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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Dozens of people had to scramble to find a way home from Haines this weekend when two sailings of the LeConte were canceled. Sixteen people from Wrangell and Petersburg are about to paddle north to Juneau for the bi-annual Celebration festival. And a bill to help ease Alaska’s teacher shortage is on the governor’s desk awaiting his signature.

Photo: Paddlers practice on April 15, 2024 near Reliance Float Dock in Wrangell for the upcoming Journey to Celebration – A 150-nautical mile paddling journey from Wrangell to Juneau. (Colette Czarnecki/KSTK)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A group of young Alaskans is suing the state of Alaska in an attempt to block construction of the trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline. A Kotzebue police sergeant has resigned after making racist comments on social media. And Alaskans investing in renewable energy for their homes could tap into a “green bank”, eventually.

Photo: Mike Cox resigned from the Kotzebue police department after making racist comments.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly heard from citizens who want to change the way ballots are counted in local elections. The state’s powerful tides have enormous

Photo: Researchers steady a bottom lander, deployed in a tidal study at the East Foreland this summer.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A cyclist from Homer came out on top at the U.S Professional Road Race Championship last Sunday. Suzanne LaFrance has declared victory in Anchorage’s mayoral race. And Finance Co-Chair Senator Bert Stedman talks about the state

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The mining company Graphite One may be able to tap into new funding to speed up their plans. An investigation says the loss of a charter vessel in Sitka Sound one year ago was sudden and catastrophic. And the interconnected electrical grids of Ketchikan, Petersburg, and Wrangell need work.

Photo: Morgan Robidou poses with the Awakin in October, 2022. According to the Coast Guard report, the Awakin was quickly capsized, leading to the loss of Robidou and his four passengers.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola continues to be one of the Democrats most likely to vote against her party. A bill awaiting the governor's signature would ban harmful “forever chemicals”. And two brothers and a friend walked the 100 miles from Nome to Shishmaref.

Photo: James Horner, Wilson Hoogendorn, and Oliver Hoogendorn pose for a photo in the Bering Air terminal at the Nome Airport. Photo courtesy of Oliver Hoogendorn.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Alaska legislature passed a bill this month to start a psychedelic medicine task force. The Alaska House and Senate passed a high-priority package of crime bills on Wednesday. And advocates for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People say a recently passed bill is a major milestone.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Suzanne LaFrance is poised to unseat incumbent Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson and become the city’s first elected female mayor. After 121 days in Juneau, state lawmakers have concluded their work. And National Parks are using social media to boost visitor numbers and amplify their conservation efforts.

Photo: Anchorage mayoral candidate Suzanne LaFrance speaks at Williwaw Social after results showed her leading incumbent Mayor Dave Bronson on May 14, 2024. (Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Budget negotiators in the Alaska Legislature have settled on the amount of this year’s Permanent Fund dividend and energy relief check. And Juneau executed two Black men for murder In 1948 and 1950. A legal historian says the trials were riddled with misconduct and errors, and should be remembered.

Photo: Headlines from Alaska newspapers in the late 1940s covering the trials of Austin Nelson and Eugene LaMoore. (Library of Congress/KTOO)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Breakup has wrapped up on the Kuskokwim River, now the cleanup starts. Families around the state are waiting to find out whether they’ll get correspondence school allotments next school year. And injured commercial fishermen and boat owners in Alaska will now be able to access higher insurance reimbursements.

Photo: Home school students Isaac Ward and his sister Primose, with mother Miriam at the UAA Fine Arts Building on Thursday, May 9, 2024. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)