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On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:State senators are closely examining a House-passed bill offering tax cuts for a North Slope natural gas pipeline as they near the end a special session on the issue. Lisa Murkowski is among members of Congress trying to prevent the dismantling of an instrument system that monitors the nation s oceans. And a brown bear attacked a man biking the Dome Trail in Anchorage Saturday afternoon.Photo: A brown bear walks through tidal grass at Pack Creek in Southeast Alaska on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. (Nat Herz/Alaska Public Media)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Division of Elections has issued the state’s final determination that Dan Sullivan of Petersburg can’t be on the ballot to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan. A former Metlakatla man previously charged with first degree murder has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against over 30 parties connected to the case. And the state’s campaign finance regulator has fined an Anchorage Assembly member more than $5,000 for allegedly violating campaign disclosure laws.Photo: Dan Sullivan of Petersburg filed to run against Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan. (Campaign photo by Dan Sullivan)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The Alaska House passed a bill Friday reducing taxes on the planned Alaska LNG project in a bipartisan vote. The U.S. Small Business Administration says changes to its federal contracting program won’t affect tribes and Alaska Native Corporations. And a ruling by the US Supreme Court could complicate counting votes from rural Alaskans.Photo: Platinum, Alaska on May 29, 2026. (Samantha Watson/KYUK)

On this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, two new Coast Guard icebreakers will be homeported in Kodiak, KMXT sits down with Ben Daly, the new supervisor for ADF&G's Division of Commercial Fisheries Westward region, Coast Guard Base Kodiak plans the final phase of its member housing expansion, NOAA hydrographic surveys are underway around Kodiak, and Kodiak's waters could be offering gray whales a lifeline in a difficult season.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The Alaska Division of Elections says retired teacher Dan Sullivan of Petersburg is not eligible to run against Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan. Interior Alaska has seen milder fire weather activity so far, but the region isn't off the hook yet. Plus Davis Hovey talks with House candidate Matt Schultz.Photo: Bear Creek Fire from Park Highway on June 21, 2025. (Wikipedia)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Alaska is one of only two states that saw increased participation in the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program last year. That’s despite most other states seeing a decline. U.S. Senate candidate Dan Sullivan from Petersburg says a state investigation into his bid for office is baseless. And Petersburg’s first traditional canoe in a century recently completed its maiden voyage.Photo: Tribal citizens traditionally welcome a canoe Journey arriving in Séet Ká Kwáan (Petersburg) on May 29, 2024. (Olivia Rose/Petersburg Pilot 2024 archive)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A proposal to beef up security at Anchorage’s military base has gotten push-back from Anchorage Assembly members and residents. The Juneau Assembly has voted to undo a funding scheme that required some homeowners in the glacial outburst flood zone to pay thousands toward the Mendenhall River flood wall. And sled dog pups show off at Denali Park.Photo: Denali Park sled dog puppy. (National Park Service)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Some political candidates attended Celebration last week. The State of Alaska has opened an investigation into whether Dan Sullivan of Petersburg is intentionally running for U.S. Senate to confuse voters. And the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved a disaster declaration for the Native Village of Kipnuk.Photo: Dan Sullivan smiles for a photo at Petersburg’s Airport Bypass Road on June 2, 2026. (Taylor Heckart/KFSK)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:A sale on oil and gas drilling rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge failed to catch the attention of the North Slope’s biggest players. One woman is working to keep traditional Filipino dance practices alive for the next generation. And F35 jets show off.Photo: Airshow flyer. (Explore Fairbanks)

On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we hear about this year's cooler May in Kodiak and Southcentral, local fourth graders released their salmon fry into Island Lake, how high fuel costs will impact Kodiak's salmon fishermen, the City of Kodiak is back pedaling on two proposed parks projects, the city has a new interim city manager after Chris Hladick left, an interview with gubernatorial candidate Tom Begich, and the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly is budgeting $13.8 million for KIBSD for the upcoming fiscal year.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Alaska is in the midst of its worst shortage of donated blood in at least the last 15 years. U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan has voted against Trump priorities, in amendments that failed on the Senate floor. And state lawmakers are poring over the numbers as they weigh big tax breaks for the Alaska LNG project in a special session called by Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy.Photo: (American Red Cross)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan and Rep. Nick Begich stay quiet on two of President Trump s most controversial priorities. Humpback whale populations near Glacier Bay National Park are recovering slowly after plummeting during a widespread marine heatwave. And Monday was the last day to officially begin a campaign for state or federal office in Alaska.Photo: A humpback whale in Glacier Bay. (National Park Service)

On this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, a Kodiak teenager was found dead in the Pasagshak area, the M/V Tustumena cancels sailings, Alaska vets recommend dogs get the leptospirosis vaccine, a landing craft capsized off of the coast of Narrow Cape, gubernatorial candidates Shelley Hughes and Click Bishop visit KMXT during their visits to Kodiak for Crabfest, and KMXT's Davis Hovey visits an outgoing professor at Kodiak College.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The Anchorage Police Department wants broader support and conversation around the behavioral health issues that Police Chief Sean Case says are driving high rates of police shootings. The deadline to run for statewide office is 5 p.m. today. And Metlakatla invests in fruit trees to combat food insecurity.Photo: Fruit-bearing trees and shrubs line a soon-to-be park near Metlakatla’s boat harbor. The plants are part of the village’s Community Food Forest Project. (Hunter Morrison/KRBD)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The state’s first Justice Summit for Alaska’s missing and murdered Indigenous people got underway Wednesday in Anchorage. Former Gov. Bill Walker is considering another run for the state’s top elected office. And Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case says the city is becoming safer, thanks to a major shift in how the city is addressing public safety.Photo: Former Alaska Governor Bill Walker.(Airman 1st Class Valerie Monroy)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: State lawmakers passed two bills on the last day of the legislative session aimed at fulfilling requirements of a federal health care expansion effort. Riding a bike to school can be tough in Nome. And Alaska State Troopers identified the man North Slope Borough police shot and killed in Utqiagvik on Saturday. Photo: Anvil City Science Academy students are led by Jeff Collins on the Nome-Teller Road during Nome's first Bike Bus event, May 26, 2026. (Ben Townsend/KNOM)

On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, details about a delay in construction at the Seward dock rerouting cruise ships to Whittier, summer salmon fishing restrictions in Kodiak Island rivers, a reversal of the Alaska Board of Fisheries rules by the state attorney general, KIBSD is paying for up to 20 of its international teachers to receive their green cards, and a special remembrance of Alaskan veterans ahead of Memorial Day on Monday from the Alaska Desk at Alaska Public Media.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska lawmakers approved an additional $144 million in one-time funding for K-12 schools next year. Alaska’s oil and gas lobby wants to expedite development in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. And a startup with Alaska roots wants to build a massive data center on the North Slope. Photo: Anchorage-based Stak Energy has applied to the State of Alaska to lease 715.4 acres on the North Slope for a modular data center campus that could eventually reach 3 gigawatts (GW) of power capacity. (Adobe Stock)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Alaska Department of Law has voided regulations aimed at restricting the Area M commercial salmon fishery. The Juneau Assembly may have found a path out of the red for its budget Wednesday night, but it wasn’t easy.And the Transportation Security Administration says the delays are due to intermittent outages with its X-ray screening equipment at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.Photo: Air travelers wait for TSA PreCheck at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in a line that stretches past the Alaska Airlines baggage drop area on Thursday, May 21, 2026. (Nat Herz/Northern Journal)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: It’s National Safe Boating Week, and the U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue teams are asking residents to help prevent false alerts. he Alaska Legislature kicks off a special session today to continue working on tax cuts for the Alaska LNG project. And lawmakers in the state and national capitols implored their colleagues to help two western Alaska villages relocate to safer ground after a devastating storm last year.Photo: Rep. Nellie Unangiq Jimmie, whose district includes Kipnuk and Kwigillingok, spoke in favor of a resolution supporting their decision to relocate. (Gavel Alaska screenshot)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The Alaska Legislature is headed for a special session focused on tax cuts for the Alaska LNG project immediately after lawmakers adjourn today. Cruise ships planning to stop in Seward are being rerouted to Whittier at least until Saturday because of ongoing construction at the dock. And Anchorage police say officers shot and killed an armed man in East Anchorage early this yesterday morning.Photo: The Crystal Serenity cruise ship in Seward, preparing for a cruise through the Northwest Passage in 2016. Ongoing construction work on a new dock has forced ships to reroute to Whittier this month. (Rachel Waldholz/Alaska Public Media)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bill that would reinstate pensions for public employees late last night as the Alaska House failed to advance a tax cut for the Alaska LNG project. Anchorage Police say they are in the final stages of their investigation into the death of Kelly Hunt. And House lawmakers voted Saturday to partially repeal a mandatory sick leave law approved by Alaska voters less than two years ago.Photo: A memorial to Kelly Hunt on Lois Drive in Spenard, just above the ravine where her remains were found. (Rhonda McBride)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Alaska Legislature wants the state’s development agency to finance new apartment complexes and other multifamily housing. The case against a former Juneau chiropractor who has been accused of assaulting more than a dozen women under the guise of medical care may continue into another year. People packed the docks in Petersburg on Wednesday to celebrate a storied fishing vessel and the people who have cared for it.Photo: The F/V Symphony on May 13, 2026. The wooden seiner had been in the Mathisen family for over 50 years. (Taylor Heckart/KFSK)

On this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, Kodiak's police chief has thrown his name into the ring to be the next city manager, a potential marine heatwave could combine with an El Niño event this summer, two licenses to serve beer and wine in Kodiak have come available, and a Kodiak hatchery embarks on a mission to rehabilitate the Karluk king salmon.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Alaska Legislature, in a historic vote, rejected Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s pick for attorney general, Stephen Cox. Sen. Lisa Murkowski voted for the first time with Democrats Tuesdayto advance a resolution to remove U.S. forces from Iran. And a 44-acre solar power farm in Wrangell is starting up.Photo: erial map showing the plans for the solar farm in Wrangell. It will be built on previously logged land, six miles south of town on the upland side of Zimovia Highway. (Southeast Alaska Power Agency)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Senator Lisa Murkowski voted against the war in Iran yesterday, for the first time since it began at the end of February. Sitka’s childcare system has the capacity to serve only about half of the young children who need it. And the state House of Representatives voted unanimously yesterday to make the giant green cabbage Alaska’s official state vegetable.Photo: A 113.05-pound cabbage grown by Palmer farmer Scott Robb is adorned with a first-place ribbon at the Alaska State Fair in 2023. (Adelyn Baxter)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The Alaska Legislature’s regular session ends in just over a week, and lawmakers are racing to pass a wide range of bills and resolutions before the deadline. Petersburg’s annual Little Norway Festival, also known as Mayfest, is rapidly approaching. And the public had many opinions about mining minerals on the seabed off Alaska’s coast.Photo: Model of seabed mining technology. (Wikipedia)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A bill that seeks to make it easier for Alaskans to repair consumer electronics cleared the state Senate yesterday and is on its way to the House. The Unalaska City School District students and staff have launched a chess club. And hundreds of highschoolers from across Southeast Alaska flocked to Ketchikan last month for the annual Region Five Music Festival.Photo: The Haines High School Band catches the ferry for the Region Five Music Festival. (Photo by Matt Davis)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Alaska Legislature is asking the federal government for some flexibility when it comes to implementing a massive program intended to “transform” rural healthcare across the state. A giant tsunami in southeast Alaska was the second largest on record. And pull-tabs could become electronic. Photo: Overview map and location of the Tracy Arm landslide-generated tsunami event. (USGS)

On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we hear about Arctic Care 2026 visiting Kodiak Archipelago communities this month, a public comment period is open on aquaculture opportunity areas in Alaska, a conversation with U.S. House of Representatives candidate Bill Hill, a conversation with gubernatorial candidate Dave Bronson, and the City of Kodiak temporarily paused the hiring process for its next permanent city manager.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Alaska Senate passed its take on the state budget yesterday. Anchorage officials to recently added fines for those who feed wildlife in the city. And Arctic Care is coming to Kodiak.Photo: Senate President Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, announces the final vote passing the operating budget of 17 to 3 on May 7, 2026. (Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Lawmakers in the Alaska House unveiled their first draft of the state’s capital budget on Monday. The temporary flood wall along the Mendenhall River will be less enhanced than was hoped. And a bill that aims to bring stability to the school budgeting process has made its way out of the House Finance Committee. Photo: Contractors position the recovery frame over a row of HESCO barriers on Riverside Drive to help them take apart and reuse the materials. (Alix Soliman/KTOO)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Gov. Mike Dunleavy is pressing lawmakers to act quickly on his proposal to cut taxes for the Alaska LNG project. More than six months after the remnants of Typhoon Halong devastated Western Alaska, impacted residents are still working to rebuild their homes and lives. And yesterday was a day of awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People.Photo: Tracy Day's family at the Dimond Courthouse after the court declared her legally dead on June 17, 2025. (Yvonne Krumrey/KTOO)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Norton Sound community of Shaktoolik said their goodbyes to Kelly Hunt at a memorial service on Saturday. The new display "Tambayan at Kwentuhan" features the stories, photos and belongings of Filipino elders in Juneau. And the Legislature has failed to override the veto of an elections bill.Photo: Virginia Kelly and Jimmy Yap stand in front of a display featuring their late mother, Lourdes Navarro, at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center in Juneau on May 1, 2026. (Photo by Jamie Diep/KTOO)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Legislators grilled Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s pick for attorney general during a series of contentious confirmation hearings last week. Alaskans between the ages of 12 to 15 had the highest rate of ATV crash injuries, compared to other age groups. And in Petersburg, a high school program hopes to address child care and teacher shortage needs.Photo: Attorney General-designee Stephen Cox speaks to senators during a confirmation hearing in the Senate State Affairs Committee on Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media)

On this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, the results are in from annual election for KEA's Board of Directors, a bill aims to relax conflict-of-interest rules for the Board of Fisheries, KMXT's Davis Hovey sits down with gubernatorial candidates Adam Crum and Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, and a new study finds that harvested Kodiak bears are getting bigger.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bipartisan election reform bill yesterday, setting up a contentious override vote in the coming days. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says it’s time for Congress to assert its authority over the war against Iran. A proposal to create civics education requirements for all Alaska high school students is advancing in the Legislature.Photo: Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to reporters during a news conference on May 19, 2025. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Lawmakers in the state House rolled out a new draft of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposal cutting taxes for the Alaska LNG project on Monday. Mt. Edgecumbe High School is cutting staff for the second year in a row amid ongoing budget and enrollment issues. And Juneau residents filed proposed citizen propositions this week aimed at undoing some of the consequences of ballot measures that voters approved last election.Photo: Mt. Edgecumbe High School student housing in Sitka is seen on Oct. 6, 2025. (Photo by Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A former Superior Court judge who was based in Nome faces new misconduct charges after investigators say he misrepresented his knowledge of contact with apparent sex workers. Federal funds are pledged for new Alaska weather stations, but it’s still unclear where those new stations will be. And The Bureau of Land Management will convey more than 1,000 acres of land to an Alaska Native Corporation that intends to mine it.Photo: Judge Romano DiBenedetto. (KNOM file photo)

On this week's episode, an unidentified boy is rescued after falling into Island Lake, the Alaska Aerospace Corporation partners with an Israeli startup, the Kodiak school board approves the FY'28 school calendar, the M/V Kennicott makes its return to Kodiak after several years, three Kodiak teenagers participated in the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards in Soldotna, and Kodiak canines get a taste of the popular sport called flyball.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Rail megaprojects in Interior and Southcentral Alaska got a symbolic show of support on Wednesday from the Alaska Legislature. The U.S. Forest Service is rethinking how it defines areas of the Tongass National Forest and wants the public to weigh in. And national Democrats are investing in Alaska’s U.S. House race, hoping to unseat Congressman Nick Begich.Photo: Alaskan Railroad train. (Wikipedia)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Civil rights advocates are suing over Alaska’s decision last year to share confidential voter data. The state Senate Finance Committee released its first revision of the state’s operating budget YESTERDAY, including a $1,000 Permanent Fund dividend and a $150 energy relief check. The Chilkat River, in Southeast Alaska on a list of ten most endangered waterways.Photo: The Chilkat river and broader watershed, pictured above in March 2026. (Avery Ellfeldt/ KHNS)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright gave a ringing endorsement for Alaska LNG yesterday, but also acknowledged the mega-project has a mega-challenge. A key Alaska Senate committee is out with a new take on the governor’s proposal to cut taxes for the Alaska LNG project — with a much, much smaller tax cut. And Juneau’s cold-weather warming shelter will now be open year-round. Photo: Patrons at the city’s emergency warming shelter eat soup and prepare to sleep on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (Clarise Larson/KTOO)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Coast Guard rescued four people trapped in a boat near the community of Chefornak earlier this month (April 12). The Alaska Senate passed a bill Monday that would ban certain food dyes from being served in meals at public schools in the state. And advocates have been pushing state legislators to raise the age of consent from 16 to 18.Photo: An Air Station Sitka Jayhawk on a training flight. (Photo courtesy of Don Kluting)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Anchorage School District announced Friday that it will lay off 56 teachers. Alaska State Troopers, Anchorage Police, the FBI and several other agencies worked together to crack down on sex-trafficking operations. And a new company says it’s cooking up plans to build a luxury resort and event center in the hills of Fairbanks.Photo: Anchorage Police Officers at the Phoenix Spa in Anchorage. (Courtesy: FBI Anchorage)

On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we hear about a trash fire at the Kodiak Island landfill, Kodiak KINDNESS gets a surprise check from Credit Union 1, Alaska Public Media reports on the state House passing it's budget with a $1,500 PFD, KHNS reports on shipping companies like Matson increasing their rates this month, and the USDA has created an Office of Seafood to treat fishermen like farmers of the sea.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Opening ceremonies for the statewide Native Youth Olympics got underway at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage yesterday. The U.S. Coast Guard announced yesterday that the first of its two new medium-weight icebreakers will be homeported in Alaska. And Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola's campaign announced this week that it had raised nearly $9 million in the first quarter of this year.Photo: Digital render of the Davie MPPS-based Arctic Security Cutter. (USCG)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Alaska Senate unanimously passed a bill Monday that would pay back past Permanent Fund dividends to Alaskans whose convictions are vacated, reversed or dismissed. A budget proposal that would provide $100 million to shore up schools and state facilities is on its way to a full Senate vote. And Sitka’s local bookstore celebrated its 50th birthday on Saturday. Photo: Old Harbor Books was bustling with customers on Saturday for the shop’s 50th anniversary. (KCAW/McKenney)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The Alaska House approved its version of the state budget yesterday. President Donald Trump on Friday called on Alaska voters to repeal ranked choice voting. Last week researchers and local experts gathered to share and compare environmental knowledge in Bethel.Photo: Joseph Warren leads a presentation about public opinion on fisheries policy on the Y-K Delta at the Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Conference in Bethel, Alaska on April 7, 2026. (Samantha Watson/KYUK)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska Seaplanes can use new, proprietary approaches and departures to improve flight safety and reliability in cloudy Southeast Alaska. Less than two dozen votes separate two candidates for an Anchorage Assembly seat. And a SWAT team converged on a middle school in Fairbanks for what turned out to be a false report of a shooter.Photo: An Anchorage voter looks over the city election ballot on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at the Loussac Library. (Mikayla Finnerty/ Alaska Public Media)