Millions of federal dollars were recently awarded to the Kodiak Island spaceport and its owner, Alaska Aerospace Corporation as it prepares for more launches with the federal government.

The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) is working with the City and Native Village of Port Lions to replace the water distribution system, parts of which date back to 1964 when the community was first established in its current location.

Kodiak’s emergency responders received reports from around the road system of downed trees, power outages and a roof blown off a house Friday, Feb. 20. That’s after the northeast side of the island was buffeted by winds in excess of 70 mph Thursday night through early Friday morning.

The Kodiak Harvest Food Cooperative is temporarily closing its doors after Feb. 21. Two weeks later, when it reopens in a different spot downtown, it will look more like a “full service” grocery store with plans to sell more Alaska seafood, more local produce and open a deli.

The Coast Guard commissioned its newest vessel in Kodiak on Friday, the fast response cutter Frederick Mann. That’s the sixth one based in Alaska. And more Coast Guard assets are in the works.

The federal Missile Defense Agency recently released the names of 2,440 government contractors it will tap for work likely connected to President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome project. Here's which ones have Alaska ties:

Kodiak’s $24.4 million fire station is open for business. City firefighters and emergency services began responding to calls from the new firehouse on Feb. 2.

The state of Alaska is moving forward with a multi-year project to repave and improve the only road connecting the city of Kodiak to Benny Benson State Airport.

The Kodiak Island Borough School District will not close a school to balance next school year’s budget. Instead, the district’s Board of Education has decided to make $2.7 million worth of cuts to staff and school programs and services.

Pacific cod fishermen in the Kodiak area and South Alaska Peninsula can now catch nearly 8 million pounds of fish during the current state-managed fishery. That’s after the Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced an updated quota last week on Feb. 5 in the middle of the 2026 season.