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On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Alaska Federation of Natives Convention is this week. The federal Drug Enforcement Administration invited Alaskans at this week's Elders and Youth conference in Anchorage to share ideas for preventing drug trafficking and deaths in the state. And Alaska Native education specialists stressed self-determination and the importance of culture at Tuesday's Elders and Youth conference in Anchorage. Photo: Anna Frank accepts the Citizen of the Year Award at the 2025 Alaska Federation of Natives Convention. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Bill Hill campaign is picking up the pace for U.S. House, but will it be enough? Democratic Alaska gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins pitched himself as a bipartisan-minded changemaker on Alaska Public Media’s “Talk of Alaska” on Tuesday. And the board of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority spent a day taking comment about a proposed road to the Ambler mine. Photo: Congressman Nick Begich (R-Alaska) and his independent challenger Bill Hill participated in Debate for the State at Alaska Public Media's studio on Oct. 14, 2026. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Gubernattorial candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins made a stop in Sitka over Alaska Day weekend. Two major gatherings of Alaska Native people are taking place in Anchorage’s Dena'ina Civic & Convention Center this week. And Adak is set to receive $115 million to help get the island ready for potential military use. Photo: Abandoned buildings in Adak, Alaska. (Paxson Woelber)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Most of the newly elected Kodiak Assembly Members were sworn in on Thursday. The US Justice Department has sued California over its voter rolls, but left Alaska alone. And a possible moratorium on hatchery salmon eggs. Photo: On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Most of the newly elected Kodiak Assembly Members were sworn in on Thursday. The US Justice Department has sued California over its voter rolls, but left Alaska alone. And a possible moratorium on hatchery salmon eggs. (University of Washington)

On this week's episode of host Katherine Irving, only three of the four new Borough Assembly members were sworn in at a meeting yesterday, a Kodiak corrections officer is convicted of sexual assault, the Tustumena replacement project clears another hurdle, the Kodiak Bears head to the 9-man high school football state championships, and the Commissioner of ADF&G considers a hatchery cap in the first of a 2-part series.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska’s top two candidates for U.S. Senate disparaged and frequently interrupted each other during Debate for the State Thursday night. Southeast cruise ships could be vulnerable to giant tsunamis. And a committee directed with making recommendations for improvements at the state run boarding school in Sitka has delivered its findings to the Alaska Board of Education. Photo: Democrat Mary Peltola (left) and Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan participated in Debate for the State at Alaska Public Media's studio on Oct. 15, 2026. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska’s four candidates for governor offered their visions for how to bolster the state’s economy, plan for natural disasters and support the state’s schools during Debate for the State. The top-polling Republican in the Alaska governor's race has a history of being sued for not paying bills. And a birding group in Sitka will spend Sunday mornings this winter strolling through the woods to see what species they can spot. Photo: Alaska gubernatorial candidates Republican Dave Bronson, Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, Republican Treg Taylor and Republican Bernadette Wilson (left to right) at Debate for the State at the Alaska Public Media studio on Oct. 8, 2026. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: President Donald Trump plans to hold a rally in Wasilla next Tuesday to promote U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan’s reelection. Three candidates seeking to become Alaska’s next governor say they plan to make Juneau their home base if elected in next month’s general election. And public comments closed Tuesday on a federal proposal to lift a roadbuilding ban in national forests across the country, including the Tongass National Forest. Photo: Devil’s club grows in the understory of the Tongass National Forest in Juneau. (Photo by Alix Soliman/KTOO)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: With a month left before Election Day, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins has a big lead in fundraising. Blueberry season has finished up across Alaska. And researchers are trying to understand what has driven the decline of emperor geese. Photo: Emperor goose. (Lisa Hupp/USFWS)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Trump Administration has reinterpreted language in the federal Endangered Species Act that would allow for the incidental killing of endangered species and habitat loss. A Juneau man whose remains were discovered inside a chest freezer in July died of natural causes, according to the Juneau Police Department. And mining executives made the case last week that Southeast Alaska's mineral resources are largely untapped and have the potential to boost communities regionwide. Photo: Stellar sea lion. (Photo: NOAA Fisheries)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Independent expenditure groups are pouring tens of millions of dollars into Alaska’s races for governor and Congress. Vice President J.D. Vance will hold a campaign event today in Fairbanks to boost Republican candidates in this year’s general election. The Alaska Earthquake Center just launched an interactive map to help people in 66 coastal communities prepare for tsunamis. Photo: U.S. Vice President JD Vance (Alex Wong/TNS)

On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, the owner of Kodiak Island Ambulatory Care Clinic is indicted for alleged tax evasion, the Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak crews medevac a container ship captain more than 1,000 miles away near Adak, the United Fishermen of Alaska has hired a new leader, an update on KIBSD's efforts to pay for their 26 international teachers' green cards, and the superintendent of KIBSD abruptly resigned this week.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak crews flew over a thousand miles to medevac a 58-year-old man from a container ship near the edge of the Aleutian Islands earlier this week. The U.S. Navy will commission its latest destroyer, the U.S.S. Ted Stevens, this Saturday in Whittier. And Korea has not agreed to invest $54 billion in the proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline — and has not even agreed to invest at all. Photo: USS Ted Stevens ports in Whittier on Oct. 1, 2026. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A national organization has put $650,000 into an Alaska political group, saying it aims to boost the campaign of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that South Korea would invest more than $50 billion for the long-planned Alaska LNG project. And he 2026 Permanent Fund dividend, worth $1,200 per recipient, will be direct-deposited into Alaskans’ bank accounts starting today. Photo: President Trump shakes hands with Sen. Dan Sullivan (R., Alaska) in the Oval Office on Wednesday.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Over the weekend, hundreds gathered in the small Seward Peninsula village of Teller for two nights of singing, drumming and celebration. Three of the four candidates for governor appealed to Southeast Alaskans for support at a forum in Ketchikan. And a Juneau nonprofit tackles teen suicide. Photo: lakus performs during the second night of the 20th annual Teller Dance Festival on Sept. 26, 2026. (Quinn White/KNOM)