Midday Report: August 21, 2026

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Eight people died Thursday after the charter plane they were flying in crashed on a remote cape in Southwest Alaska. Alaska authors say there's still hope for this year's Arctic Report Card, after the federal government pulls funding. And bumblebee scientists were in Unalaska this summer, addressing the lack of data about the island’s bees. Photo: A forest bumblebee, one of two species positively identifies in Unalaska this summer. (National Parks Service)