
Midday Report: January 29, 2026
On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:
ConocoPhillips says its plans to drill four new wells this winter on the North Slope will go forward despite Friday’s accident involving a massive drilling rig. Scientists have confirmed that destructive landslides are happening more frequently across Alaska. And a Christmas tree forest in Nome.
Photo: Nome National Forest. (NWS)
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