On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Former Anchorage state Sen. Tom Begich sat down with KFSK’s Taylor Heckart to talk about why he’s running for Governor. Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a disaster declaration covering four Northwest Arctic communities due to utility disruptions from extreme cold. And there was a 'possum in Juneau.

Photo: Chester, the opossum, soaks in his last moments of freedom while hiding under a pallet in a shed in the Mendenhall Valley on Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Photo courtesy of Tim Travis)