KMXT Midday Report

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:School districts around the state are bracing for another year of deep cuts. Advocates rallied on the steps of the Alaska State Capitol asking lawmakers to pass bills that they say would save lives. And University of Alaska President Pat Pitney delivered her final State of the University address Thursday in Fairbanks.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Parker Kenick of Nome has won three gold medals in the Arctic Winter Games, so far. The Alaska State Board of Education is establishing an ad hoc committee for Mt. Edgecumbe High School. And Sitka's new octopus now has a name.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Alaska’s Supreme Court is again considering whether the proposed Alaska gasline project violates the Constitutional rights of a group of young Alaskans. Two of Southcentral Alaska’s biggest natural gas companies want to dramatically expand their storage capacity, and they’re eyeing city-owned land in Kenai as the place to do it. A high-profile budget bill that would unlock hundreds of millions in government construction projects across Alaska took a substantial step forward.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Arctic Winter Games got underway on Sunday in Whitehorse. Alaska students could have a new graduation requirement in the not-too-distant-future. And kids are reading their way to the finish line in the Iditaread.

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 today's Midday Report with host Davis Hovey, state legislators are considering increasing the base student allocation again this year, an update on the Arctic Edge 2026 military exercises currently spread across Alaska, oil prices and potentially the state's coffers are surging as the war in Iran continues, Alaska's senators in the U.S. Senate weigh in on the Iranian war, and a new television series on HBO highlights missing Alaska Native women cases in the state.

On today's Midday Report with host Davis Hovey, we hear about a deckhand of the Aleutian Lady falling overboard, a recap of the gubernatorial debate hosted by the Alaska Outdoor Council over the weekend, state lawmakers question Division of Elections' decision to share voter rolls with the federal government, a resolution in the Alaska Legislature hopes to waive $100,000 visa fee for Alaska teachers, and some insight into what to do with black seaweed in Southeast.

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.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Anchorage School Board has approved deep reductions to the district’s budget. The Iron Dog snowmachine race wrapped up in Fairbanks over the weekend with a veteran team making race history. And Alaska senators moved forward a new version of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s tax bill last week.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The Alaska Department of Transportation is giving away sections of a World War II era bridge near Delta Junction. Tribal leaders from across the country spoke out at a U.S. Senate hearing against possible changes within the Small Business Administration program that supports Native entities.