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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Mud Run is back in  Dillingham. Alaska’s Farm Family of the Year is from Soldotna. And a new  Fast Response Cutter has arrived in Ketchikan.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: American jets fly in  response to Russian surveillance aircraft. Two apparently unrelated  stabbings occurred in Ketchikan over the weekend. And today is election  day.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: COVID positive cruise  ship passengers were sent home on the state ferry, and Alaska Airlines. A  settlement has been reached regarding a crash involving two small  commercial planes in 2016. And local Juneau leaders weigh whether to  take sides on ballot questions.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Some Ketchikan parents  have sued the school district over using tribal values at a school. The  Anchorage economic future looks rosy, if enough workers can be found.  And Alaska Universities will begin a program for a Marine Policy degree.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: 800 miles of fiber  optic cable will bring high speed internet from Kodiak to Unalaska.  Ukrainian refugees are living and working on the former  state ferry  Malespina in Ketchikan. And Governor Dunleavy has signed a bill that  changes the definitions of sexual assault and domestic abuse.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: New daily returns to the Kenai and Kasilof Rivers spark fears of overescapement. Hatchery chum salmon are coming back in droves to Southeast Alaska. And Unalaska sockeye salmon are coming in late.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The potential for major rockslides hangs over Skagway’s main cruise ship dock. Home school  parents can use state money for tutors and classes. And Alaska grocery  stores are still faced with periodically empty shelves.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Training on treatment of overdose victims is coming to Kodiak. Chum and Chinook salmon are scarce again in the Yukon River drainage. And UAF Fairbanks is taking their drone program to Alaska students. 

Flash floods have washed out a portion of the Richardson Highway. Beluga whales are swimming in a lake 20 miles upstream of Dillingham. And a Petersburg teen gets his wish to meet an NBA champion.

The Kodiak Island Borough acts to make voting more accessible for village residents. Cooler, wetter weather is dampening fire activity in Alaska. And a study shows long term harms to watersheds from past mining activity.