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This week we hear about Alaska students being part of a mass panic at the National Speech and Debate Association's tournament, Harbormaster Dave Johnson's charges were dismissed by the state, a Kodiak dog has parvovirus, the Griffin Memorial Hospital could be used for museum storage, state land is for sale on Kupreanof Strait for the first time, and Kodiak was part of the "No Kings Day" protests on June 14.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Anchorage city officials began clearing the two largest homeless encampments on Tuesday. A section of the Republican megabill pending in the U.S. Senate would require the government to sell some of the public land in Alaska and 10 other states, to build housing. And Skagway is a small town but it celebrates Pride month in a big way.

Photo: Brian Vaughn urged Anchorage police on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, to not clear the encampments. ( Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

A section of the Republican megabill pending in the U.S. Senate would require the government to sell some of the public land in Alaska and 10 other states, to build housing.

Transportation officials say $600M in federal funding is at risk due to unmet state grant match requirements. And a new federal report says the group overseeing the 800-mile Trans-Alaska Pipeline System needs to update its operations.

Photo: The Trans-Alaska Pipeline along the Dalton Highway near Atigun Pass in September, 2021. ( Alena Naiden)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

This year’s fire season roared to life last week with Red Flag warnings in effect around the state. An eagle made an unexpected visit to a Petersburg home earlier this month. And Pilgrim Hot Springs is growing!

Photo: Smoke rising from the Riley Fire in Denali National Park & Preserve, June 30, 2024. Paul Ollig, NPS

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Smoke from blazes in Canada poured over the Canadian border into eastern Alaska this weekend. Researchers say for the first time, they’ve linked seal deaths in the Bering Sea to the same toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning. And the National Weather Service issued its first-ever heat advisory for Alaska last week.

Photo: Smoke from wildfires in Canada descended on Skagway, Klukwan and Haines over the weekend, resulting in hazy skies and poor air quality. (Avery Ellfeldt/KHNS)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Alaska state lawmakers introduced a bill on the last day of the legislative session that would ban mining projects in the Bristol Bay watershed – including the controversial Pebble Mine. The national theme was “No Kings” for protests held nationwide Saturday and some of the Alaska protesters added a seafood exception. And why is Juneau the state capitol?

This week we hear about a dead gray whale washed up near Surfer Beach, the Kodiak Island Borough will lower its mill rate, young fishermen went through a new training program, a Kodiak fisherman went to D.C. to testify in front of lawmakers about illegal fishing, and Chiniak has a new resort.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Alaska’s public schools likely won’t get all the money lawmakers approved in a bipartisan vote last month. As President Donald Trump orders the U.S. military into Los Angeles hundreds of Alaskans are preparing to join pro-democracy rallies planned for Saturday. And the U.S. House has passed President Trump’s rescission request, taking back $9.4 billion from foreign aid programs and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

A group of state lawmakers is set to meet this summer and fall to continue working on ways to improve Alaska’s public schools. Alaskan advocates are descending on Washington DC. And the Air Force has announced plans to develop a microreactor on Eielson Air Force Base.

Photo: F-35 Lightning II and F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets at Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks. (From Eielson Air Force Base)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Alaska’s U.S. Senators are split over President Trump’s decision to send Marines to Los Angeles in response to protests there. Officials with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute and Alaska Aerospace Corporation announced a wide-ranging agreement Tuesday. And a Korean F-16 fighter plane crashed on takeoff from Eielson Air Force Base late Tuesday afternoon.