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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Governor Mike Dunleavy hosted a three-day conference focused on Alaska’s energy future. Further details were have been released about the 2017 killing of Eric Garcia, a prominent Ketchikan surgeon.  And Unalaska’s local tribe is working to stop the spread of a concerning strain of avian flu. 

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A former advisor to Governor Mike Dunleavy who resigned Tuesday amid an Alaska Public Media investigation says he won’t apologize in a new video posted to social media. And a new drug use and HIV harm reduction center opened its doors last month in the Mat-Su Borough. Photo: Jeremy Cubas and a podcast partner in a promo shot.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Governor Dunleavy’s new pro-family policy adviser resigned on Tuesday after discovery of his extreme views. One person is dead, and another four are missing and presumed lost after their charter fishing vessel sank in rough seas near Sitka on Sunday.  And delicious Native dishes will be available at the state fair. Photo: Jeremy Cubas was Dunleavy’s...

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Juneau’s planning commission is not supporting the city’s new hazard maps. Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza is back in Alaska. And the rate of deaths due to drinking alcohol nearly doubled over a two year period in Alaska.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a decision limiting the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority over wetlands. The ice has swept downstream, but there is still risk of flooding on the Yukon River. And Grubby the Opossum has been apprehended. Photo: Grubby the opossum seen Wednesday during its capture in Homer. (Homer Police Department)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Petersburg celebrated its Norwegian heritage with dancing and herring. A Crooked Creek man has been sentenced in a domestic violence homicide. And Juneau has cut its emissions by 30%, but is looking at at more ambitious goals.  

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The new Alaska ferry, Hubbard, carried its first passengers on Tuesday. Is an 800-mile natural gas pipeline running from the North Slope to the Kenai Peninsula back on the table? And a Soldotna teacher and union president was arrested last weekend for sexual abuse of a minor.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: More flooding in Yukon River communities as massive amounts of water and ice move downstream. A  man died Sunday night, after he got trapped in mud near Hope during a rising tide. And the state is hopeful about a new revenue source: carbon offsets.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A bill passed by the Alaska legislature bans most uses of firefighting foams containing PFAS chemicals. A massive ice jam on the Yukon River caused flooding in the small village of Kokrines over the weekend. And the First Lady of the United States took the stage in Bethel, flanked by several influential Native women. Photo: First lady of Alaska Rose...

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Alaska Legislature adjourned late Wednesday evening without passing a budget to fund the government. An estimated 150-mile-long run of broken ice running downriver jammed upstream of Ruby yesterday, but did not threaten any communities. And First Lady Jill Biden and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland visited Bethel yesterday. Photo: House Majority L...

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Senate failed to pass a budget yesterday, leaving a narrow window of time for a last-minute deal. Communities across Interior and Southwest Alaska are dealing with the effects of severe flooding. And the Wrangell School District wants to buy an old bus so they can throw it away. Photo: Wrangell may have to buy a bus like this one, offered on Eba...

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Ice jam flooding continues to threaten communities downstream on the Yukon River. Encampments in public spaces around Anchorage have been growing since the city’s biggest shelter scaled down and the weather warmed up. And The Alaska Senate passed a bill on Monday that would allow the state to develop land for carbon credits.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Volunteers are going around Haines beaches to pick up trash and collect data. Across Alaska, parents are struggling to find childcare, especially in rural areas. And a bill to supplement education funding is on the Alaska Senate floor today. Photo: The Alaska Senate.

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KCAW's Robert Woolsey reports on the state's seeking a salmon stay, Francisco Martinezcuello's soundscape of kids and briny pike, courtesy of KYUK, and the House Fisheries Committee looks at salmon rehabilitation permits.  (Photo by Rachel Waldholz/KCAW)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Reactions to the recent defections from the Alaska Federation of Natives. Alaska’s fire season is in full swing. And Reprsentative Peltola shares concerns that the Supreme Court will change the Indian Child Welfare Act. A 25-acre wildfire burning in the McHugh Creek drainage south of Anchorage off the Seward Highway in 2016. (Alaska Division of Fore...

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska is withdrawing from the Alaska Federation of Natives, on the heels of the Tanana Chiefs Conference. And the Girdwood Fire Department has rescued a fisherman who was stuck in the mud. Photo: Alaska Federation of Natives Conference 2023

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Snowmelt accelerated erosion of a Tanana River bank at Salcha over the weekend. Homelessness expert Nancy Burke shares her view of Anchorage’s homelessness response. And the Sitka School Board has gone on record in opposition to a bill before the Alaska Legislature that many expect would limit the rights of gender non-conforming students.

On today’s Midday Report with host Kirsten Dobroth: The Alaska Department of Health has agreed to cut the waiting list for the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by half in six months. A bill to make Juneteenth a state holiday advanced to the House on Wednesday. And the Army Corps of Engineers is preparing to clean up a former military outpost in Unalaska Bay. Photo: Unalaska bunker...

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Alaska Legislature appears to be marching toward another special session. The experts are estimating that breakup on the Kuskokwim River could begin next week. And the 31st Annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival kicked off Wednesday. Photo: Katie Basile / KYUK

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The board that governs school sports in Alaska has decided against  preventing transgender athletes from participating in girls sports, for now. A federal judge in Washington state has affirmed a controversial ruling that could shut down trolling for king salmon in Southeast Alaska. And scientists are looking into the past of Mount Saint Augustine t...

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The National Tribal Health Conference got underway this morning in Anchorage. The city of Bethel says the state isn’t helping rural communities access funds meant to help build modern water and sewer systems. And a trial is set to start today in Ketchikan to determine if the posting of a traditional Southeast Native value in public schools violates...

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will reconsider the Pebble Partnership’s permit proposal to build a mine at the headwaters of Bristol Bay. The Northwest Arctic and North Slope boroughs have agreed to support the Ambler Road Project. And the Alaska Senate is set to propose a one-time boost to the amount of money allocated to each student in public s...

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: For the first time in recent history, Alaska legislators in both parties and the governor are talking about implementing a broad-based tax. School districts are waiting anxiously to see if the Alaska Legislature will increase school funding after years of stagnant state support. And the Sitka School District has crossed its fingers and drained its b...

On today’s Midday Report with host Mike Wall: On the same day the first cruise ship of 2023 docked in Juneau city officials signed an agreement with the cruise industry to start limiting visitor volume. And Anchorage police officials say they’re moving forward with getting body cameras on officers, even though they’re locked in a dispute with the police union. Photo: The Norwegian Bliss, a 4,000-p...

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Last year’s sockeye salmon surplus is pushing down the wholesale price this year. The Kenai Peninsula Borough will pay more than $200,000 to settle a harassment against former borough mayor Charlie Pierce. And a portion of the Coast Guard Band is scheduled to visit Kodiak on Wednesday. Photo: The United States Coast Guard Saxophone Quartet