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Midday Report August 02, 2023
August 02, 2023 20:53 - 31 minutes - 7.27 MBOn today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Warm and dry conditions increased wildfire activity around the Interior yesterday. Satellite data provided by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute is helping state and federal agencies fight wildfires. And the Senate has passed its version of the defense bill, with money for Alaska projects.
Midday Report August 01, 2023
August 01, 2023 20:56 - 30 minutes - 7.03 MBOn 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.
Midday Report July 31, 2023
July 31, 2023 21:05 - 30 minutes - 8.83 MBOn 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.
Midday Report July 28, 2023
July 28, 2023 21:10 - 32 minutes - 7.32 MBOn 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..
Midday Report July 27, 2023
July 27, 2023 20:47 - 30 minutes - 7.03 MBOn 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.
Midday Report July 26, 2023
July 26, 2023 20:51 - 31 minutes - 7.24 MBIn 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.
Midday Report July 25, 2023
July 25, 2023 20:52 - 30 minutes - 7.08 MBIn 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.
Midday Report July 24, 2023
July 24, 2023 20:53 - 30 minutes - 7.04 MBIn 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.
Midday Report July 21, 2023
July 21, 2023 20:47 - 30 minutes - 7.05 MBIn 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 University of Alaska Fairbanks professor.
Midday Report July 20, 2023
July 20, 2023 21:01 - 30 minutes - 7 MBIn 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 gender-affirming care.
Midday Report July 19, 2023
July 19, 2023 21:43 - 31 minutes - 7.3 MBIn 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.
Midday Report July 18, 2023
July 18, 2023 21:08 - 30 minutes - 7 MBIn 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.
Midday Report July 17, 2023
July 17, 2023 21:13 - 29 minutes - 8.55 MBOn 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.
Midday Report July 14, 2023
July 14, 2023 21:20 - 31 minutes - 7.1 MBOn 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.
Midday Report July 13, 2023
July 13, 2023 20:55 - 30 minutes - 6.97 MBOn 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.
Midday Report July 12, 2023
July 12, 2023 21:03 - 31 minutes - 7.1 MBOn 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.
Midday Report July 11, 2023
July 11, 2023 20:50 - 30 minutes - 7.07 MBOn 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.
Midday Report July 10, 2023
July 10, 2023 21:12 - 27 minutes - 6.35 MBOn 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.
Midday Report July 6, 2023
July 06, 2023 20:57 - 30 minutes - 6.99 MBOn 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.
Midday Report July 5, 2023
July 05, 2023 21:25 - 31 minutes - 7.28 MBOn 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.
Midday Report July 5, 2023
July 05, 2023 21:25 - 31 minutes - 7.28 MBOn 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.
Midday Report June 30, 2023
June 30, 2023 21:15 - 30 minutes - 7.06 MBOn 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.
Midday Report June 29, 2023
June 29, 2023 20:56 - 30 minutes - 7 MBOn 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.
Midday Report June 28, 2023
June 28, 2023 21:37 - 32 minutes - 7.33 MBOn 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.
Midday Report June 27, 2023
June 27, 2023 21:24 - 30 minutes - 7.05 MBn 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.
Midday Report June 23, 2023
June 23, 2023 20:57 - 30 minutes - 7.05 MBOn 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 Northern Pacific 757 on the tarmac.
Midday Report June 22, 2023
June 22, 2023 21:32 - 30 minutes - 7.07 MBOn today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Ukrainian refugees find a home in Juneau, with the help of some locals. Fish and Game shot over 100 predators to benefit the Mulchatna Caribou herd, but predators might not be the problem. And A man accused of sexually assaulting two Soldotna women after breaking into their homes was caught in Western Alaska.
Midday Report June 21, 2023
June 21, 2023 21:22 - 31 minutes - 7.25 MBOn today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Educators react to Governor Dunleavy’s funding vetos. Ketchikan summer campers are spending time each week learning about Filipino culture. And the decades-long saga over the King Cove road continues.
Midday Report June 20, 2023
June 20, 2023 21:28 - 30 minutes - 7.04 MBOn today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Scientists are collecting data in Unalaska to assess the level of contamination left over from WW II. Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed more than $200 million from the state budget yesterday, including big cuts to school funding. And Petersburg has been weathering a surge of COVID cases.
Midday Report June 19, 2023
June 19, 2023 20:50 - 29 minutes - 6.8 MBOn today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Two bills to advance renewable energy in Alaska may have a good chance of becoming law in 2024. A homelessness advocate with a checkered past was shot to death in Anchorage on Thursday. And as winters become milder, more ticks are able to survive further and further north. Tick stages. Photo courtesy of the Alaska Division of Environmental Health, State Veterinarian.
Midday Report June 16, 2023
June 16, 2023 21:21 - 34 minutes - 9.76 MBOn today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Sitka’s Mt. Edgecumbe volcano is coming under closer scrutiny this summer, after an earthquake “swarm.” Much of Alaska has been cloudy and grey this summer. And many municipalities and schools in Alaska are facing record high property insurance rates for the year ahead.
Midday Report June 15, 2023
June 15, 2023 21:46 - 33 minutes - 7.57 MBOn today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic found their rainbow Pride flags vandalized this week. Alaska is off to an especially slow wildfire season. And the Race to Alaska has a winner.
Midday Report June 14, 2023
June 14, 2023 20:54 - 31 minutes - 7.16 MBOn today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Bethel's courthouse is among many GCI customers struggling with little to no service. A severed undersea cable has caused internet and phone outages for Northern and Northwest Alaska. And some Alaska companies have opted for corporate sponsored child care.
Midday Report June 13, 2023
June 14, 2023 14:11 - 30 minutes - 7.06 MBOn today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Port of Seattle has shut down its cargo operations due to labor conflicts and it could affect the Alaska. A wildfire near Healy has drawn a big response. And a Fairbanks woman ran 68 miles to celebrate her 68th birthday. Photo: Container ships at the Port of Seattle.
Midday Report June 9, 2023
June 09, 2023 21:21 - 31 minutes - 7.13 MBOn today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The National Marine Fisheries Service hasn’t ruled out the possibility of opening the summer troll season for king salmon in Southeast Alaska. A 60 foot Polynesian voyaging canoe docked in Haines yesterday afternoon. And there is a new speed record for climbing Denali.
Midday Report June 6, 2023
June 06, 2023 21:08 - 30 minutes - 7.07 MBOn today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Another Alaska based wildfire crew is headed to Canada. Progress is being made in Fairbanks on what will be Alaska’s first off road vehicle park. And nearly 70 passengers were evacuated from a small cruise ship in Glacier Bay National Park when it caught fire Monday morning. Photo: The Wilderness Discoverer sailing in November 2022 (Photo Courtesy of UnCruise Adventures)
Midday Report June 5, 2023
June 05, 2023 21:36 - 30 minutes - 6.99 MBOn today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Although smoking rates have gone down in the state, many teenagers are vaping instead. Grubby Junior has been captured in Homer, and he probably has siblings. And Senator Sullivan voted against the debt ceiling bill, calling for more military spending.
Midday Report June 2, 2023
June 02, 2023 21:21 - 30 minutes - 7.02 MBOn today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Governor Mike Dunleavy hosted a three-day conference focused on Alaska’s energy future. Further details were have been released about the 2017 killing of Eric Garcia, a prominent Ketchikan surgeon. And Unalaska’s local tribe is working to stop the spread of a concerning strain of avian flu.
Midday Report June 1, 2023
June 01, 2023 21:22 - 7 minutes - 6.86 MBOn today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A former advisor to Governor Mike Dunleavy who resigned Tuesday amid an Alaska Public Media investigation says he won’t apologize in a new video posted to social media. And a new drug use and HIV harm reduction center opened its doors last month in the Mat-Su Borough. Photo: Jeremy Cubas and a podcast partner in a promo shot.
Midday Report May 31, 2023
May 31, 2023 21:15 - 31 minutes - 7.23 MBOn today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Governor Dunleavy’s new pro-family policy adviser resigned on Tuesday after discovery of his extreme views. One person is dead, and another four are missing and presumed lost after their charter fishing vessel sank in rough seas near Sitka on Sunday. And delicious Native dishes will be available at the state fair. Photo: Jeremy Cubas was Dunleavy’s pro-family policy adviser. Dunleavy named Cubas to the position in spite of years’ worth of of...
Midday Report May 30, 2023
May 30, 2023 21:03 - 30 minutes - 8.76 MBOn today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Juneau’s planning commission is not supporting the city’s new hazard maps. Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza is back in Alaska. And the rate of deaths due to drinking alcohol nearly doubled over a two year period in Alaska.
Midday Report May 26, 2023
May 26, 2023 21:02 - 30 minutes - 7.03 MBOn today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a decision limiting the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority over wetlands. The ice has swept downstream, but there is still risk of flooding on the Yukon River. And Grubby the Opossum has been apprehended. Photo: Grubby the opossum seen Wednesday during its capture in Homer. (Homer Police Department)
Midday Report May 24, 2023
May 24, 2023 20:51 - 31 minutes - 9.09 MBOn today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The new Alaska ferry, Hubbard, carried its first passengers on Tuesday. Is an 800-mile natural gas pipeline running from the North Slope to the Kenai Peninsula back on the table? And a Soldotna teacher and union president was arrested last weekend for sexual abuse of a minor.
Midday Report May 23, 2023
May 23, 2023 22:21 - 32 minutes - 7.5 MBOn today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: More flooding in Yukon River communities as massive amounts of water and ice move downstream. A man died Sunday night, after he got trapped in mud near Hope during a rising tide. And the state is hopeful about a new revenue source: carbon offsets.
Midday Report May 22, 2023
May 22, 2023 20:57 - 30 minutes - 8.71 MBOn today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A bill passed by the Alaska legislature bans most uses of firefighting foams containing PFAS chemicals. A massive ice jam on the Yukon River caused flooding in the small village of Kokrines over the weekend. And the First Lady of the United States took the stage in Bethel, flanked by several influential Native women. Photo: First lady of Alaska Rose Dunleavy, Rep. Mary Peltola, and Bethel Native Corporation president and CEO Ana Hoffman join...
Midday Report May 18, 2023
May 18, 2023 21:05 - 30 minutes - 8.83 MBOn today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Alaska Legislature adjourned late Wednesday evening without passing a budget to fund the government. An estimated 150-mile-long run of broken ice running downriver jammed upstream of Ruby yesterday, but did not threaten any communities. And First Lady Jill Biden and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland visited Bethel yesterday. Photo: House Majority Leader Rep. Dan Saddler (R-Eagle River) speaks with Minority Leader rep. Calvin Schrage (I-Ancho...
Midday Report May 17, 2023
May 17, 2023 21:19 - 31 minutes - 9.04 MBOn today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Senate failed to pass a budget yesterday, leaving a narrow window of time for a last-minute deal. Communities across Interior and Southwest Alaska are dealing with the effects of severe flooding. And the Wrangell School District wants to buy an old bus so they can throw it away. Photo: Wrangell may have to buy a bus like this one, offered on Ebay for $4000.
Midday Report May 16, 2023
May 16, 2023 21:30 - 22 minutes - 6.38 MBOn today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Ice jam flooding continues to threaten communities downstream on the Yukon River. Encampments in public spaces around Anchorage have been growing since the city’s biggest shelter scaled down and the weather warmed up. And The Alaska Senate passed a bill on Monday that would allow the state to develop land for carbon credits.
Midday Report May 11, 2023
May 11, 2023 20:56 - 30 minutes - 8.8 MBOn today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Volunteers are going around Haines beaches to pick up trash and collect data. Across Alaska, parents are struggling to find childcare, especially in rural areas. And a bill to supplement education funding is on the Alaska Senate floor today. Photo: The Alaska Senate.
Alaska Fisheries Report 11 May 2023
May 11, 2023 17:14 - 14 minutes - 12.8 MBThis week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KCAW's Robert Woolsey reports on the state's seeking a salmon stay, Francisco Martinezcuello's soundscape of kids and briny pike, courtesy of KYUK, and the House Fisheries Committee looks at salmon rehabilitation permits. (Photo by Rachel Waldholz/KCAW)