KMXT Midday Report

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Independent expenditure groups are pouring tens of millions of dollars into Alaska’s races for governor and Congress. Vice President J.D. Vance will hold a campaign event today in Fairbanks to boost Republican candidates in this year’s general election. The Alaska Earthquake Center just launched an interactive map to help people in 66 coastal communities prepare for tsunamis.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The Anchorage Police Department launched a program last week [WED 9/23] that aims to connect people to drug treatment instead of arresting them. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has opened a 45-day public comment period for the first proposed mine in the Ambler Mining District. And the State of Alaska is proposing changes to how nearly $40 million in federal disaster relief will reach communities still recovering from 2022’s ex-Typhoon Merbok.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Petersburg’s Borough Assembly last Monday considered pursuing a temporary moratorium related to data centers. The state has been seeing news stories generated by AI, developed by the humans behind Alaska News dot com. And a new report on possible environmental impacts of the Donlin Mine is out.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The Alaska Fire Marshal’s Office says Whittier’s new cruise ship dock damaged by fire Monday is a "total loss.” A cruise ship hit an endangered fin whale Thursday morning while the eleven-hundred-foot vessel was en route from Hoonah to Sitka. And one Ketchikan business owner wants the region to also be known for its oysters.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Emergency responders battled a fire Monday at Whittier’s new cruise ship terminal that damaged at least one boat. Anchorage police on Sunday night shot and wounded a man in Midtown who they say assaulted an elderly man and stole his truck. Dogs from across the state made their way to Sitka over Labor Day Weekend.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Researchers have shed new light on why powerful storms hit some communities harder than others across Western Alaska. More young people in Alaska died of suicide in 2025 than in any other year in the past decade. And Hilcorp employees say an oily sheen appeared in western Cook Inlet on Wednesday [9/9] while they were investigating a separate sheen first reported late last month.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The Mukluk Fire has burned over 50 homes plus over a hundred outbuildings and more than 7,000 acres. Joel Jackson, longtime Haida and Lingiìt advocate and president of the Organized Village of Kake, died in August. And sharing environmental data through music.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:A group with national Republican ties alleges U.S. Senate challenger Dan J. Sullivan coordinated with the 907 Initiative, resulting in excessive campaign contributions. The Skagway ferry terminal is on track to reopen on Thursday, nearly a month after state ferry service to the popular tourist destination stopped abruptly in mid-August. The Alaska Gasline Development Corp. plans to ask state lawmakers for additional funding.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Congressional candidate Bill Hill still believes he has a path to victory. Alaska’s chief investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board retired this week. And Juneau residents honored Dolly Parton's with a commemorative march last Friday.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:A Black Gold Transport ore-hauling truck wrecked Friday night after it hit a bison on the Alaska Highway. A breakdown of the Alaska primary results. And Juneau ponders flood taxes.