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On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Alaska's way of voting is on the ballot next week. The U.S. Navy has apologized for bombarding the Lingít village of Angoon 142 years ago. And the Alaska Marine Highway has put out its plan for the next 20 years.

Photo: Rear Adm. Mark Sucato offers a gift to Joe Zuboff in Angoon on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024.

(Clarise Larson/KTOO)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

President Biden has apologized for federal Native American boarding schools. And education funding is a major issue in races for seats in the Alaska Legislature.

Photo: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at Gila Crossing Community School in Gila River Indian Community, Arizona, U.S., October 25, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz/REUTERS

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

After three months on the job, the Haines’ borough clerk was let go at the Oct. 22 Haines Borough Assembly meeting. Ketchikan will remain federally designated as an urban community, at least for now. And recovery efforts continue in Kotzebue, after a storm and severe flooding Tuesday night.

Photo: Flooding near Kotzebue’s lagoon on Oct. 22, 2024. (Courtesy Micheal Andrew Gudmundson)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

The Northwest Arctic community of Kotzebue is starting recovery efforts after a coastal storm caused widespread flooding. Ketchikan has introduced a free program that emphasizes preventative care. And pumpkins and planes took to the skies last Saturday for an unusual fall-time celebration.

Photo: A pumpkin falls from a plane in Kenai. (Hunter Morrison/KDLL)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

A coastal storm that first hit Northwest Alaska on Sunday is causing significant flooding and high winds around Kotzebue, and a slush-mageddon in Fairbanks. Plus Mary Peltola and Nick Begich held their final debate before election day.

Photo: Kotzebue is experiencing coastal flooding today. Credit: NW Arctic Borough Emergency Manager Dickie Moto.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

The Alaska Federation of Natives wants the state and federal governments to overhaul how subsistence is managed in Alaska. Thirty people have died as a result of homicide in Anchorage so far this year. And grant funding from NOAA will help rural Alaskans adapt to climate change.

Photo: Sand-filled Super Sacks are piled along the eroding coastal bluff in Utqiagvik. New federal funding will help address climate change in rural Alaska.

(Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Water levels on Juneau’s Mendenhall Lake and River are returning to normal following a moderate glacial outburst flood. Senators Sullivan and Murkowski addressed the Alaska Federation of Native Convention last week. And Ketchikan estimates it spent about eight million dollars last year to accommodate cruise ship passengers.

Photo: Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) addresses the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention on Oct. 19, 2024. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Subsistence has taken center stage at the Alaska Federation of Natives Conference. The Soldotna Seed Library allows folks to check out seeds adapted to Alaska's climate. And Wrangellites gathered on a beach earlier this month to watch a rescued and rehabilitated seal get released back into her natural habitat.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

The City of Nenana is considering re-doing its municipal election. Analysts have pointed to Alaska's three electoral college votes as possibly being a factor in the presidential election. And do charter schools discriminate against low-income students and students with disabilities?

The state of Alaska has asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit by eight young Alaskans arguing that a North Slope natural gas pipeline would violate the state constitution. Sitka’s Indigenous Peoples Day celebration was a feast for the senses, and a rich lesson in what it means to be a contemporary Lingít person. And Skagway’s historic Red Onion Saloon is changing hands.

Photo: The historic Red Onion Saloon in Skagway.