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 Matt Gerrits)

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 navigable and the submerged lands belong to the state of Alaska on Monday, Dec. 29, 2025.

(U.S. Geological Survey photo)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Many Bristol Bay residents came out in opposition to the University of Alaska Fairbanks’s intention to sell one of two buildings at its Bristol Bay Campus. The Sitka Assembly is looking to address an ongoing problem in Sitka: bears breaking into trash cans. But how the body will go about it is still up in the air. And an Alaska caribou herd may be approaching a "point of no return."

Photo: A brown bear at Fortress of the Bear tries to get into a “bear proof” trash can. (Courtesy of Rich McClear)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

This is the longest period of time Pelican has been without seaplane access. The city of Juneau issued an alert that avalanche conditions are elevated in the areas above Behrends Avenue and Thane Road. And communities on Prince of Wales Island are facing complications with their city water supplies in the aftermath of this month's snowstorms.

(City and Borough of Juneau photo)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Alaska scientists shared concerns about federal funding cuts hurting Arctic research at a major conference in New Orleans this month. A winter storm dumped more than two feet of snow and freezing rain on the capital city this holiday weekend. And Matanuska-Susitna Borough residents were blasted by hurricane-force winds over the weekend.

Photo: Skiers head down a snowy Basin Road in downtown Juneau on Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. Skiers head down a snowy Basin Road in downtown Juneau on Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

The federal military spending law signed passed last week includes special benefits those serving in Alaska, hundreds of millions in new construction in the state, and a push to reactivate the US Navy base at Adak. Skeptics continue to question the economics of the proposed gas pipeline. And the United States may soon have an Arctic ambassador again.

Photo: Naval Security Group Adak, 1960

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough must repay nearly $6 million to the federal government for the defunct Knik Arm ferry project. Advocates say an Anchorage-based permanent supportive housing program has proven its effectiveness after five years in operation. And celebrations around the state!

Photo: The M/V Susitna docked in Ketchikan. Photo courtesy of Patty Sullivan/Matanuska-Susitna Borough

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

The next legislative session is less than a month away, and lawmakers are preparing to return to Juneau. An Utqiaġvik woman has been charged with six felony charges for allegedly murdering her father. And tourism is expected to tick upward this winter.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

A federal grand jury has indicted two Alaska State Troopers shown on body-camera video beating, tasing and pepper-spraying a Kenai man in a case of mistaken identity. Representatives of the proposed Donlin Gold mine recently offered a status update on the project to the Bethel City Council. And Kodiak couple faces possible deportation due to error by the state.

Photo: The company behind the Donlin prospect in Western Alaska says it contains gold worth more than $100 billion.

(Novagold Resources photo)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

The window for Alaska Native veterans to apply for their Native allotments will stay open for another five years. Gov. Mike Dunleavy is eyeing a property tax break for the long-planned Alaska LNG project. And dancing and drumming, essential to Siberian Yupik culture, continue to be passed down by ancestors.

Photo: Yup'ik dancer from Inu-Yupiaq dance group performing in a kuspuk. (Wikipedia)