In today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

The Rasmuson Foundation has named Kodiak-born carver Jerry Laktonen as its 2025 Distinguished Artist. Alaska might soon regulate its own hazardous waste. And Alaska Public Media’s Liz Ruskin checked in with a few furloughed workers in Anchorage.

Photo: Jerry Laktonen and a bird mask he made. (Rasmuson Foundation)