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On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

A group with national Republican ties alleges U.S. Senate challenger Dan J. Sullivan coordinated with the 907 Initiative, resulting in excessive campaign contributions. The Skagway ferry terminal is on track to reopen on Thursday, nearly a month after state ferry service to the popular tourist destination stopped abruptly in mid-August. The Alaska Gasline Development Corp. plans to ask state lawmakers for additional funding.

Photo: The Alaska Marine Highway System Skagway dock in June 2025. (Melinda Munson/KHNS)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Republican Treg Taylor is back in Alaska’s race for governor. Alaska’s criminal appeals court has thrown out an indictment of a Whittier woman born in American Samoa who state prosecutors accused of felony voter misconduct. And electric motorcycles under scrutiny in Juneau.

Photo: Muddy mountain bikers gather at the grand opening of the Thunder Mountain Bike Park on Aug. 30, 2026. (Photo by Alix Soliman/KTOO)

On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, a New York man was convicted of scamming a Kodiak woman out of $48,000 in 2024, the Alutiiq Museum is planning a monument for the Refuge Rock massacre, Kodiak College's enrollment is up 27%, a new Kodiak horse drill team is preparing for this weekend's rodeo and state fair, a break down of this summer's pink salmon commercial season, and the Navy is constructing a new building at Spruce Cape that will likely strain the local electric grid.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Congressional candidate Bill Hill still believes he has a path to victory. Alaska’s chief investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board retired this week. And Juneau residents honored Dolly Parton's with a commemorative march last Friday.

Photo: Bill Hill, an independent, will square off against Nick Begich in the General Election. (KCAW/Rose)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

President Trump says he’ll make a campaign swing through Alaska, to help U.S. Sen Dan Sullivan. A Seattle startup is betting nuclear power could change how ships move through the Arctic. And could a catastrophic glacial collapse happen in Alaska?

Photo: President Trump lauded one Alaska candidate named Dan Sullivan and disparaged the other while speaking to reporters at the White House on Sept. 2, 2026. (C-Span)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

A Black Gold Transport ore-hauling truck wrecked Friday night after it hit a bison on the Alaska Highway. A breakdown of the Alaska primary results. And Juneau ponders flood taxes.

Photo: A Black Gold Transport ore-hauling truck wrecked Friday night after it hit a bison on the Alaska Highway about 20 miles southeast of Delta Junction. (Delta Junction Fire Department)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom says she won’t certify former state Attorney General Treg Taylor’s nomination for governor after a watchdog agency found the Republican candidate failed to comply with financial disclosure requirements. The Alaska Defense Forum met in Fairbanks last week. And Golden Valley Electric Association will purchase a 60-megawatt generator for an estimated $80 million.

Photo: Alaska Defense Forum participants discuss community needs across Alaska and their connections to military readiness. From left to right: Fairbanks North Star Borough Mayor Grier Hopkins, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Robert Moriarty, Eielson Air Force Base Commander Col. Matthew Johnston, and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Commander Col. David Werner. (Shelby Herbert/KUAC)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Friday’s election results have triggered a chain of political maneuvers in the governor’s race, starting with Tom Begich’s decision to step down. Petersburg’s post office has seen very long lines and wait times in recent weeks. And a former Juneau principal pleaded no contest to an assault charge and was sentenced to 60 days in prison.

Photo: Democrat Tom Begich and running mate Julia Hnilicka announce suspension of their campaign. Screen shot from Facebook video posted on Aug. 28, 2026. (Photo from Begich’s campaign)

On this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, Old Harbor hosts its first commercial cruise ship, and KMXT's Davis Hovey sits down with Alaska Senate District C candidates Carrie Harris, Heath Smith, and Louise Stutes.

In this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, a suspect was arrested in connection to a string of break-ins this week, a woman suffers non-lethal injuries after a bear attack, what to do about bears in the Kodiak Island Borough landfill, nine candidates file for open seats on the Borough Assembly, and Ouzinkie is installing a new solar array.