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KNBA WEBCAST: Friday, August 7, 2026

KNBA | By Rhonda McBride

Published August 7, 2026 at 2:13 PM AKDT

Fox News reporter Chad Pergram, with striped tie, was one of the reporters pressing Sen. Lisa Murkowski for answers on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. She wasn't providing them.

KNBA’s Top Stories:

MURKOWSKI VOTE. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she’s a “no” vote to confirm Todd Blanche as U.S. Attorney General, but that’s not likely to impede Blanche’s confirmation.

Voters mark their ballots at Ketchikan’s Precinct No. 2 at The Plaza on Nov. 6, 2018.

UPDATE ON VOTER REMOVAL. Nearly 1,900 Alaska voters remain on an inactive list after a citizenship review. The Division of Elections turned down a request from a bipartisan group of lawmakers to restore voter rolls.

Aleutian Airways receives over $8 million to serve the St. Paul community through the Essential Air Service program.

ST. PAUL ISLAND AIR SERVICE. Reliable air travel recently returned to St. Paul Island, but federal cuts to the nation’s Essential Air Service program loom. KUCB’s Katie Reuther looks at the impact on St. Paul and other remote Alaska communities dependent on the federal EAS program.

Staff Sgt. Brandon Hexum and Staff Sgt. Adrian Lara of the U.S. Army Parachute Team fly in the American flag for the Arctic Lightning Open House at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska on 31 July 2026. U.S. Army/ Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Guevara

ARCTIC THUNDER. Every two years, Arctic Thunder rolls across the Anchorage skies, bringing aerial acrobatics and displays of military equipment to check out at a JBER open house.

Kevin Berry stands with his son, Milton, as he dipnets on South Kenai Beach on July 27, 2026. Milton said his favorite fishing spots are the Kenai and Russian rivers.

DIPNETTING. For many Alaskans, dipnetting is a way to fill the freezer. For UAA economist Kevin Berry, it’s also a research opportunity. Alaska Public Media’s Ava White spent a day on the Kenai River with Berry and his family to find out more about his research.