula and Kodiak Island. The film Growing the Kenai: Childcare Licensing can be viewed online here. And the transcript from the panelist discussion is below.