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This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: There were no fatalities within Alaska’s commercial fishing fleets this year, story by KRBD’s Raegan Miller, it’s river eel season on the Kuskokwim River, as KYUK’s Francisco Martinezcuello reports, and KCAW’s Robert Woolsey says Northline Seafoods is planning a big comeback.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Federal safety investigators are calling for new, more restrictive regulations on flightseeing tours in the Ketchikan area after a series of crashes. Alaska’s only National Heritage Area is pushing for a change. And GCI’s underwater fiber optic broadband cable in Unalaska has been damaged. Laurelin Kruse/KUCB

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: More than 40 Wrangell residents are helping bring the musical “The Sound of Music” to the stage this week. A young climate activist from Ketchikan was one of two Alaskans named to Forbes’ “30 Under 30” list this year. The U.S. Senate passed a bill to protect …

Host Jared Griffin is joined in the studio by Marybeth Loewen and Abigail Pruitt to talk about Next Step Dance Kodiak’s production of The Polar Express and Kodiak’s vibrant dance scene. Listen here:

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Terry is joined by Art Schultz in a special Match Day Membership Drive edition of the Midday Report. East flank of Takawangha on June 10, 2021. (Loewen, M. W./Alaska Volcano Observatory/U.S. Geological Survey)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A group of state senators not only sliced up the turkey over Thanksgiving, but also carved-out Senate leadership roles. Residents of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough will be getting a lot more power from the sun next summer. And residents near Eielson Air Force Base are skeptical of the …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Lack of funding may cause Bethel to close its emergency shelter. Unalaskans welcome Aleutian Airways’ first commercial flight. And Skagway’s borough assembly has scrapped a plan to expand dock capacity, as questions remain about the viability of the town’s largest dock. Theo Greenly/KUCB

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Wrangell residents are using their lunchtimes to learn the critically endangered Lingít language. Why are Alaska’s gas prices so much higher than other states? And Alaska lawmakers are urging the FTC to block a proposed merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertson’s. (Matthew Faubion / Alaska Public …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Incumbent Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy is holding on to his sizeable lead in Alaska’s governor race. The City of Seward is again trying to sell its city-owned electric utility to Homer Electric Association. And Ketchikan independent Rep. Dan Ortiz has expanded his lead over his Republican challenger. …

On this week’s episode, host Jared Griffin sits down with the Filipino-American Association of Kodiak to talk about the past, present, and future of Filipino-Americans (Kodiak’s largest ethnic minority group) in Kodiak. Joining Jared in the studio are President Mark-Anthony Vizcocho, Secretary Nita Nicolas, and Finance Auditor Melanie Calderon Ladislao. Listen here: