Midday Report: November 17, 2025

In today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Hundreds of evacuees from Western Alaska are staying in Anchorage hotels after last month’s storms destroyed their homes. A controversial mineral exploration project near Haines is changing hands again – just one year after the last shakeup. And totem poles at the Ketchikan Totem Heritage Center are getting a facelift.Photo: Evacuees Ally Shangin, her partner Garrett Kashatok and their four daughters – Katelynn, 9, Allyssa, 3, Lola, 2, and Shameka, 11 months – in their room at the Wingate hotel on Nov. 14, 2025. ( Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)