On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A Juneau artist’s family is donating hundreds of photos of King Island to residents who were removed from the remote Bering Sea island. A fast-moving wildfire near the Elliot Highway prompted a Level 3 “Go” evacuation notice last night. And at least nine buildings have been destroyed by a structure fire in Stebbins.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Fires are burning around the state. An author is doing her Alaska book tour by bicycle. And Bristol Bay set netters train for safety.

Photo: An aerial view of the McDonald Fire burning through black spruce near Salcha on Thursday, June 20, 2024. The blaze has since grown to more than 54,000 acres. (From Tasha Shields/BLM AFS)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The state has released its draft winter ferry schedule, which residents might find familiar. Supporters of Alaska’s ranked choice voting and nonpartisan primaries were in court trying to disqualify a ballot measure that would repeal the election reforms. And there MIGHT be a rat on St. Paul Island.

Photo: Norway rat. (UAF)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A Wisconsin museum has sent a Chilkat robe it’s had for the last 80 years to Sealaska Heritage Institute in Juneau. U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan says he’s added an amendment to an annual Defense bill that would override the rejection of the Ambler Road. And wildfire activity ramped over the weekend, due to hot dry conditions and numerous lightning strikes.

Photo: Sainteen Anna Brown Ehlers wears a 150-year-old Chilkat robe that was recently returned to Southeast Alaska on March 1, 2024.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: New rules for wastewater are on the horizon here in Alaska. Supporters of Robert Kennedy Jr. have enough signatures to get him on the ballot. And herring in Northwest Alaska is still a bit of a mystery.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: More hot, dry weather and scattered thunderstorms are forecast for this weekend around the Interior. Warming temperatures mean more mud on Alaska's trails. And Anchorage police say a standoff Wednesday night in Muldoon ended with an armed woman dead.

Photo: Lightning strikes rake the interior.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The U.S. Department of Justice says the Alaska Division of Elections is discriminating against voters with disabilities. Lydia Jacoby won’t compete in this year’s Olympics. And a dangerous Alexandrium bloom has been detected near Ketchikan.

Photo: Butter clams. PSP is a hazard associated with eating personal use and subsistence-harvested clams and mussels.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: European green crabs are expanding their territory in Southeast Alaska. Three Japanese climbers got some Alaska style help after their gear was recently stolen. And a group called Alaska Jobs Coalition has launched an ad campaign to support Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola.

Photo: Invasive Green Crab. Photo: Linda Shaw, NOAA Fisheries

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: An Anchorage renter of recreational vehicles abruptly shut down on Friday, as the state sues it over deceptive business practices. Hilcorp Alaska was again the only bidder in the state of Alaska’s oil and gas lease sale for Cook Inlet. And visitors to the Mendenhall Glacier will learn more about Indigenous connections through cultural ambassadors.

Photo: Mendenhall Glacier.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska’s U.S. senators split their votes yesterday over a bill to protect in vitro fertilization. Homeschool families around the state are facing a cloudy future after a court ruling in April. And a mountain lion was recently discovered on Wrangell Island.