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Flash floods have washed out a portion of the Richardson Highway. Beluga whales are swimming in a lake 20 miles upstream of Dillingham. And a Petersburg teen gets his wish to meet an NBA champion.

The Kodiak Island Borough acts to make voting more accessible for village residents. Cooler, wetter weather is dampening fire activity in Alaska. And a study shows long term harms to watersheds from past mining activity.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:  Weather in the Interior should be cooler, and wetter. Rain and snow melt are collapsing a well known ice cave and damaging bridges along the Richardson Highway. And hydrogen fuel cells in big ships could be good business for Dutch Harbor.

Kodiak Man Sentenced for Selling Fish Caught Illegally, Kodiak COVID Numbers Rise

First August Monday Report

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: New COVID Cases  Reported in Kodiak, Sen Murkowski Retains Support of Washington  Colleagues, Kensington Mine Running Out of Room for Waste

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Uptick in Kodiak COVID  cases, New Football Coach for Kodiak High School, House Minority Caucus  Digs In

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Governor Sued Over PCE  by AFN, Munis, and Providers, Seattle Glad to Send First Cruise Ship  North, Lightning on the Chukchi

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Milk Run 5K to Promote  Infant Nutrition, New Music from Inuit Artist, Canada to Open Borders

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska Native  Communities to Get Federal Tribal Energy Grants, State DNR Issues  Permits to Donlin Mine Project, Munson Creek Fire Cools Down for Now

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Passenger Seizes  Controls Aboard Ryan Air Flight, Delta Variant Cases Shoot Up in Alaska,  New Commander at Coast Guard Station Juneau

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Weather Aids  Firefighters Near Chena Hot Springs, Brightbox Farms Sees Bright Future  in Hydroponics, Power Cost Equalization Program Unfunded

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Troopers Announce  Evacuation in Munson Creek Fire, Erosion Challenges Bristol Bay Truck  Fishermen, Kotzebue Celebrates the 4th

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Firefighters Near Chena  Springs Resort Fall Back, Governor Asks for New Choices for Supreme  Court Justice Pick, Bear Swats Tourist in Katmai

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska Minority Caucus  Sees Moment in August Session, Medicaid Must Accept Transgender  Treatment, Southeast Swelters

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska House Avoids  State Shutdown, Electric Charging Stations for Railbelt, Airports Hubs  for Vaccine Distribution

On today’s Midday Report with host Dylan Simard: Supreme Court Rules Alaska Native Corporations Can Receive Tribal COVID Funds

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Ferries to Sail After  Shutdown, Alutiiq Museum Gets Repatriation Grant, Special Session Update

On Today’s Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: Live Music to Return to  Kodiak, Governor and Legislature Continue Feud, Watching the Rivers for  Belugas

On Today’s Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: Invasive Flowers Smother Native Species, State Eyes First Ever Shutdown, Alaska Gets New  Forester

On Today’s Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: City and Food Truck Operators Begin Dialog About Sites, Governor Sends Out Pink Slips, Ravn  Alaska to Buy Electric Planes

Did you miss today's local news? Catch up here! On today’s Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: Senate Passes Budget by One Vote, Crawdads Invade Kodiak, Ostrander Enters Treatment

Midday Report for June 16, 2021

In this newscast: ComFish Alaska 2020 is rescheduled to Sept. 17-19 due to coronavirus concerns. Kodiak City Council meets tonight at 7:30. Will consider online sales tax and edible marijuana sales in city. The Kodiak Island Borough School District released students early on Wednesday, and again Thursday so staff and teachers can train in how to teach remotely, should the schools need to close bec...

In this newscast: The medical union representing Kodiak nurses, physical therapists and other health care workers issues 10-day notice to strike Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center, hoping to preserve earned sick leave and vacation benefits. School District Superintendent Larry LeDoux outlines what parents and the community can expect if the coronavirus spreads to Kodiak. Kodiak Island Borough...