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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Six years after losing a lawsuit over its invocation policy, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly is considering another change. Invasive species are more prevalent in Alaska than you might think. And For the first time in recent history, the Kuskokwim 300 has reached the 30 sled dog team threshold.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: An historic downtown Juneau building that hosted the first territorial Alaska Legislature is being demolished. Alaskans recently celebrated Dia de los Muertes. And Alaska’s Trust Land Office is planning to sell land to pay for mental health services throughout Alaska.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska high school students are asking local school districts to refrain from banning books. Experiments at the HAARP facility in Gakona will produce an artificial glow in the sky. And a hearing for comments on the proposed Ambler Road drew mostly negative responses.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska State Troopers fatally shot an armed suspect in Healy yesterday after a high-speed chase up the Parks Highway. The Alaska Permanent Fund appears headed toward maintaining its current steady growth, rather than pursuing riskier, higher-return investments. And a partially submerged barge on the Kuskokwim has residents alarmed.

Photo: A large sheen is seen on the lower end of Steamboat Slough on the Kuskokwim River on Oct. 31, 2023.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: As the rivers in southwest Alaska freeze, the final fuel barges are sailing through tricky waters. Alaska's  state division of public assistance have worked through some of a large backlog in SNAP applications. And the state is suing a group of homeowners over easements near Campbell Lake in South Anchorage.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Dillingham City School District is still waiting for four international teachers to get their visas. Family of a Marshall woman whose body was found in the Yukon River asks for justice at AFN. And the studio at KYUK could be haunted. 

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A new threat is emerging from the climate change: rusting rivers. Alaska’s congressional delegation is staying in Israel’s corner. And the Governor's Energy Task Force meets with criticism.

Photo: A side by side comparison of a river in 2017 and 2018. The 2017 image shows clear water, the 2018 image shows reddish rusty water
A small headwater tributary of the Akillik Rivver in Kobuk Valley National Park in summer 2017 and summer 2018.
NPS / Jon O'Donnell

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Vic Fischer, the last living signer of Alaska’s constitution, died yesterday at his Anchorage home. Subsistence concerns were a major topic of discussion at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention on Friday.  And two teenagers will pay fines, and forfeit their guns and hunting licenses, for illegally shooting two brown bears in Sitka.

Photo: Vic Fischer displays a copy of the Alaska Constitution. (Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The annual Alaska Federation of Natives Convention has kicked off in Anchorage. Hundreds of people in Anchorage are moving from encampments into hotel rooms as the winter shelter season begins. And the Southeast island community of Whale Pass is asking the state to pursue carbon credits instead of a nearby timber sale.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Western Arctic Caribou Herd continues to decline and managers are proposing dramatically reducing harvest limits. The slow uphill speed of Mahn Choh Mine ore haul trucks is a safety concern. And Alaska has one of the highest suicide rates in the country.