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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A logging operation  owned by the Yakutat village corporation will be dissolved after  shareholder complaints. Two thousand gallons of fuel has spilled at the  new Vitus Terminal in Bethel. And the Commander of the Coast Guard  Cutter Kimball recalls an encounter with Chinese and Russian vessels. U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Thomas D’A...

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Few answers are  available for relatives are asking questions about the 15 inmates who  have died in custody this year in Alaska. Alaskans are thinking harder  than usual about a Constitutional Convention. And bear awards in  Southeast Alaska are about more than who is fattest.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The University of  Alaska and its faculty trade complaints as their negotiations continue.   The amount of Ukrainian refugees coming to Alaska seems to have peaked.  And it’s Fat Bear Week!

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Another storm is headed  for Alaska’s Northwest coast. And a state plan for electric vehicle  charging stations has federal approval-paving the way for federal  dollars.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Today is a day of  remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools. Anchorage citizens protest the  lack of police body cams, a year and a half after voters approved them.  And the Bureau of Land Management has awarded one million dollars to  clean up old placer mining sites in the Interior.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: KEA is getting a  million dollar grant for use of the Terror Lake plant. Alutiiq language  programs aim to keep the language and culture alive. And a Kenai space education center is hosting workshops on earthly sustainability.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Bears have been roaming  the streets in Kodiak. An ancient fish weir going back 10,000 years is  discovered in Alaska. And Hooper Bay takes stock after the big storm.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Chevak begins to set  things straight after the storm. The Anchorage School District is facing  a 68 million dollar budget shortfall. And the dam for Wrangell’s  drinking water reservoir is deemed one of Alaska’s worst.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Residents of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough continue to weigh in on the school board’s bathroom policy for transgender students. And Juneau voters will decide whether real estate sale prices should be available to the tax assessor.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Drinking water  continues to be an issue in storm damaged western Alaska communities.  Mary Peltola would like to see the Magnuson Stevens Act reauthorized  soon. And public health officials are urging the public to get boosted.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A looming landslide  in Prince William Sound could mean a sudden tsunami in Whittier. Whether  to hold a Constitutional Convention will be on the ballot in November.  And supporters of Ketchikan’s Public Library demonstrated against its  defunding.

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.