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On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

An Anchorage couple has been arrested after a shooting in Mountain View Friday evening that left a man dead. And Wrangell’s been busy over the past few months preparing to send a 74-foot Sitka spruce to Washington D.C., as this year’s Capitol Christmas Tree.

Photo: The Forest Service announced in July that the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree would come from the Wrangell Ranger District of the Tongass National Forest, only the second time an Alaska tree will light up the official spot on the Capitol lawn. US Forest Service

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Qayak builder Lou Logan is building a qayak based on designs that may go back thousands of years. And a play showing in Anchorage looks at the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous people through one family's eyes.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Candidates running for Alaska’s U.S. House seat debated in Anchorage, with stark differences on abortion rights, presidential elections, and personal style. This year’s second glacial outburst flood could be on the way in Juneau. And Palmer's new manager will get a payout after resigning 53 days into the job.

Photo: U.S. House Republican challenger Nick Begich III and Congresswoman Mary Peltola, a Democrat, presented their views Thursday at Debate for the State at Alaska Public Media.(Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Moderate candidates have a big fundraising advantage in state House and Senate races. Federal officials visited Unalaska to talk about energy options. And a basketball tournament covered by kid reporters.

Photo: The Makushin Geothermal Project began building a corridor to the site of the proposed power plant in 2021. (Courtesy Of Ounalashka Corp./Chena Power LLC)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Look for warmer, shorter winters in the future. A coalition of fishing groups and environmental organizations is pushing for restrictions on trawling. And a deeper look at a political ad.

Photo: A factory pollock trawler.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Canadian mining company Panther Minerals is set to drill for deposits known to contain uranium on the Seward Peninsula. Another landslide in Ketchikan strands some residents. And Nome residents question the merit of designating Nome as a Strategic Seaport.

Photo: The village of Elim, 30 miles from the site where uranium deposits are thought to be. Ben Townsend photo.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Opponents and supporters of the proposed Donlin gold mine meet local residents. The Anchorage Assembly has again balked at paying a settlement to the former municipal manager. And The Alaska Marine Highway is about to release its long range plan.

Photo: Anchorage municipal manager Amy Demboski at the Oct. 27, 2021 Anchorage Assembly meeting. (Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Four people who died when a plane crashed near St. Mary’s last month faced faced conditions that caused another plane to turn back shortly before the accident. A look at bipartisanship in Alaska. And an effort will be made to at least partially restore the Eklutna River.

Photo: A Cessna 207 operated by Yute Commuter Service is seen following a crash that occurred near the lower Yukon River community of St. Mary’s on the evening of Sept. 15, 2024, killing all four men aboard.

(From Federal Aviation Administration)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Alaska had a record number of opioid overdose deaths last year. An Alaska man convicted of cyberstalking will get a new trial after revelations that the judge handling his case received nude photos from a government attorney involved in his prosecution. And here comes Fat Bear Week.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

A man was killed Monday when the vehicle he was driving was struck by a double-trailer ore-hauling truck on the Richardson Highway. The Tustumena has canceled all of its sailings through Sunday so it can be repaired. And Ketchikan hosted a celebration last week to officially proclaim September 10th as Nettie Jones Day.

Photo: Descendants of Irene and Nettie Jones stand with artist Matt Hamilton in front of his installation at Schoenbar Middle School depicting the Jones women. (Jack Darrell/KRBD)