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In today's Midday Report with host Brian Venua: The longest government shutdown in U.S. history came to an end last week. Researchers and community members gathered in Yakutat to discuss local geohazards, like landslide-induced tsunamis. And Alaska legislators with the state Joint Armed Services Committee are raising concerns that a federal directive to prepare the Alaska National Guard to deploy domestically for civil unrest could divert service members from disaster relief efforts.

In today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:A dispute involving the City of Fairbanks, its firefighters union and the local technical college is complicating a program for training paramedics. Writer and playwright Vera Starbard recently clinched her fourth Emmy nomination for the PBS show, Molly of Denali. And Alaska’s Office of Children’s Services pushed back Tuesday on the findings of an audit required by a law meant to reform the state’s foster care system.

On this month's episode with host Ian Zacher, we discuss kelp farming in Kodiak with Lexa Meyer. Meyer is the co-owner and co-founder of Alaska Ocean Farms, a family-owned and operated kelp farm. She also operates a modular kelp hatchery, the only such hatchery on Kodiak Island.

In today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:No major damage was reported after a magnitude-6 earthquake rattled Alaskans across Southcentral on Thursday morning. Food Bank of Alaska officials say this holiday season is proving especially tough for people struggling to afford groceries. And for the first time, Juneau’s famous Mendenhall Glacier is not touching Mendenhall Lake.

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:KUCB's Theo Greenly reports that crabbers are finally starting to get relief money, Southeast Alaska's first red king crab fishery in eight years is underway, according to KFSK's Olivia Rose, and Cook Inlet had a good sockeye season, story by KDLL's Ashlyn O'Hara.

In today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The Alaska Bureau of Investigation is looking into two incidents shots fired at two ore-hauling trucks late last week near Fairbanks. Alaska’s state government is increasingly failing to keep up with requirements in state and federal law according to the state’s nonpartisan auditor. And it’s the time of year when winter weather traps pollution in many Interior Alaska communities.

This week with host Davis Hovey, the executive director of the Brother Francis Shelter, Susan Smith, joins us to discuss the services the homeless shelter provides in Kodiak along with the challenges and needs it's facing this winter. To learn more about how to donate items or volunteer with the Brother Francis Shelter, call 907 486 5610.

In today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Alaskans are getting sticker shock as they renew their ACA insurance. And Fairbanks is getting a surge of law enforcement help.

On today's Midday Report with host Davis Hovey, we hear about a buoy monitoring app's benefit to Alaska fishermen, a short list of republicans has been proposed to fill the two vacant seats in the Alaska House of Reps., Sen. Murkowski makes a case for changing Mount McKinley back to Denali, Alaska State Troopers renews its television show about the law enforcement agency and some helpful tips on how to handle the seasonal depression that comes with Alaska winters.

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:This week KUCB's Maggie Nelson reports on Red crab nearly wasted, Davis Hovey tells of a comment period for fishery management suggestions, and a sablefish report card!