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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Whether to hold a  Constitutional Convention will be on the ballot in the next election.  Unalaska is looking forward to being served by a second air carrier. And  Western Alaska is preparing for a big storm.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Flood damage on the  Richardson Highway will cost hundreds of millions of dollars to repair. A  hunter has vanished in a remote area off the Dalton Highway. And  Unalaska airfares are skyrocketing.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines; Kinross Alaska wants to  truck ore between mines on pubic roads. The Kenaitze Tribe is working  with contractors to preserve artifacts. And Kenai has a new Japanese  Garden.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Mary Peltola will be  sworn in as a member of the U. S. House of Representatives today. Don  Young’s Chief of Staff will serve in the same role for Representative  Peltola. And officials say Kenai Borough Mayor and gubernatorial  candidate Charlie Pierce was asked to consider resigning after the  Borough paid settlements to departing employees.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Anchorage School  District is facing a 68 million dollar budget deficit next year.  Legendary musher Lance Mackey has died. And Anchorage Mayor Bronson has  produced a plan for the homeless in winter.

n today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A bipartisan watchdog is  suspicious Governor Dunleavy’s reelection campaign is breaking election  laws. A Kenai Tribe is opening a new campus dedicated to cultural  education. And two Homer swimmers cross Katchemak Bay.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Two vessels have now  sunk in the same spot in the Kuskokwim River. An Anchorage man has been  indicted for the murder of his father, a former state legislator. And a  Petersburg workshop shows dog owners how to release their pets from  snares and traps.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Soldotna City Council  continues to hear public comment about a drag show held in a park.  Senator Murkowski is calling for the federal government to clean up  contaminated lands conveyed to Alaska Natives. And  Kenai Peninsula  Mayor Charlie Pierce is quitting to focus on gubernatorial run.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Two harbor seal pups  graduate “fish school” at Seward’s  SeaLife Center. Tara Sweeney has  dropped out of the race for US House. And researchers are studying deep  sea life in the Bering Sea.

On today’s Midday Report with host  Terry Haines: Investors are trying  to sell the Donlin Mine project to local residents. A Bristol Bay school  principal makes a hair raising bet with a student.  And the Kenai  School District is struggling to transition away from universal free  lunches for students.