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.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Alaska Judicial Council announced that it is accepting applications from attorneys and judges interested in replacing Chief Justice Peter Maassen. Farmers are welcoming this week’s heavy rainfall around the eastern and central Interior. And the family of a man fatally shot last month by Anchorage police is asking that they be allowed to view the footage of the shooting privately.

Photo: Mike Schultz harvests barley at his 6,000-acre farm in an agricultural area south of Delta Junction.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Silver Bay Seafoods has purchased Trident’s processing plant in False Pass. Kenai’s eroding bluff will be getting a buttressing. And kids learn about business through lemonade.

Photo: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (center) cuts the ribbon during a ceremony to celebrate the start of construction on the Kenai bluff stabilization project on Monday, June 10, 2024 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O'Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A project in the Bering Straits backed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will measure sea ice and phytoplankton. Every year, one dance group is chosen to lead the procession of dancers that begins and ends Celebration in Juneau. And two middle schoolers from White Mountain are headed to the National Civics Bee.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska's remoteness from the rest of the country means a cyberattack on its infrastructure -- could cause big problems. The state of Alaska is facing a new class action lawsuit over its failure to process Medicaid applications on time. And the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge is piloting a new approach to wildfire management aimed at limiting greenhouse gas releases.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The federal government announced on Thursday that it’s requiring the state to update its water quality standards. A thunderstorm struck Juneau recently. And Researchers have linked warming ocean temperatures to more salmon showing up in the Western Canadian Arctic.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: One person has died and another is at a local hospital after two boats collided south of Petersburg yesterday. Anchorage police officers have been involved in a spate of shootings. And Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins of Maine were the only Republican senators to vote yesterday to advance a bill that would put the right to contraception into federal law.

Photo: Anchorage Police chief designee Bianca Cross speaks at a press conference at APD headquarters on June 5, 2024. (Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska’s Little Norway celebrated Norwegian Constitution Day late last month with a week-long festival. A multi part bill passed by the state legislature last month includes a provision extending Alaska’s Senior Benefits Program. And suspicious illegal aliens on the Yukon.