On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The head of the EPA says he supports the decision to block the proposed Pebble Mine , while the state has asked the Supreme Court to overturn that action. High prices in Alaska make the state a preferred location for drug trafficking. And the big pumpkin king is champion again at the state fair.

Photo: Dale Marshall, right, maneuvers his pumpkin toward the scale, with an assist from Ken Blaylock. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)