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On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska’s oldest ferry is too expensive to fix. Alaska has been leading the nation in employment growth since late 2022, mainly due to federal funding. And a proposal that would create and fund tribally run public schools inched closer to reality on Thursday. Photo: AMHS Ferry Matanuska. (Alaska Marine Highway System)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Petersburg’s police chief is suing his employer, the borough. Funding for child advocacy centers is in doubt. And low oil prices could hinder plans to ramp up production. Photo: This 2019 aerial photo provided by ConocoPhillips shows an exploratory drilling camp at the proposed site of the Willow oil project on Alaska's North Slope. (ConocoP...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Benny Benson, the designer of Alaska’s state flag, has been recognized with a posthumous, honorary doctorate. A new Alaska law requires all businesses that sell alcohol to post a warning that drinking alcohol can cause breast and colon cancers. And Alaska’s public schools might get a long-sought increase in state funding this year. Photo: A youn...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski says Congress needs to reclaim the power of tariff authority from President Donald Trump. A Homer pilot and passenger died Monday in a plane crash near Nanwalek. And the Kuskokwim River is breaking up far quicker than normal. Photo: Kuskokwim River breakup is seen at the mouth of the Holitna River, a short distance up...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Native Youth Olympic Games wrapped up in Anchorage on Saturday. The Alaska Senate has passed a bill that would substantially boost long-term funding for public schools. And the Trump administration is reversing the termination of international student records.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Trump administration is planning an Alaska summit with leaders from Japan and South Korea in early June. Scientists say the Trump administration's planned cuts would devastate climate research in Alaska. And Ketchikan band Dude Mtn headlined shows at the Alaska Folk Festival, and set records.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A recent University of Alaska graduate is suing the federal government after his foreign student status was revoked by the Trump administration. The Alaska Senate is planning to vote soon on a new education funding bill, even as Gov. Dunleavy says he opposes it. And Canada is affirming the importance of cross-border relationships – while also pu...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: At the University of Alaska Southeast they are trying to balance upholding the university’s values with maintaining federal funding. After the Governor's veto, what next for school funding? And REAL ID could be a real problem for rural residents. Photo: Alaska REAL ID. (AK DMV)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska lawmakers failed to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of a $1,000 boost to basic per-student funding for public schools. In Juneau, babies can start learning to swim as young as six months. And the Alaska Supreme Court's says that the state can confiscate a Fairbanks pilot's plane for attempting to transport a six pack to a dry v...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Protesters visited Alaska Congressman Nick Begich’s Anchorage office Monday to object to a plan he voted for that would cut Medicaid. Some federal workers in Juneau were fired again this month after the Supreme Court declined to reverse the Trump administration's efforts to shrink the federal workforce. And Alaska's Governor has ruffled...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Gov. Mike Dunleavy has proposed a smaller funding and policy package for schools than the bill he vetoed. In the same week the Port of Nome took a potential $10 million hit in state funding, leaders from across the country met to discuss the future of the western Alaska hub. And short-term tenants on land designated for Sitka’s new public boatya...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a closely watched education funding bill yesterday. Police say a kicked-out car window led to a man’s fatal shooting Wednesday night in South Anchorage. And an eruption at Mount Spurr, the closest volcano to Alaska’s population centers, is now less likely, researchers say.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Arctic research has not been spared as President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk seek to slash what they see as unnecessary government spending. The Alaska House has passed a budget. And the future of a federal program that supports rural Alaska schools remains grim.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she’s worried new U.S. tariffs will damage some of Alaska’s biggest industries, especially commercial fishing. International students in Alaska on education visas are among hundreds nationwide facing removal, as the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown continues. And tensions over a levee that’s taking shape in b...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Sen. Lisa Murkowski is urging Alaskans to speak out against changes the Trump administration is bringing to their lives and the government they’ve relied on. The Alaska Legislature passed a bill Friday that would boost per-student education funding by $1,000. And federal investigators have issued a final report on the crash of a commercial cargo...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The first cruise ship of the 2025 tourism season, the Norwegian Bliss, is set to arrive in downtown Juneau this afternoon. An Anchorage police officer’s home was searched last week by fellow officers and the FBI, as police seek a missing man last seen nearby. And well-known Alaska Native leader Willie Hensley is the subject of a new documentary....

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Microplastics appear to be ubiquitous in spotted seals harvested in Alaska’s most remote waters. The Kenai Peninsula's biggest electric utility trying to save a massive solar farm project after uncertainty over federal solar investment tax credits threw it into limbo. And Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance says her administration's goal is...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: If countries want to keep the Trump administration from imposing tariffs on their exports to the United States, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggests they invest in Alaska’s Liquified Natural Gas project. The Alaska Legislature’s quest to pass a viable state budget for this year isn’t getting any easier. And two Alaska State Troopers facing...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Alaska Permanent Fund suffered a multibillion-dollar loss during last week’s stock market crash. A jury is deliberating on whether a 24-year-old Unalaska man is guilty of two felony charges for his involvement in the deaths of two teen girls in a 2019 car crash. And Alaska Head Start programs are reeling after the regional federal office was...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Job growth is flat across most of Alaska, but the Arctic saw a big spike last year. The state of Alaska has charged 10 U.S. nationals in the small community of Whittier with voter misconduct and perjury. And Hand's Off protesters rallied around he state. Photo: The Trans-Alaska Pipeline runs alongside the Dalton Highway near the Toolik Field...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Interior Alaskans responded to a call for a national day of protest on Saturday. The dance group from the Cup’ik community of Chevak brings a special flair to the annual Cama’i Dance Festival in Bethel. And the Trump administration is dismantling a federal office that funds programs for seniors and people with disabilities across Alaska. Photo:...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska’s two U.S. senators split Wednesday on a vote against President Donald Trump’s economic tariffs against Canada. A high-priority bill that would substantially boost education funding took another step forward in the state Legislature this week. And Alaskans used to pay the highest rent in the nation, but new state data show that cost has s...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Mentions of diversity, equity and inclusion have gradually disappeared from University of Alaska webpages. A group of education leaders from tribal organizations spoke at a U.S. Senate hearing against the dissolution of the federal Department of Education. And Bethel’s unofficial loudest event of the year is the "Heart of the Drums." P...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Kobuk 440 — one of the last sled dog races of the season — begins on Thursday. Many of the weather buoys floating in the waters off Alaska are out of service. And Senator Sullivan uses confirmation hearings to make political points. Photo: NOAA weather buoys. (National Data Buoy Center)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska’s U.S. Senators have co-sponsored a resolution to keep the U.S. Postal Service as an independent agency and not privatize it. Alaskans fear an executive order signed by President Trump might disenfranchise voters in rural Alaska Native communities. And the pilot recently rescued off of a small plane in an icy, Kenai Peninsula lake may fac...