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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Two women have recently died in separate whitewater rafting accidents in Alaska. Highland games celebrations have been going on around the state, including Homer. And Alaska's Senators react to the resignation of a federal judge they recommended.

Photo: Jason Simmons throws a stone during the Katchemak Bay Highland Games. Jamie Diep, KBBI

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: An Alaska State Trooper shot and killed a man in Kasilof who allegedly charged them carrying a harpoon. Joshua Kindred, who resigned as a U.S. District Court judge for Alaska last week, allegedly had an “inappropriately sexualized relationship” with one of his law clerks. And archeologists excavating an ancient pit house near Delta Junction say the artifacts they’ve found go back 14000 years.

Photo: Members of a University of Alaska crew excavate the site of an ancient dwelling south of Delta Junction. Tim Ellis/KUAC

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Cool, rainy weather over the long holiday weekend aided firefighters working to contain wildfires around the state. A judge has ruled that one part of a citizen lawsuit aimed at stopping the Manh Choh Mine ore haul, can proceed. And hundreds of runners raced from the streets of Seward up Mount Marathon and back on July fourth.

Photo: Some areas of the Riley Fire have experienced partial burn patterns, leaving some fuels intact but burning through root systems that weaken standing trees. (From Al Nash/Alaska Division of Forestry)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Juneau Icefield, between the Coast Mountains and British Columbia, is melting faster than we thought. The 52-foot seiner, the Jaci Grace, sank on Sunday in Southeast Alaska. Aniak’s tribal government is suing state and federal agencies for taking human remains from an airport site and not returning them – and not allowing the tribe to excavate the site.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska's two Senators have different reactions to the Supreme Court's decision on Presidential immunity. Denali Park remains closed while fires are burning nearby. And a U.S. federal grant will help repair parts of the Alcan Highway inside Canada.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A federal judge in Anchorage ruled that tribes in Alaska may create “Indian Country” in the state. 24 mushers signed up on the opening day of registration for the Iditarod. And Suzanne La France has been sworn in as the first elected woman mayor of Anchorage.

Photo: Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance shakes hands with the crowd at her inauguration in Town Square Park on Monday, July 1, 2024. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Denali National Park has largely shut down operations because of a wildfire. The Biden Administration finalized a decision blocking the controversial Ambler Road project Friday. And 28 million acres of wilderness lands scattered across Alaska will likely remain off-limits to development.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Over 140 active wildfires are burning up acreage and sending smoke across the Eastern Interior. Alaska’s heavy reliance on wild foods has prompted the U.S. Interior Department to take an unusual step. And Anchorage's outgoing budget director says there are problems with the city's accounting practices.

Photo: An aerial view of the Globe Fire on the afternoon of Thursday, June 27, 2024. (From Alaska Fire Service)

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)