KMXT Midday Report

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.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:A man who pleaded guilty earlier this year to murdering a Homer woman who went missing in 2019 was sentenced to 87 years in prison Wednesday. A federal judge in Anchorage heard arguments last week over the future of the proposed Pebble Mine in the headwaters of Bristol Bay. And Alaska lawmakers failed to meet an informal deadline today to vote on a bill reducing taxes for the Alaska LNG project.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:A high-stakes feud between Alaska’s major oil companies and three municipalities that collect taxes from those companies is now headed to court. School districts across Alaska are set to receive up to $115 million in one-time funding this year. And A deep-sea whale rarely seen in Southeast Alaska washed up onshore near Sitka.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The Alaska Supreme Court says Dan J. Sullivan must be included on the ballot for Alaska's U.S. Senate seat. The Sitka Sound Science Center’s marine debris cleanup crew found a message in a bottle. And five Norton Sound tribes are asking a federal judge to throw out a key federal permit for a large-scale gold mine proposed in Bonanza Channel, an estuary about 30 miles east of Nome.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:A group of state lawmakers tasked with drafting a final version of an Alaska LNG tax relief bill kicked off work this weekend. Governor Mike Dunleavy vetoed nearly half a million dollars from the state budget Wednesday that would have gone toward efforts to retain and recruit teachers in Alaska. And Gov. Mike Dunleavy told lawmakers on Thursday he d vetoed a bill banning Styrofoam foodservice packaging, among others.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Gov. Mike Dunleavy trimmed nearly $90 million from the state budget with line-item vetoes.Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bill naming a research center after its first director, Vic Fischer. And Sen. Lisa Murkowski says President Trump has been tossing bombs at Senate Republicans for weeks, blowing up not only their agenda but derailing his own priorities.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:A bill that passed the state legislature with near unanimous support won’t become law. "Snow Classic" style gambling is now legal. And Officials with a U.S. Department of Defense agency are preparing to exhume the remains of an unidentified WWII soldier buried in the Sitka National Cemetery this week.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:A man seeking to challenge U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan has filed suit after the Alaska Division of Elections removed him from this year’s ballot. The state Division of Forestry and Fire Protection estimated the Starry Fire has burned about 550 acres since it was reported Saturday night. And Four U.S. Coast Guard crew members involved in a helicopter crash in Sitka Monday morning have been reported safe with “non-serious injuries.”

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska lawmakers convened a new special session in Juneau on Saturday. State and local firefighters are working on a lightning-caused wildfire near an agricultural area east of Delta Junction. And what was once commonly called the “bear monitoring” program is being revived along the Chilkoot Corridor in Haines.