The City of Kodiak is partnering with a consulting firm out of Anchorage to create a masterplan for the seaplane base to send to the FAA.

Unofficial election results show two Kodiak women are set to win by commanding margins in their races for Alaska House and state Senate.

Kodiak’s City Council plans to formally decide who they will hire as the next city manager next week on Nov. 12. The city has been without a permanent manager for more than a year since the last one left after only seven weeks on the job.

The moratorium, signed by all but one of the state's aquaculture associations, will last for at least five years.

Commercial fishermen will be eligible for one-time fuel relief payments alongside farmers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Harvest Fuel Relief program. The department announced earlier this month on Oct. 19 that up to $8 billion will be available.

Billions of dollars from the federal government are being poured into missile defense and mostly commercial launch capacity around the country, millions of which are benefitting the spaceport on Kodiak Island. It’s all part of a broader military buildup in Alaska and the Arctic. In the final part of this three part series, KMXT’s Davis Hovey reports on what supporters and skeptics say the spaceport will look like in the future.

Billions of dollars from the federal government are being poured into missile defense and mostly commercial launch capacity around the country, millions of which are benefitting the spaceport on Kodiak Island. It’s all part of a broader military buildup in Alaska and the Arctic. In part two of this three-part series, KMXT’s Davis Hovey talks to local residents about the buildup and potential impacts of increased launches.

Yesterday, Kodiak’s largest harbor was one of six ports around the state to be awarded millions of dollars in federal funds. The St. Herman Harbor replacement project is getting more than $26 million to pay for a portion of the roughly $100 million needed.

Billions of dollars from the federal government are being poured into missile defense and mostly commercial launch capacity around the country, millions of which are benefitting the spaceport on Kodiak Island. It’s all part of a broader military buildup in Alaska and the Arctic.In part one of this three-part series, KMXT’s Davis Hovey reports on how and why the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska is growing with an influx of federal funds:

Last night, Oct. 22, a write-in candidate with just four votes was elected to a three-year term on the Kodiak City Council.