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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A ban on social media accounts for children under 14 has passed the Alaska House. The National Native Boarding School Healing Coalition has sent a team to Alaska. And the Alaska House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday that would put more guardrails on the property assessment process in the state.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: State Senators are pitching a new package of crime bills dealing with a wide range of issues, from drugs to child abuse to grand jury proceedings. The number of refugees settling in Alaska has sharply increased in recent years. And the annual spring bowhead whale hunt is in full swing along Alaska’s Arctic coast.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola is far ahead of her Republican challengers in campaign fundraising. As spring sweeps into Alaska, weather and water scientists turn their attention to predicting when the ice of rivers around the state will break apart. And the next total solar eclipse in North America will happen in 2033, and the path of totality will cross Northwest Alaska.

Today’s guests are Dr. Elise Pletnikoff and Dr. Evan Jones from Kodiak Area Native Association. They discuss what resources KANA can provide for community members, and strategies for reducing risk of coronavirus contagion. Dr. Elise Pletnikoff and Dr. Evan Jones share coronavirus prevention guidelines during a March 19 edition of The Lowdown at KMXT. (Photo …

Today’s guests include three members of the Kodiak Emergency Services Council — Kodiak City Manager Mike Tvenge, Kodiak Island Borough Manager Mike Powers, and Kodiak Fire Chief Jim Mullican. They discuss what the emergency council is doing and how Kodiak residents can stay safe during this time of the coronavirus. Clockwise from …

Today’s guest is Safeway Manager Mike Murray who tells us about the food supply and why he thinks people will slow down their buying (because they have now stocked up and won’t need to buy so much again). He also discusses cleaning and health procedures in effect at the store. Panic buying is …

Our guests for this first Lowdown program are Kodiak Island Borough School Superintendent Larry LeDoux and the Executive Director of the Kodiak Community Health Clinic, Carol Austerman. LeDoux shares what the school district is doing to limit exposure to the coronavirus. He also discusses how long-distance learning will take place if the schools need to …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Congresswoman Mary Peltola was in Alaska to kick off her reelection campaign. Lawmakers are considering a measure that would tighten residency requirements for Alaska hunting and fishing licenses. And mushers pushed through 30-below temperatures to finish the 45th running of the Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race. Pete …