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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Governor Sued Over PCE  by AFN, Munis, and Providers, Seattle Glad to Send First Cruise Ship  North, Lightning on the Chukchi

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Milk Run 5K to Promote  Infant Nutrition, New Music from Inuit Artist, Canada to Open Borders

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska Native  Communities to Get Federal Tribal Energy Grants, State DNR Issues  Permits to Donlin Mine Project, Munson Creek Fire Cools Down for Now

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Passenger Seizes  Controls Aboard Ryan Air Flight, Delta Variant Cases Shoot Up in Alaska,  New Commander at Coast Guard Station Juneau

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Weather Aids  Firefighters Near Chena Hot Springs, Brightbox Farms Sees Bright Future  in Hydroponics, Power Cost Equalization Program Unfunded

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Troopers Announce  Evacuation in Munson Creek Fire, Erosion Challenges Bristol Bay Truck  Fishermen, Kotzebue Celebrates the 4th

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Firefighters Near Chena  Springs Resort Fall Back, Governor Asks for New Choices for Supreme  Court Justice Pick, Bear Swats Tourist in Katmai

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska Minority Caucus  Sees Moment in August Session, Medicaid Must Accept Transgender  Treatment, Southeast Swelters

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska House Avoids  State Shutdown, Electric Charging Stations for Railbelt, Airports Hubs  for Vaccine Distribution

On today’s Midday Report with host Dylan Simard: Supreme Court Rules Alaska Native Corporations Can Receive Tribal COVID Funds

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Ferries to Sail After  Shutdown, Alutiiq Museum Gets Repatriation Grant, Special Session Update

On Today’s Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: Live Music to Return to  Kodiak, Governor and Legislature Continue Feud, Watching the Rivers for  Belugas

On Today’s Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: Invasive Flowers Smother Native Species, State Eyes First Ever Shutdown, Alaska Gets New  Forester

On Today’s Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: City and Food Truck Operators Begin Dialog About Sites, Governor Sends Out Pink Slips, Ravn  Alaska to Buy Electric Planes

Did you miss today's local news? Catch up here! On today’s Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: Senate Passes Budget by One Vote, Crawdads Invade Kodiak, Ostrander Enters Treatment

Midday Report for June 16, 2021

In this newscast: ComFish Alaska 2020 is rescheduled to Sept. 17-19 due to coronavirus concerns. Kodiak City Council meets tonight at 7:30. Will consider online sales tax and edible marijuana sales in city. The Kodiak Island Borough School District released students early on Wednesday, and again Thursday so staff and teachers can train in how to teach remotely, should the schools need to close bec...

In this newscast: The medical union representing Kodiak nurses, physical therapists and other health care workers issues 10-day notice to strike Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center, hoping to preserve earned sick leave and vacation benefits. School District Superintendent Larry LeDoux outlines what parents and the community can expect if the coronavirus spreads to Kodiak. Kodiak Island Borough...

In this newscast: The committee tasked with exploring reconfiguration of Kodiak elementary schools opted against the stratification plan, which would have grouped specific grade levels at each of the elementary schools. The summer ferry schedule released last week shows fewer "chain runs" to Dutch Harbor, slightly more trips to Ouzinkie and Port Lions, no trips to Old Harbor and a new, dynamic pri...

In this newscast: Kodiak Island Borough Assembly gets a brief education on the coronavirus, COVID-19 and measures to protect local residents. State public health officials moved Friday to calm Alaskans' anxiety about coronavirus testing, saying the state has the resources it needs. Organizers are cancelling the Arctic Winter Games in Whitehorse due to coronavirus fears. After 10 years of certifica...

In this newscast: The city of Kodiak puts together an incident management team to prepare the community for a potential spread of the coronavirus The Borough Assembly authorizes two design contracts, hears a report from Bayside Fire Department and awards one borough staffer Employee of the Year and Employee of the Quarter awards. Saturday is tax free day in Kodiak -- participating businesses will...

In this newscast: Kodiak Island Borough Assembly will hold a public hearing on disposing two land parcels and consider contracts for building renovation and culvert replacements. Despite scheduling and ferry uncertainty, the Chamber of Commerce secured Golden Wheel Amusement rides again for this year's Crab Fest. State officials are leading preparations for the anticipated arrival of the coronavir...

In this newscast: Kodiak College Interim Director Betty Walters says the school will continue to serve the community despite budget woes in the University of Alaska system. The Alaska House passed the state budget on Tuesday along caucus lines. After touring ferry headquarters in Ketchikan, Kodiak Rep. Louise Stutes says the Alaska Marine Highway System is in poor shape. A Kaktovik man was sentenc...

In this newscast: Astra's DARPA challenge launch scrapped, ending the company's efforts to complete the challenge and secure the multimillion dollar prize. Alaska Supreme Court Chief Justice Joel Bolger has recused himself from the ongoing case to determine the legality of the campaign to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy. The first day of the 2020 Norton Sound commercial crab fishery was a dud, with only...

In this newscast: The Alutiiq Museum is preparing to help people digitize their photos of Alutiiq life and people. If you have old family photos, or even more recent ones, the museum would like to see them. They will digitize photos to preserve them and make them easier to share. And, with your permission, they will include some in the Museum's photo archive. The Sitka Sac Roe Herring Fishery is n...