On this week's episode, an unidentified boy is rescued after falling into Island Lake, the Alaska Aerospace Corporation partners with an Israeli startup, the Kodiak school board approves the FY'28 school calendar, the M/V Kennicott makes its return to Kodiak after several years, three Kodiak teenagers participated in the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards in Soldotna, and Kodiak canines get a taste of the popular sport called flyball.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Rail megaprojects in Interior and Southcentral Alaska got a symbolic show of support on Wednesday from the Alaska Legislature. The U.S. Forest Service is rethinking how it defines areas of the Tongass National Forest and wants the public to weigh in. And national Democrats are investing in Alaska’s U.S. House race, hoping to unseat Congressman Nick Begich.

Photo: Alaskan Railroad train. (Wikipedia)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Civil rights advocates are suing over Alaska’s decision last year to share confidential voter data. The state Senate Finance Committee released its first revision of the state’s operating budget YESTERDAY, including a $1,000 Permanent Fund dividend and a $150 energy relief check. The Chilkat River, in Southeast Alaska on a list of ten most endangered waterways.

Photo: The Chilkat river and broader watershed, pictured above in March 2026. (Avery Ellfeldt/ KHNS)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright gave a ringing endorsement for Alaska LNG yesterday, but also acknowledged the mega-project has a mega-challenge. A key Alaska Senate committee is out with a new take on the governor’s proposal to cut taxes for the Alaska LNG project — with a much, much smaller tax cut. And Juneau’s cold-weather warming shelter will now be open year-round.

Photo: Patrons at the city’s emergency warming shelter eat soup and prepare to sleep on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (Clarise Larson/KTOO)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:
The Coast Guard rescued four people trapped in a boat near the community of Chefornak earlier this month (April 12). The Alaska Senate passed a bill Monday that would ban certain food dyes from being served in meals at public schools in the state. And advocates have been pushing state legislators to raise the age of consent from 16 to 18.

Photo: An Air Station Sitka Jayhawk on a training flight. (Photo courtesy of Don Kluting)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

The Anchorage School District announced Friday that it will lay off 56 teachers. Alaska State Troopers, Anchorage Police, the FBI and several other agencies worked together to crack down on sex-trafficking operations. And a new company says it’s cooking up plans to build a luxury resort and event center in the hills of Fairbanks.

Photo: Anchorage Police Officers at the Phoenix Spa in Anchorage. (Courtesy: FBI Anchorage)

On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we hear about a trash fire at the Kodiak Island landfill, Kodiak KINDNESS gets a surprise check from Credit Union 1, Alaska Public Media reports on the state House passing it's budget with a $1,500 PFD, KHNS reports on shipping companies like Matson increasing their rates this month, and the USDA has created an Office of Seafood to treat fishermen like farmers of the sea.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Opening ceremonies for the statewide Native Youth Olympics got underway at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage yesterday. The U.S. Coast Guard announced yesterday that the first of its two new medium-weight icebreakers will be homeported in Alaska. And Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola's campaign announced this week that it had raised nearly $9 million in the first quarter of this year.

Photo: Digital render of the Davie MPPS-based Arctic Security Cutter. (USCG)

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:

KUAC's Patrick Gilchrist reports the state is short on funds for a Fairbanks hatchery, the Alaska Beacon on a lawsuit on behalf of St. Paul fur seals challenging Bering Sea pollock management and on a state bill that would allow setnet cooperatives, Maggie Nelson of KUCB on a lawsuit challenging recent changes to Area M management, plus Ryan Cotter's story of a new hybrid fishing boat, courtesy of KCAW.

Photo: Ben Matthys (right) showcases different parts of the F/V Mirage’s engine room and new hybrid engine to Sen. Lisa Murkowski. (KCAW/Cotter)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:
The Alaska Senate unanimously passed a bill Monday that would pay back past Permanent Fund dividends to Alaskans whose convictions are vacated, reversed or dismissed. A budget proposal that would provide $100 million to shore up schools and state facilities is on its way to a full Senate vote. And Sitka’s local bookstore celebrated its 50th birthday on Saturday.

Photo: Old Harbor Books was bustling with customers on Saturday for the shop’s 50th anniversary. (KCAW/McKenney)