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On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: President Trump’s pick for surgeon general, wellness influencer Casey Means, told U.S. senators yesterday that anti-vaccine rhetoric was never part of her message. The Alaska Permanent Fund beat its performance benchmarks last year and is approaching $90 billion. And school districts and community members are keeping local basketball teams going, even far from home.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Juneau’s city-owned airport was briefly at risk of an emergency closure as its fleet of Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting trucks faced maintenance issues. The love of winter in Alaska's Golden Heart City of Fairbanks is likely waning for many residents. And Skagway is mulling how to deal with contamination from ore.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Pedestrian deaths have been on the rise around the nation, and Anchorage is no exception. The Arctic Winter Games begin Sunday in Whitehorse. And federal Immigration Customs Enforcement agents descended on a Soldotna home and arrested, detained and deported a mom and her children to Mexico.

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Alix Soliman reports on the perils and promise of mariculture in SE, Colette Czarnecki on a Wrangell fisherman roundtable, and severe restrictions on Cook Inlet sport king fishing, according to KDLL's Ashlyn O'Hara.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A measure to repeal Alaska’s nonpartisan primaries and ranked choice general elections will be on the ballot this year, but exactly how it is worded remains a hot dispute. The Alaska House approved a fast-tracked spending bill totaling nearly half a billion dollars yesterday. And The Yukon Quest is over.

On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we hear about an annual joint-military exercise in the Arctic with some training taking place in Kodiak this week, Alaska Aerospace Corporation receives federal funding to update its facilities at the Kodiak Island spaceport, KUCB reports on the Board of Fisheries recent decision on Area M salmon fishing, Alaska Public Media reports on the state House's version of the budget bill, and Port Lions is replacing its water system.

On today's Midday Report with host Davis Hovey, the Alaska DOT is seeking comments on a proposed lease for parking lot management at the Kodiak airport, three fishermen in Southeast allegedly sunk their boats intentionally last year, public comments overwhelmingly oppose a proposed Cascade Point ferry terminal, the Alaska Supreme Court hears a case on inmates receiving psychiatric drugs involuntarily, and the 2026 Iditarod sled dog race begins this weekend.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A little over a half-foot of snow blanketed Anchorage for the Iditarod’s ceremonial kickoff Saturday. In Nome, local and state groups are working together to make snowmachining safer – with free helmets for kids. And Animal Care and Control in Anchorage is buried in bunnies.

On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we hear about a deckhand of the Aleutian Lady who died at sea, Alaska Public Media reports that state lawmakers are considering a boost to the base student allocation funding, the Alaska Beacon reports on a potential waiver for the $100,000 visas for teachers, the Department of Transportation is accepting comments on a proposed lease for parking lot management at the Kodiak airport, KNBA gives a recap of the Alaska Outdoor Council's gubernatorial debate, and Kodiak's new kelp nursery finished its first season growing kelp in a shipping container.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:State lawmakers had some sharp questions for Alaska’s Division of Elections about its decision to share the state’s voter list with the Department of Justice. Residents are wondering why the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pulled back its decision to design a lake tap that would put a stop to annual glacial outburst flooding in Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley. And in the weeks since federal immigration officials detained and deported a mom and her kids from Soldotna, community members have come together at least three times to show their support for the family.