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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Whether to hold a  Constitutional Convention will be on the ballot in the next election.  Unalaska is looking forward to being served by a second air carrier. And  Western Alaska is preparing for a big storm.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Flood damage on the  Richardson Highway will cost hundreds of millions of dollars to repair. A  hunter has vanished in a remote area off the Dalton Highway. And  Unalaska airfares are skyrocketing.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines; Kinross Alaska wants to  truck ore between mines on pubic roads. The Kenaitze Tribe is working  with contractors to preserve artifacts. And Kenai has a new Japanese  Garden.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Mary Peltola will be  sworn in as a member of the U. S. House of Representatives today. Don  Young’s Chief of Staff will serve in the same role for Representative  Peltola. And officials say Kenai Borough Mayor and gubernatorial  candidate Charlie Pierce was asked to consider resigning after the  Borough paid settlements to...

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Anchorage School  District is facing a 68 million dollar budget deficit next year.  Legendary musher Lance Mackey has died. And Anchorage Mayor Bronson has  produced a plan for the homeless in winter.

n today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A bipartisan watchdog is  suspicious Governor Dunleavy’s reelection campaign is breaking election  laws. A Kenai Tribe is opening a new campus dedicated to cultural  education. And two Homer swimmers cross Katchemak Bay.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Two vessels have now  sunk in the same spot in the Kuskokwim River. An Anchorage man has been  indicted for the murder of his father, a former state legislator. And a  Petersburg workshop shows dog owners how to release their pets from  snares and traps.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Soldotna City Council  continues to hear public comment about a drag show held in a park.  Senator Murkowski is calling for the federal government to clean up  contaminated lands conveyed to Alaska Natives. And  Kenai Peninsula  Mayor Charlie Pierce is quitting to focus on gubernatorial run.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Two harbor seal pups  graduate “fish school” at Seward’s  SeaLife Center. Tara Sweeney has  dropped out of the race for US House. And researchers are studying deep  sea life in the Bering Sea.

On today’s Midday Report with host  Terry Haines: Investors are trying  to sell the Donlin Mine project to local residents. A Bristol Bay school  principal makes a hair raising bet with a student.  And the Kenai  School District is struggling to transition away from universal free  lunches for students.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Mud Run is back in  Dillingham. Alaska’s Farm Family of the Year is from Soldotna. And a new  Fast Response Cutter has arrived in Ketchikan.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: American jets fly in  response to Russian surveillance aircraft. Two apparently unrelated  stabbings occurred in Ketchikan over the weekend. And today is election  day.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: COVID positive cruise  ship passengers were sent home on the state ferry, and Alaska Airlines. A  settlement has been reached regarding a crash involving two small  commercial planes in 2016. And local Juneau leaders weigh whether to  take sides on ballot questions.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Some Ketchikan parents  have sued the school district over using tribal values at a school. The  Anchorage economic future looks rosy, if enough workers can be found.  And Alaska Universities will begin a program for a Marine Policy degree.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: 800 miles of fiber  optic cable will bring high speed internet from Kodiak to Unalaska.  Ukrainian refugees are living and working on the former  state ferry  Malespina in Ketchikan. And Governor Dunleavy has signed a bill that  changes the definitions of sexual assault and domestic abuse.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: New daily returns to the Kenai and Kasilof Rivers spark fears of overescapement. Hatchery chum salmon are coming back in droves to Southeast Alaska. And Unalaska sockeye salmon are coming in late.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The potential for major rockslides hangs over Skagway’s main cruise ship dock. Home school  parents can use state money for tutors and classes. And Alaska grocery  stores are still faced with periodically empty shelves.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Training on treatment of overdose victims is coming to Kodiak. Chum and Chinook salmon are scarce again in the Yukon River drainage. And UAF Fairbanks is taking their drone program to Alaska students. 

Flash floods have washed out a portion of the Richardson Highway. Beluga whales are swimming in a lake 20 miles upstream of Dillingham. And a Petersburg teen gets his wish to meet an NBA champion.

The Kodiak Island Borough acts to make voting more accessible for village residents. Cooler, wetter weather is dampening fire activity in Alaska. And a study shows long term harms to watersheds from past mining activity.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:  Weather in the Interior should be cooler, and wetter. Rain and snow melt are collapsing a well known ice cave and damaging bridges along the Richardson Highway. And hydrogen fuel cells in big ships could be good business for Dutch Harbor.

Kodiak Man Sentenced for Selling Fish Caught Illegally, Kodiak COVID Numbers Rise

First August Monday Report

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: New COVID Cases  Reported in Kodiak, Sen Murkowski Retains Support of Washington  Colleagues, Kensington Mine Running Out of Room for Waste

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Uptick in Kodiak COVID  cases, New Football Coach for Kodiak High School, House Minority Caucus  Digs In