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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

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A thirty foot Unangax̂ open skin boat will be the first of its kind to touch water in over two centuries. The Chilkat River has been nominated by as one of ten most endangered rivers in the country. And the Alaska House approved an operating budget on Monday that includes a 2700-dollar Permanent Fund dividend. Photo by Stephanie McGeary: Kanesia McG...

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: After some record-breaking winter snowfall, Alaska is now approaching the start of summer wildfire season. Two bills being considered by the legislature would allow school districts to opt into the state’s health care plan. And the world’s largest flying salmon took its final swim upstream today on Monday.

In today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A Superior Court judge in Bethel has dismissed a lawsuit accusing state officials of mismanaging Yukon River and Kuskokwim River salmon fisheries. Anchorage’s homelessness experts expect the number of people sleeping outdoors to swell from about 300 now to as many as 800 as the city’s three winter shelters close. And the Anchorage Assembly will main...

n today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The eruption of a volcano this week on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula has prompted some Alaska flight cancellations. Denali National Park will be radio-collaring grizzly bears this spring. And an advisory board has endorsed placement of a book on relationships and sexuality within the Ketchikan Public Library’s teen section. Photo: Shiveluch, one of Ka...

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Rep. Alyse Galvin has introduced a new bill to reimpose a state income tax, part of a broader proposal to address persistent state deficits. A labor department program to help immigrants gain employment in Alaska has been restarted, as hundreds of Ukrainian refugees are resettling here. And the City of Nome is working with retailers to limit alcohol...

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Three Wasilla overdose deaths in less than 24 hours last week were likely due to counterfeit drugs containing fentanyl. In the small Prince of Wales Island town of Whale Pass a nearly 300-acre timber sale proceeds despite local opposition. And a 22 year old Russian Mission man faces over 100 years in prison after being convicted of murder, robbery,...

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska’s panhandle may look unchanging, but the area is moving rapidly in a geologic sense. The Division of Forestry is cutting firebreaks in anticipation of fire season. Photo: A heavy masticator like this was among the pieces of heavy equipment used by state Forestry and a contractor to clear vegetation from the fuel break the agency cut in an are...

On today’s Midday Report with Terry Haines: Left-of-center candidates are leading in six out of seven Anchorage Assembly races. Anchorage Police officials say the timeline to put body cameras on officers has hit another delay. And a former Houston treasurer stole more than $1 million from the Mat-Su community and a Wasilla company where he later worked, according to federal prosecutors.

On today’s Midday Report with Terry Haines: The treeline is moving north. A federal judge has ruled that ConocoPhillips can move ahead with the Willow Project. And Representative Peltola shys away from stands on gun safety measures and former President Trump’s guilt. Photo: The East Fork Toklat River, where the white spruce are marching northward. Photo by Kirk Stueve  

This week on the Midday Report with host Terry Haines: There will be no sac roe herring fishery in Togiak this year. As Southeast Alaska otter populations have grown, so have calls to loosen the strict federal rules protecting them. And after losing half their population, humpback whales in Glacier Bay are rebounding.

This week on the Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A new article examines coastal communities that are losing land to erosion. The March for Respect is tomorrow. And Senator Sullivan speaks at Comfish. Photo: Erosion carries trees over the edge of a cliff and into the sea in Dillingham, Alaska, a coastal city about 350 miles west of Anchorage. Grist / Saima Sidik

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Ryan Redington has won the 2023 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. The only Cook Inlet beluga whale in captivity is celebrating five years at his aquarium home. And Southeast weather nerds try to predict the future.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Two Aleutian volcanoes  are showing signs of unrest, signaling the potential for an eruption.  The University of Alaska Fairbanks rifle team won the NCAA championship  over the weekend. Plus Iditarod leaders are tightly bunched. Tanaga, in  November 2012. Photograph courtesy of Roger Clifford

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Kotzebue and the Northwest Arctic Borough have declared a disaster after a series of massive snow storms. The  Kenai Peninsula Borough School District  is considering cuts to pools  and theaters in the face of a large deficit. And a new brewery is  opening in Sterling. Photo: A Kotzebue home’s front is covered in snow on Tuesday,...