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On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The University of Alaska System will no longer use or refer to “diversity,” “equity,” “inclusion,” or other similar words. The wide-open sky and super-flat tundra expanses of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta are great for snowkite skiing. And Alaska legislators are facing even larger deficits than they previously thought. Photo: Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Si...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Congressman Nick Begich III told the Alaska Legislature yesterday the state has become too dependent on federal spending. Sen. Lisa Murkowski voted against confirming Kash Patel as President Trump’s FBI director. Plus: are chicken coops the new gold mines? Photo: A fried egg. (Matthew Murdoch)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Sen. Lisa Murkowski introduced a bill yesterday that would keep the name Denali on North America’s highest peak. Lawmakers are looking closely at Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s plan to create a state Department of Agriculture. And funding to expand electric car charging capacity has been stalled, if not cancelled. Photo: Sen. Lisa Murkowski on the Senate...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A Fairbanks legislator wants the state to have an official dinosaur, and he has one in mind. A new report in Haines chronicles which parts of the mountainous borough might be prone to future landslides, but they may not want to officially adopt it. And four cats and two dogs were euthanized by the Sitka Police Department following a break-down o...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The U.S. Forest Service is warning Juneau residents to stay away from the face of the Mendenhall Glacier, where a large piece of ice may fall off at any moment. Lawmakers are turning to reforming the retirement system for state and local government employees. And Sen. Lisa Murkowski says Elon Musk and the President are overreaching their constit...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Bristol Bay Representative Bryce Edgmon was elected Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives last month, back in the role after a four-year break. President Trump has announced a partnership with Japan on the Alaska LNG project. And a fisher poet teams up with a percussive musician. Photo: Speaker of the House Edgmon talking to constituent...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Investigators are still determining what caused the Bering Air plane crash near Nome on Thursday that killed all 10 people on board. A lawsuit that clouded the future of homeschooling in Alaska for months last spring took on new life Thursday. And Bethel’s Pete Kaiser has won his 9th Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A look back at the effects of Limited Entry. A passenger aircraft is missing near Nome. And tough budget decisions are in store for Alaska legislators. Photo: Snow falls on the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau on Jan. 30, 2025. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: It looks like the Yukon Quest may be won as early as this afternoon. FBI agents in Anchorage helped in a nationwide immigration crackdown under President Trump last weekend. And more than 100 Juneauites took to the sidewalk to join a nationwide protest against President Donald Trump’s administration and its recent executive orders.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Lawmakers are working to hammer out a compromise on an education bill that could avoid the governor’s veto. The Trump tariffs could dramatically impact the state if they go forward. And the City and Borough of Juneau will move forward with a controversial plan to mitigate glacial outburst floods in the Mendenhall Valley. Photo: Juneau's floo...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Lawmakers are pushing Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration to release drafts of a statewide salary study. Alaska nonprofits face immense uncertainty due to the Trump administration’s pause on federal grants and loans. And trail for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has been describes as "favorable' for mushers.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The U.S. Senate has so far confirmed eight of President Trump's cabinet picks, including Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. The upper Kuskokwim River communities of McGrath and Kalskag were shaken by a rare magnitude 5.2 earthquake. And Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy unveiled his plan to fund education. Photo: Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to report...

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: Alaska students posted some of the lowest scores in the country in national reading and math test results. State regulators have fined proponents of the 2024 ranked choice repeal ballot measure nearly $157,000 for what officials called “egregious and widespread” violations of campaign finance laws. And the Kenaitze Indian Tribe recently held a t...

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: Renewable energy projects across the country are in limbo after the Trump administration placed a 90-day hold on funding. The Sitka Assembly will invite a Kodiak-based company to bid on the operation of a new, publicly-funded marine haulout. And seven school districts in rural Alaska are trying something new to help revamp education. Photo: A so...

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: Chaos reigns as the on-again, off-again federal spending freeze poses more questions than answers. The Governor gives himself high marks in the State of the State speech. And an expensive fighter jet crashes at Eielson Air Force Base. Photo: President Trump is seen here after signing a range of executive orders on Jan. 23. (Anna Moneymaker.)

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: The City of Delta Junction’s only ambulance service, Delta Medical Transport, announced it would dissolve earlier this month. The Alaska House of Representatives has offered a rebuke to President Donald Trump’s move to rename Denali as Mount McKinley. And residents of the Kenai Borough could lose their emergency flood insurance. Photo: Mount Den...

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: he Alaska Legislature is getting to work on a bill that would boost state funding for public schools by more than $460 million. At least three districts across the state are considering closing at least one school. And the icebreaker Aiviq is the Coast Guard’s newest vessel, despite a history of design problems and failure. Photo: The Aiviq (blu...

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: Anchorage saw nearly three dozen homicides last year, coming close to its modern record. Over $130 million in grants for clean energy projects in rural Alaska are now frozen after President Trump signed an executive order. And the Eklutna Tribe has a mini casino up and running.

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: The Alaska Board of Education and Early Development released a draft statewide cell phone policy for students. Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Wednesday praised a series of executive orders President Donald Trump issued shortly after taking office. And powerful winter storm systems are set to impact most of western, northern and interior Alaska from Thurs...

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: State lawmakers convened in Juneau yesterday to kick off the first session of the 34th Alaska Legislature. President Trump is in favor of a gas pipeline in Alaska, but state lawmakers remain skeptical. And a mini-protest in Soldotna. The proposed route for an Alaska natural gas pipeline.

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...