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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Ore trucks running on highways between Kinross’s Manh Choch Mine and its mill are projected to cause millions of dollars per year in pavement damage. A neighborhood near Kalifornsky Beach Road has been flooding, much to the dismay of residents.  And police have killed an aggressive bear in Anchorage, the 16th so far this year.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Firefighters worked to knock down a new wildfire southeast of Fairbanks over the weekend. Tote Maritime Alaska recently converted their two cargo ships to run on liquefied natural gas, or LNG. And Alaska’s ferry board is drafting a 20-year plan.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: An ongoing effort to sell Seward’s city-run utility to a larger utility company is getting another chance on the ballot. Alaska educators are looking ahead to a future with AI. And the benefits of whale poop..

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The state board of education heard nearly three hours of public testimony over a regulation to limit high school girls sports in Alaska to athletes assigned female at birth. Anchorage officials took two big steps forward Tuesday toward rebuilding the Port of Alaska. And a seiner capsizes in Whale Pass.

In today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Operators of a store near Denali National Park are alleged to have sold alpaca wool clothing, jewelry, and other handcrafts falsely identified as Alaska Native made. Anchorage Mayor Bronson has a plan to fly the homeless out of Anchorage. And lightning strike fires have firefighters scrambling.

In today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Smoke from wildfires burning across Canada is reaching Southcentral and Interior Alaska this week. Thousands of lightning strikes around the eastern Interior sparked new wildfires Monday. And tourists are using Juneau’s city bus after commercial tour bus trips sold out mid-way through the season.

In today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: An insect infestation responsible for defoliating thousands of acres of the Tongass National Forest is abating. More than one hundred Bristol Bay fishing crews protested this year’s sockeye price in the Naknek River entrance on Thursday. And young burn survivors from Indiana are spending over a week in Ketchikan.

In today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A community garden proposal is making its way toward Sitka's assembly for approval. Almost half of Alaska's Head Start early learning programs are in danger of losing millions of dollars in federal funding. And Alaska's predator control programs do not work, according to research by two retired state Fish and Game biologists and a Univer...

In today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The number of volunteer firefighters in Alaska has nearly halved since 2014. A federal judge has dismissed the state of Alaska’s lawsuit against the federal government over contamination on Alaska Native corporation lands. And Alaska Attorney General Taylor signed a letter  supporting states’ rights to access medical information about abortion and g...

In today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: For the first time on record there will be no fall hunt for Nelchina caribou. An emergency service area in Cooper Landing is off, and a new effort for a regional service area is underway. And Bristol Bay fishermen are outraged at the low price of 50 cents per pound announced recently.

In today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Cell phones across a huge swath of Alaska beeped out a tsunami warning Saturday night, including places that were not in danger. Three villages in the Lower Kuskokwim formed their own School District embracing traditional native knowledge. And Shishaldin has erupted, experts say more activity is expected.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The 100th anniversary of completion of the Alaska Railroad was celebrated in Nenana Saturday. The sockeye run at Redoubt Lake near Sitka is so big it could be too big. And the spendable portion of the Alaska Permanent Fund is dwindling and could be exhausted entirely within three years.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Nick Begich the third is taking another run at a seat in the U.S. House. Shishaldin volcano is on watch for an eruption on Unimak Island in the Eastern Aleutians. And Alaskans on the forefront of diversity initiatives have been assessing the impacts of the Supreme Court decision striking down Affirmative Action.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Operators of Alaska child care centers say they are having trouble finding staff to meet high demand. Anchorage continues to struggle with a policy on homeless camping. And looking at beach seaweed through a microscope.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan was in Lithuania yesterday for the NATO summit. Alaska’s labor shortage might have more to do with less people coming into the state than the number of people leaving. And people in Southeast Alaska are starting to see the smoke from Canadian fires.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly is deciding whether to back a proposed rule to ban trans girls from women's high school sports teams. A former hotel in Midtown Anchorage is weeks away from reopening as low-income housing. And Anchorage bike riders take over the streets, for a while.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: After a fire closed a fuel dock in the Whittier Harbor this week, city officials say it’s operational again. And arctic Alaska is on the lookout for invasive species.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Petersburg’s Catholic Church caught fire yesterday afternoon in a blaze that continued for nearly 10 hours. Two Anchorage Assembly members are taking aim at with a proposal to dramatically simplify the city’s residential zoning rules . And Alaska wildfire managers have seen the least-ever acreage burned so far this summer.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A fire broke out at a fuel dock in Whittier on Tuesday, injuring two people and sinking a boat. A white raven has been spotted around Kenai for the last month. And Kotzebue celebrates the Fourth of July, complete with an eating contest.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: More than 800 runners tackled rain and treacherous trail yesterday in Seward’s grueling Mount Marathon race. The annual Kachemak Bay Highland Games were played on Saturday, complete with kilts. And a new Alaska housing agency has rolled out its first round of grants.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Law-enforcement officers shot and killed a heavily armed man who on Wednesday barricaded himself in his house near Ester. A phone sat at the bottom of the Kenai River for four days last week, until it was reeled in by an unsuspecting angler. And the traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe in Southeast will use traditional navigation techniques at sea....

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Senator Sullivan says Alaska’s youth mental health crisis is severe and profound. Military weapons experts will visit Unalaska to examine a possible unexploded device. And Anchorage pushes homeless campers from one unofficial site to the next.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Billions of dollars in federal funding coming into the state are hoped to help bridge the rural digital divide. The state of Cook Inlet belugas looks a bit better. And The City of Valdez is asking the Alaska Supreme Court to make Hilcorp show it could handle an oil spill.

n today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Bethel joined in with Pride celebrations that took place across the world this weekend. A former Homer judge charged with perjury made her first court appearance. And bikes for Ukrainian refugees in Delta Junction.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Some Alaska lawmakers are still hoping for enough support to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of public school funding. A new Anchorage-based airline hopes to bring hundreds of jobs and a boost in tourism to Alaska. And Alaska schools will soon learn how much money they will receive from the federal government for school meals this year. Photo: A...