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00:31:47

Midday Report: January 29, 2026

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2026/01/29

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:ConocoPhillips says its plans to drill four new wells this winter on the North Slope will go forward despite Friday’s accident involving a massive drilling rig. Scientists have confirmed that destructive landslides are happening more frequently across Alaska. And a Christmas tree forest in Nome. Photo: Nome National Forest. (NWS)

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00:31:57

Midday Report: January 28, 2026

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2026/01/28

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Sen. Lisa Murkowski said on Tuesday that Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem should resign. The City of Kotzebue is getting sued over sewer and water infrastructure problems in 2024 that led raw sewage to flood some homes. And Anchorage voters will decide this spring whether to approve a one-time, roughly 12 million dollar tax increase to fund the local school district.Photo: Sen. Lisa Murkowski surrounded by reporters outside the U.S

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00:30:46

Midday Report: January 27, 2026

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2026/01/27

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Gov. Mike Dunleavy introduced a series of bills on Friday and Monday that he says would stabilize the state’s finances. The state will partner with the Municipality of Anchorage to better address public safety concerns in the state’s largest city. And Sen. Lisa Murkowski says the bond between America and other NATO nations is weaker now, after President Trump’s aggressive talk about acquiring Greenland and threats to impose tariffs.Denmark and

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00:14:32

Weekly Wrap January 23, 2026

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2026/01/26

On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we hear about the Coast Guard rescuing two fishermen in Pasagshak Bay, the details of the Bycatch Reduction and Research Act in Congress, our colleagues at Alaska Public Media report on Gov. Dunleavy's plans for a seasonal sales tax, the Alaska Legislature started its latest session this week, and the Kodiak Island Borough School District is holding off on a FY'2027 budget decision until next month.

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00:30:40

Midday Report: January 23, 2026

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2026/01/23

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Alaska lawmakers have failed to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of a bill to modernize Alaska’s corporate income tax system. Alaska Congressman Nick Begich has a new challenger. And the federal government is reviewing the business program that benefits Alaska Native corporations and tribes.Photo: Alaska U.S. House Rep. Nick Begich III has a new challenger, Bill Hill. (Bill Hill for Alaska campaign)

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00:34:43

Midday Report: January 22, 2026

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2026/01/22

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Gov. Mike Dunleavy says he’ll soon propose a statewide sales tax as part of his larger plan to stabilize the state’s finances. Alaska school districts are suing the state over what they say is inadequate funding for public education. And Aniak’s junior and senior high school has been suddenly closed due to structural concerns in the school’s gymnasium.Photo: Gov. Mike Dunleavy gestures while speaking to reporters during a meeting of his 15

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00:31:11

Midday Report: January 21, 2026

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2026/01/21

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:About 70 Sitkans formed a whistle choir Saturday (1-17-26) in an act of ICE resistance. The Alaska Legislature is back in session. And after more than a year of negotiations, the Anchorage School District and the local teachers’ union have reached a tentative contract agreement.Photo: Nearly 70 Sitkans formed a whistle choir at the roundabout on Saturday in an act of ICE resistance. (KCAW/McKenney)

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00:27:45

Midday Report: January 20, 2026

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2026/01/20

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:An Alaska foster youth advocacy organization is suing the state Office of Children's Services for allegedly failing to provide food and necessities for older youth in their care. The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active duty soldiers from Alaska to be ready in case of a possible deployment to Minnesota. And a new pint-sized resident at the Sitka Sound Science Center aquarium will soon be gaining both a larger tank and a name.Photo: The

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00:30:33

Midday Report: January 19, 2026

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2026/01/19

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Can Mary Peltola help the Democrats flip the Senate? The Alaska Legislature has a lot on its plate this session. And Skagway codifies how student athletes spend the night away from home. Photo: Mary Peltola at the U.S. Capitol in 2022, after she won a special election for a congressional seat. ( Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media)

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00:30:47

Midday Report: January 16, 2026

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2026/01/16

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Health care workers and government officials are now working on a $1.3 billion program aimed at reimagining medical care across Alaska. The state Department of Natural Resources is planning to overhaul how it manages one of Alaska’s three state forests. And the Alaska Court of Appeals on Thursday took up the case of a Whittier woman indicted in 2023 on felony charges of voter misconduct.Photo: The Baby Brown and Glacier Side timber areas, located

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00:33:05

Midday Report: January 15, 2026

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2026/01/15

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Sen. Lisa Murkowski was among a bipartisan group of senators that met with the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland. Southeast Alaska's largest tribe has earned nearly $40 million from U.S. Navy contracts in Guantanamo Bay – money some tribal members are concerned comes from supporting immigrant detention. And Teens On Skis!Photo: Migrants detained in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown are led to a plane bound for

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00:19:23

Midday Report: January 14, 2026

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2026/01/14

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:President Trump has denounced U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and other Republicans who voted to check his use of military power in Venezuela. Avalanche risk rose over the weekend in Juneau as more snow and then rain pounded the capitol city. And natural gas use soared in Southcentral Alaska during the recent cold snap.Trump speaks at the Detroit Economic Club in Detroit, Michigan on Jan 13. (REUTERS)

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00:30:50

Midday Report: January 13, 2026

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2026/01/13

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The United States Supreme Court has once again declined to take up challenges to a federal law that protects subsistence hunting and fishing in Alaska. The City of Saxman is on a water conservation notice due to low water levels in the city’s holding tank. And the Homer High School theater is closed after an apparent theater rigging failure dropped equipment to the stage below.Photo: The Kuskokwim River is seen in this image captured by scientists

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00:30:47

Midday Report: January 12, 2026

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2026/01/12

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Democrat Mary Pelotola announced this morning that she’s running for U.S. Senate. The start of Alaska’s annual legislative session is just over a week away. And the last steam locomotive to pull trains on the Alaska Railroad is getting new life.Photo: Engine 557 sits on rails in front of its home shop in Wasilla. The 557 Restoration Company fired up the old steam locomotive Nov. 8, 2025, for the first time since the 1950s. ( 557 Restoration

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00:16:20

Weekly Wrap January 9

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2026/01/12

In this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we hear about the Christmas bird count in Kodiak, how the federal government shutdown caused a hiccup in the Pacific cod quota for this year's fishery around Kodiak Island, the Tustumena's last scheduled visit to Kodiak before annual maintenance, the latest direction the KIBSD Board of Education is considering to fill its multi-million-dollar budget gap and our colleagues at KNBA breakdown the Coast Guard's rescue of nine people after a

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00:30:57

Midday Report: January 09, 2026

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2026/01/09

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Alaska’s U.S. senators split yesterday on legislation requiring President Trump to get the approval of Congress before taking new military action in Venezuela. Several caribou herds in Alaska’s Arctic are on the decline. And the Bogus Creek 150 sled dog race has been postponed due to extreme cold weather conditions.Photo: Two bull caribou of the Western Arctic Caribou Herd swim across the Kobuk River during fall 2011 migration in Kobuk Valley

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00:34:45

Midday Report: January 08, 2026

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2026/01/08

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:A winter storm earlier this week dropped a record-breaking amount of snow on Anchorage. Homer residents gathered downtown at WKFL Park on Tuesday to mark the anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol five years ago. And avalanche professionals are now warning residents of Southeast Alaska to stay out of risky terrain until conditions improve.Photo: An operator scoops snow in downtown Juneau on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. (Photo by Clarise

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00:31:42

Midday Report: January 07, 2026

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2026/01/07

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:President Trump is trying to convince oil companies to invest billions of dollars in Venezuela’s oil industry. What will it mean for Alaska? Anchorage is revamping its climate action plan. And Pelican finally got provisions, after a month of isolation.Photo: Pelican, Alaska (Wikipedia)

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00:30:57

Midday Report: January 06, 2026

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2026/01/06

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The City and Borough of Juneau has issued an avalanche alert, telling residents in the Mount Juneau slide path to be prepared. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski struck a note of skepticism in her reaction to Saturday’s military operation ousting Venezuelan leader Nicholas Maduro. And great Egrets landed in Unalaska for the first time in recorded history. Photo: This great egret was first spotted wading in Petersburg’s Blind Slough on Dec. 5. (Photo courtesy

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00:30:36

Midday Report: January 05, 2026

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2026/01/05

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The federal government gave up its claim to ownership of the North Fork of the Fortymile River in Alaska’s eastern Interior. Juneau residents are still digging out from four feet of snow that fell earlier this week. Flu cases are spiking in Alaska, and at least three Alaskans have died from complications of influenza so far this season. Photo: The Kink on North Fork Fortymile River. The federal government acknowledged that the North Fork's

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