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On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: This year’s fire season roared to life last week with Red Flag warnings in effect around the state. An eagle made an unexpected visit to a Petersburg home earlier this month. And Pilgrim Hot Springs is growing! Photo: Smoke rising from the Riley Fire in Denali National Park & Preserve, June 30, 2024. Paul Ollig, NPS

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Smoke from blazes in Canada poured over the Canadian border into eastern Alaska this weekend. Researchers say for the first time, they’ve linked seal deaths in the Bering Sea to the same toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning. And the National Weather Service issued its first-ever heat advisory for Alaska last week. Photo: Smoke from wi...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska state lawmakers introduced a bill on the last day of the legislative session that would ban mining projects in the Bristol Bay watershed – including the controversial Pebble Mine. The national theme was “No Kings” for protests held nationwide Saturday and some of the Alaska protesters added a seafood exception. And why is Juneau the state...

This week we hear about a dead gray whale washed up near Surfer Beach, the Kodiak Island Borough will lower its mill rate, young fishermen went through a new training program, a Kodiak fisherman went to D.C. to testify in front of lawmakers about illegal fishing, and Chiniak has a new resort.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska’s public schools likely won’t get all the money lawmakers approved in a bipartisan vote last month. As President Donald Trump orders the U.S. military into Los Angeles hundreds of Alaskans are preparing to join pro-democracy rallies planned for Saturday. And the U.S. House has passed President Trump’s rescission request, taking back $9.4...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A group of state lawmakers is set to meet this summer and fall to continue working on ways to improve Alaska’s public schools. Alaskan advocates are descending on Washington DC. And the Air Force has announced plans to develop a microreactor on Eielson Air Force Base. Photo: F-35 Lightning II and F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets at Eielson Air...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska’s U.S. Senators are split over President Trump’s decision to send Marines to Los Angeles in response to protests there. Officials with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute and Alaska Aerospace Corporation announced a wide-ranging agreement Tuesday. And a Korean F-16 fighter plane crashed on takeoff from Eielson Air For...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: An Alaska Railroad locomotive leaked about 900 gallons of diesel fuel after it derailed in an area north of Talkeetna. Investigators are still looking into what caused a fatal helicopter crash on the North Slope last week. And the Alaska Department of Corrections has taken in 40 people detained outside of the state by U.S. Immigration and Custom...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Nome residents gathered to protest proposed cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Graphite mining in Alaska could be one step closer. And the Alaska Board of Education unanimously approved new reading standards for Alaska Native languages. Photo: Nome residents John Bioff, Bob Lewis and Hannah Anderson protesting at Anvil City Square. (Wal...

This week we hear about the Coast Guard cutter Earl Cunningham arrives in Kodiak, a Kodiak crabber illegally transported Tanners, Harbormaster Dave Johnson is arrested for assault, North Star elementary school teachers look ahead to next year as they clean out their building, the City Council denies Brechan Construction's proposal to buy land on Near Island, and two finalists for the city manager...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The largest timber companies in Southeast Alaska are suing the federal government to get access to more old-growth timber. Senator Murkowski is ambivalent about the "Big Beautiful Bill." And the state school board elicited a firestorm of public comment on a proposal to limit how municipalities can contribute to their school districts....

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Coast Guard is responding to a cargo ship that caught fire near Adak yesterday. Two people died in a helicopter crash on the North Slope near Deadhorse on Wednesday. And three officials from the Trump administration visited the beginning of the Trans-Alaska oil Pipeline on Monday. Photo: The distressed freighter Morning Midas. Smoke is still...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The State Board of Education is considering a regulation change that would further limit how much money local governments can give to school districts. The Juneau Assembly is mulling over a plan to implement a ranked choice voting system for local elections beginning next year. And the City of Hoonah’s chief of police submitted his resignation o...

A discussion about the future of childcare in Kodiak.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: An energy company plans to build an ammonia plant in Adak. The Trump administration plans to lift environmental protections on roughly half of the National Petroleum Reserve. And new app mapping wildfire risk in Bristol Bay is just in time for what officials warn could be a dangerous fire season. Photo: Adak. (Aleut Corporation)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A trio of high level Trump administration officials are touring Alaska this week, looking for ways to "unleash Alaska’s resource potential." Volunteers say they recovered the remains of three people missing since their boat capsized in Kachemak Bay last summer. And a skater explores Alaska.

This week we hear about the Alutiiq Museum reopened , Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center has a few openings , there's a new fishermen crew training course , half of Kodiak's rural school seniors were in Ouzinkie , the Kodiak Island Borough upped how much it funds education , and we look at bills Kodiak's state legislators worked on .

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski is emphasizing her support for Alaska’s Ukrainian refugees. In the Anchorage School District, a recently-introduced curriculum for young students learning to read is working, but funding is in question. And Immigration officials detained an Anchorage man originally from Peru last week, according to his wife. Photo: U....

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Scientists and hunters have been counting bowhead whales passing by Utqiagvik for the past two months. Senator Lisa Murkowski is concerned about implications for Alaskans of cuts to SNAP benefits and medicaid. State lawmakers have passed bills designed to help pull the struggling Alaska seafood industry out of its tailspin. Photo: Bowhead whale....

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Plans by the Native Village of Kotzebue to sell wind power to its local electric cooperative are on hold after the federal government slashed its grants. A Dillingham resident is trying to supply fresh greens to the region. And about 70 Southeast Alaska high school students traveled to Wrangell last month to attend Art Fest. Photo: Southeast stu...

This week we have a special edition of the show. KMXT presents: Mabuhay sa Alaska, a five part feature series exploring Alaska schools recruiting teachers from the Philippines. We look at what recruiting is like, meet teachers looking to come here, learn how some already in Kodiak are navigating their new lives, learn some history about Filipino immigration, and question if hiring teachers from th...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Conservation groups and a Tribal government have sued to overturn a permit to develop a site important to endangered whales. An unvaccinated Anchorage youth tested positive for measles May 21, according to the Anchorage Health Department. And Drue Pearce, a former president of the Alaska Senate, has taken a new job in the U.S. Interior Departmen...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Trump administration is attempting to alter long standing regulations that seek to protect endangered species habitat. Senator Gary Stevens is retiring. And The US House has passed a spending bill, barely. Photo: Gary Stevens speaks on the Senate floor. (Wikipedia)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A novel new internet system could have the potential to revolutionize internet access in rural Alaska. The Legislative session is over. And Delta Junction's Ukrainian immigrants hope for a legal means to remain in the United States. Photo: A row of white, bulbous receivers at Pacific Dataport's Nome Gateway near the Port of Nome. (Ben To...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska lawmakers have finished this year’s business at the state capitol in Juneau. Alaska lawmakers overrode Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of a high-profile education bill Tuesday morning. And the Juneau Assembly passed an ordinance on Monday mandating that the Police release body camera footage within 30 days of a shooting.