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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A group of sailors from Estonia anchored near Kotzebue last week, after traveling the Northwest Passage. Proxy hunting helps the elderly or disabled enjoy the moose harvest in Alaska. And the Kenai Watershed Forum is looking for unknown salmon streams.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: People packed into Bethel's High School gym Saturday to mourn the passing of Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola. This year infants will have access to a new immunization against RSV.  And a group of Sitkans is calling for a cap on the number of cruise passengers next year.

Photo: Sitka’s Lincoln Street on June 21, 2023, when three cruise ships brought about 13,000 passengers and crew to the Southeast Alaska town. (Rich McClear/KCAW)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Two new species may have been discovered in the Aleutians by a federal research vessel. Repair crews are struggling to fix an undersea fiber optic cable that serves most of Northwest Alaska. And recovery efforts for a small plane that crashed in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park last month have been called off. 

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Eugene "Buzzy" Peltola is remembered. A Mat-Su board will consider banning school library books. And Sitka is getting a community garden...eventually.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The husband of Alaska’s

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: President Joe Biden led a memorial at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage yesterday. Western and Northern Alaska internet users can expect more delays in getting service restored. And Bering Straits Native Corporation is making a 2 million dollar investment in Graphite One.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska has seen a big jump in refugees over the past two years, and all of them must learn how to access healthcare. King Cove has a new ambulance, and health care workers are celebrating. And rural Alaskans are suffering from opioid abuse, too.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A storied Petersburg climber advised the pros on how to summit the Devil's Thumb. The Mat-Su School Board has voted to silence its student representative. And Alaska's new Education Commissioner has defended the Alaska School Board's decision to ban trans athletes from girls sports.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Bristol Bay could see fewer sockeye return next year. A new recycling group says they collected and recycled over 145,000 pounds of lead-acid batteries from 45 Alaska communities last year. And Alaskans audition for American Idol.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: As the war between Russia and Ukraine continues, there has been a significant increase in the shipments of Russian oil through the Bering Strait.  Congresswoman Mary Peltola emphasized her support for Arctic drilling in a telephone town hall meeting last week. And The Environmental Protection Agency has announced $2.5 million in grants to three Alaska Native Corporations to clean contaminated sites.