KMXT Midday Report

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:A landslide on Tuesday evening [8/11] blocked off the only route between Skagway and Whitehorse, Yukon. Alaska Public Media’s Eric Stone interviews Republican gubernatorial candidate Bernadette Wilson. And a Sitka bar is a gallery for an award winning artist.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Construction of the long-awaited and controversial road connecting King Cove to Cold Bay through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge is almost underway. As the Mendenhall River swells with glacial outburst flood water, hundreds of people spent Tuesday night and Wednesday preparing to evacuate or hunker down. Plus Alaska Public Media's Eric Stone interviews gubernatorial candidate Matt Heilala.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Immigration attorneys put out a warning about the Arctic Thunder air show at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage this past weekend, where there was a separate check-in line for non-citizens. Independent U.S. House Candidate Bill Hill sat down with KFSK’s Taylor Heckart to talk about his policies and priorities. And an inflated sports facility in Anchorage known as The Dome recently launched a campaign to help fund the replacement of its iconic fabric shell.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:If you ask ten Filipino families how to make adobo, chances are you'll hear ten different recipes. The Alaska Division of Elections is sending follow-up letters to most of the 3,000 voters it struck from the active-voter list this summer. And an interview with Jonathon Kreiss-Tomkins, candidate for Governor.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Sen. Lisa Murkowski deflects when asked how she'll vote on President Trump's pick for attorney general. The Trump Administration is again threatening cuts to the federal Essential Air Service program, which provides funding for flights to and from rural Alaska. And firefighters are battling a wildland fire that broke out north of Haines over the weekend.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:A two-year-old humpback whale was found entangled in a gillnet near Petersburg last week. The City of Kotzebue secured a $12.5 million grant to repair and upgrade its sewer system. And as of July 31st, nearly 10,000 Alaskans had requested absentee ballots from the state Division of Elections for the Aug. 18 statewide primary.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The Northwest Arctic community of Ambler has been without drinking water or sewer for over five months. The Anchorage library branch in the Mountain View neighborhood is temporarily closed after a tractor-trailer crashed into it over the weekend. And Anchorage police say gunfire and a call for help early Saturday morning led to a deadly crash between a police patrol car and a taxicab.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:A widespread weather reporting outage affected Alaska Monday causing dozens of stations that pilots and forecasters use to go offline. Southcentral Alaska residents will likely see costlier home heating bills for the next few winters. And various environmental groups are trying to stop construction on a controversial road that would pass through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge on the Alaska Peninsula.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Alaska State Troopers shot and killed a Wasilla man last Thursday who officials say was evading arrest on a boat near Whittier after he was convicted of sexually abusing a minor. The Alaska Democratic Party is suing the state Division of Elections over a lack of financial disclosure made by a candidate running for a legislative seat in Anchorage. And an Alaska fire incident management team is in the Lower 48 to oversee one of the nation's highest-priority wildfires as fire activity intensifies in the West.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Two men in Bethel face a range of felony charges for allegedly running an operation that marketed and sold large amounts of alcohol without a license in the “damp” community. Alaska is celebrating “The Week of Dreams,” a tribute to the state’s rich but little-known history of baseball. And the Great American State Fair is underway, but Alaska s booth is underwhelming.