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On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

The Alaska state House’s ethics committee says Homer Republican Representative Sarah Vance likely violated state law by using publicly funded resources to criticize a local newspaper. President Trump has pardoned a diesel mechanic from Wasilla who was convicted of removing pollution-control equipment from diesel vehicles. And 7,000 cruise ship passengers landed in Skagway on July 4th to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday.

Photo: Ranger Meredith, in period costume, prepares to hike over Chilkoot Pass as she travels through the generations on the Klondike Gold Rush NHP Packing Over The Pass float. (Photo courtesy of Brian Mayhew)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Two men in Bethel face a range of felony charges for allegedly running an operation that marketed and sold large amounts of alcohol without a license in the “damp” community. Alaska is celebrating “The Week of Dreams,” a tribute to the state’s rich but little-known history of baseball. And the Great American State Fair is underway, but Alaska s booth is underwhelming.

Photo: A compilation of images celebrating Alaska's history of baseball and other summer celebrations on the America250-Alaska homepage. (America250-Alaska)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

A man who pleaded guilty earlier this year to murdering a Homer woman who went missing in 2019 was sentenced to 87 years in prison Wednesday. A federal judge in Anchorage heard arguments last week over the future of the proposed Pebble Mine in the headwaters of Bristol Bay. And Alaska lawmakers failed to meet an informal deadline today to vote on a bill reducing taxes for the Alaska LNG project.

Photo: Kaskanak Creek in the Bristol Bay’s Kvichak watershed is seen from the air on Sept. 27, 2011. The Kvichak watershed would be damaged by the Pebble mine project, the Environmental Protection Agency has determined. (Photo provided by Environmental Protection Agency)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

A high-stakes feud between Alaska’s major oil companies and three municipalities that collect taxes from those companies is now headed to court. School districts across Alaska are set to receive up to $115 million in one-time funding this year. And A deep-sea whale rarely seen in Southeast Alaska washed up onshore near Sitka.

Photo: A team carries the goose-beaked whale fetus to their boat. (Ellie Schmidt/Taken under NOAA Stranding Agreement number SA-AKR-2025-01 issued to UAS Sitka Campus)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

The Alaska Supreme Court says Dan J. Sullivan must be included on the ballot for Alaska's U.S. Senate seat. The Sitka Sound Science Center’s marine debris cleanup crew found a message in a bottle. And five Norton Sound tribes are asking a federal judge to throw out a key federal permit for a large-scale gold mine proposed in Bonanza Channel, an estuary about 30 miles east of Nome.

Photo: The Bonanza Channel about 25 miles east of Nome, where IPOP, LLC has attempted to earn permits to dredge for gold. (Tyler Bell/Courtesy Salmon State)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

A group of state lawmakers tasked with drafting a final version of an Alaska LNG tax relief bill kicked off work this weekend. Governor Mike Dunleavy vetoed nearly half a million dollars from the state budget Wednesday that would have gone toward efforts to retain and recruit teachers in Alaska. And Gov. Mike Dunleavy told lawmakers on Thursday he d vetoed a ban on Styrofoam foodservice packaging, among others.

Photo: Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to reporters at a news conference in Juneau on June 19, 2026. (Photo by Claire Stremple/Alaska Beacon)

On this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, the Benny Benson State Airport will undergo renovations this summer, the Buskin river area closes to sockeye fishing, federal fisheries managers require a halibut stamp for charter tours for the first time this year, three finalists for director at Kodiak College visited from the Lower 48 this week, and a new study finds that Kodiak puffin numbers are dropping.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

An icon of Alaska journalism died last week after a battle with endometrial cancer. A Superior Court judge heard arguments Thursday on whether the Alaska Division of Elections can boot a second Dan Sullivan from the race for U.S. Senate. And the Homer Spit Run turns 50 this Saturday.

Photo: The finish line at Land’s End during the 2025 Spit Run. (Don Pitcher Photograph)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Gov. Mike Dunleavy trimmed nearly $90 million from the state budget with line-item vetoes.Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bill naming a research center after its first director, Vic Fischer. And Sen. Lisa Murkowski says President Trump has been tossing bombs at Senate Republicans for weeks, blowing up not only their agenda but derailing his own priorities.

Vic Fischer smiles at his wife, Jane Angvik, in 2021. (Bob Waldrop)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

A bill that passed the state legislature with near unanimous support won’t become law. "Snow Classic" style gambling is now legal. And Officials with a U.S. Department of Defense agency are preparing to exhume the remains of an unidentified WWII soldier buried in the Sitka National Cemetery this week.

Photo: The grave of an unidentified soldier known as “X-3” at the Sitka National Cemetery. (KCAW/McKenney)