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On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: On his first day back in office, President Trump yesterday signed an executive order that aims to undo most of his predecessor’s work on Alaska energy and environmental issues. Juneau is mulling another cruise ship dock. And the state wants to offer geothermal lease sales for Augustine volcano. Photo: Augustine volcano.

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: State lawmakers are calling on Gov. Mike Dunleavy to release the results of a million-dollar study on how competitive the state’s salaries are. Sitka is moving ahead with allowing a Kodiak-based company to bid on the operation of a new, publicly-funded marine haulout. And another subsea cable break has taken out internet across northern and western...

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: Alaska will receive more than a million dollars in federal funds to clean up abandoned coal mines across the state. The Biden administration has issued instructions aimed at protecting subsistence resources in the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska. And the largest juried photography show in Alaska has made its way to Kenai Peninsula College. Pho...

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: A Southeast Alaska lawmaker has a proposal to offer a state flood insurance alternative that may include coverage for both floods and some landslides. Another Alaska lawmaker is proposing a bill that would protect the personal information of law officers and stalking victims. And Sen. Lisa Murkowski lauded President-Elect Donald Trump’s choice t...

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: The federal Office of Subsistence Management has a new director. A project to build Alaska’s first state-run veterans cemetery received a $7 million grant last week. And lawmakers are once again pushing to revive a pension system for state and local government workers in Alaska, including teachers. Photo: An aerial view of the Salcha property that w...

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: Rural schools in Alaska are facing a major funding shortfall this year Congress failed to reauthorize a bill aimed at funding communities alongside national forests and lands. State lawmakers have released more than 80 proposals for new laws and constitutional amendments ahead of the legislative session. And Skagway School is planning an internation...

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: High winds and warmer temperatures led to large power outages across Southcentral Alaska yesterday. The mayor of Anchorage has thrown her support behind the Eklutna Tribe’s efforts to build a small casino on the outskirts of the city. Photo: Debris from the damaged Rabbit Creek pedestrian bridge lies on the Seward Highway early on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2...

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines:The University of Alaska Fairbanks is getting $7-and-a-half million from the U.S. Department of Energy to advance the nation’s domestic supply of critical minerals. No bids were received in the oil and gas lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. And the federal government says it no longer thinks the state underfunded school districts. Pho...

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: Anchorage officers shot a man early yesterday morning after police say he shot a homeowner in the Government Hill neighborhood. A plan to improve air quality in Fairbanks is nearing federal approval. And Juneau is struggling to hire and keep firefighters. Photo: Smokestack emissions are seen along the Fairbanks skyline on March 1, 2023. At left is t...

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: The federal government will see who bid on oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on Friday. Anchorage police have shot their first person of 2025. And surf's up in Unalaska. Photo: The Hulahula River, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Haley Johnson)

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: The Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count has wrapped up. A Sitka man is celebrating the 35th anniversary of an Arctic trek that almost defies belief. And Bethel’s library director was honored with a national librarian award. Photo: Theresa Quiner, Director of the Kuskokwim Consortium Library in Bethel, is one of 10 librarians across the nat...

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: Nick Begich the Third was sworn in on Friday as Alaska’s representative in the U.S. House. The Storis is back in the Coast Guard fleet...this one is an icebreaker. And arctic sea ice is forming later each year, and is thinner. The thin sea ice can have wide-reaching repercussions. Photo: The Coast Guard cutter Storis. (US Coast Guard.)

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: The bald eagle recently became the United States’ official national bird. It’s already a celebrated creature in Haines. Juneau is working on a long-term plan to address glacial outburst flooding. And a Christmas day shooting in Juneau shows the need for mental health services. Photo: A bald eagle in Haines grasps a salmon. Photo by Reba Hylton.

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: Child care shortages could be addressed by a combination of actions, according to a new task force. Mushing season has started on the Kuskokwim. And Governor Dunleavy has made his appointments to the Boards of Fisheries and Game. Children's coats hang in a hallway at Hillcrest Childcare Center in Anchorage o n April 18. The second and final report o...

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: Petersburg’s harbormaster told legislators that Alaska’s harbors need more funding. The Arctic tundra shifted this past year from capturing carbon to releasing it, which means it’s now contributing to rising global temperatures. And one of three independent birth centers in Anchorage will no longer deliver babies. Photo: The Arctic Report Card shows...

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: Mary Peltola speaks with Alaska Public Media Washington Correspondent Liz Ruskin about her tenure, and future. A company wants to mine a substance called antimony near Fairbanks after a ban on exports of the substance by China. And the world's best helicopter skiing is in Haines, Alaska. Photo: A chunk of stibnite, which contains more than 70% antim...

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: Birdwatchers in Fairbanks braved temperatures deep into the negatives for the Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count. 50 coastal communities will get a chance for part of $39 million in funding for heat pumps. And... WiFI on the Ferry! Photo: An air-to-air heat pump. (Erin McKinstry/KCAW)

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: Making it easier for people to live in multigenerational homes. A successful program to help kids read has struggled to find funding. And the state's battle to own the land under Mendenhall Lake has been dealt a blow by a federal judge. Photo: Mendenhall Glacier, River, and Lake. US Weather Service.

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: The U.S. Department of Education is releasing nearly $17.5 million in COVID-19 relief funds for the state of Alaska. President-elect Donald Trump says he plans to re-rename Mount Denali to McKinley. And how to stay healthy over the holidays. Photo: Mt. Denali. Tim Rains/U.S. National Park Service

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: Governor Mike Dunleavy said Friday he intends to establish a state Department of Agriculture. A bill that would increase thousands of Alaskans’ Social Security benefits is headed for President Biden’s desk. The Kuskokwim River ice continues to be variable as the winter season progresses. Photo: A large open hole is seen in the Kuskokwim River in fro...

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: Alaskans giving birth are experiencing obstetric hemorrhage at increasing rates. NORAD detected and tracked four Russian military aircraft Tuesday as they passed through international airspace off Alaska’s coasts. And the status of refugees from abroad working in Alaska is uncertain. Photo: The North American Aerospace Defense Command made a Monday,...

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: International shipping and logistics giant Maersk is ceasing operations in Alaska by February. A federal court has ruled on a case that questioned the rights of Alaska Native tribes. And a group of homeowners in Birchwood are suing the Eklutna tribe and the head of a federal agency over a small-scale casino planned near Anchorage. Photo: Cargo dock...

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: The loss of an estimated 4 million common murres during the marine heatwave called the “Blob” was the biggest bird die-off in recorded history. A motorist is being treated for severe hypothermia after their vehicle was found in the Kenai River. And as urban upgrades replace mobile home parks residents struggle to find new housing. Photo: A vehicle w...

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: Hospitals across the country are reeling from the collapse of a staffing agency for emergency medicine doctors. The thousand Ukrainians who have come to Alaska worry that President-elect Trump will deport them. And...Christmas trees!

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: Visitors to the Alaska State Capitol won’t need to pass through an airport-style security checkpoint. An Anchorage nurse is training healthcare providers on how to collect forensic evidence of crimes. Plus early Americans were dining largely on mammoth. Photo: Early Americans hunted megafauna like mammoths, a study shows.