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State Rep. Genevieve Mina, D-Anchorage, told union workers she was a legislative staffer when the Dunleavy administration cut jobs from the Division of Public Assistance. “And now look what’s happened,” she said. “We’re in a crisis.” (Claire Stremple/KTOO)

Midday Report February 13, 2023

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A student-run cafe in Igiugig offers refreshments to both community members and travelers flying across the vast expanse of the Bristol Bay region. Toyo stoves have been failing in cold weather. And the State Workers’ Union rallied for better staffing and benefits, and to support for Department …

Midday Report October 22, 2021

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Kodiak tribe to create a new Alutiiq language program. Drawing a new Legislative District around Kodiak is a puzzler. And Senator Sullivan calls on government contractors to ignore the federal vaccine mandate.

Weekly Wrap: May 16, 2025

This week we hear about harmful algal blooms around Kodiak, the City Council picked its next clerk, halibut populations are at some of the lowest levels in a century, the Alaska Legislature is winding down its 2025 session, Ouzinkie is declared tsunami ready, and Kodiak Middle School's Kaci Martin, Jasper Ignacio, Neal Skonberg, Ryker Christiansen, and Cole Martin give us a preview of CrabFest. That story is featured in KMXT's Weekly Wrap thanks to a collaboration between KMS' journalism class and KMXT News staff.

In the Missouri Ozarks, residents struggle to rebuild after tornadoes

Twisters that tore through Union County, Missouri killed 6 people. One couple survived against incomprehensible odds in a trailer obliterated by the storm.

The 'alpaca' haircut teenage boys and young men are obsessed with — explained

Morning Edition spoke to a couple of barbers about the trendy haircut with shaved sides and signature high-volume curly top that many young men are donning these days. Here's what we learned about it.

Voters cast their ballots in the 2022 primary election in Anchorage on Aug. 16, 2022. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)

Early and absentee voting open for Kodiak's 2025 municipal election

Today, Sept. 30, is the deadline to request an absentee ballot by mail from both the borough and the city. Early voting for both the City of Kodiak and the Kodiak Island Borough closes on Oct. 6.

Multiple Trump White House officials have ties to antisemitic extremists

NPR has identified three Trump administration officials with close ties to antisemitic extremists, including a prominent Holocaust denier.

US gymnasts including Simone Biles, left, arrive to testify during a Senate Judiciary hearing about a prior Inspector General report on the FBI handling of the Larry Nassar investigation of sexual abuse of Olympic gymnasts in 2021 in Washington, D.C.

FBI is still mishandling child sex crimes even after Nassar case, watchdog finds

The FBI's inspector general slammed the agency for not complying with reporting rules for child sex abuse, warning that failure to do so leads to continued abuse.

They were there on D-Day, on the beaches and in the skies. This is what they saw

More than 150,000 U.S., British and Canadian troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944. A small handful told NPR about their experience.

“Vote here” sign placed outside the Kodiak Island Borough and City of Kodiak building. (Photo by Kavitha George/KMXT)

Early and absentee in-person voting for Alaska’s August election is open

KSTK | By Sage Smiley Early and Absentee in-person voting is open for Alaska’s August 16 elections. Voting for both the regular primary election and the special general election will be on the same ballot. “Vote here” sign placed outside the Kodiak Island Borough and City of Kodiak building. (Photo by Kavitha George/KMXT) In the …

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