Jared Griffin

Amanda Gorman reads an original work called “The Hill We Climb” at President Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ055ilIiN4At 22 years old, Gorman is the youngest inaugural poet. You can also listen to her poem here:

Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States Wednesday morning. Watch his first speech as president here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTtKDN4LgL8You can also listen here:

Four employees at the Trident Seafoods processing plant in Akutan have tested positive for coronavirus, the company said in a press release yesterday (Monday). The plant has about 700 employees on Akutan island in the Aleutian Chain. The Seattle Times reported that the four employees who tested positive were roommates. They tested negative for the …

The City of Kodiak took another step toward the possible annexation of neighboring service areas last week when the City Council authorized a contract with UAA’s Institute of Social and Economic Research, or ISER, to examine the impact of annexation. Will annexation have a positive, negative, or even a neutral fiscal effect on these areas …

The City of Kodiak may have found a little more federal money to help fund its recreation programs and fire and EMT departments. But there are some strings attached. The DCIP was enacted to support communities with military installations, but the question remains: is Air Station Kodiak a military installation? The federal program is called …

(Note: This is a longer version of a story previously reported by KMXT.) The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council is looking to make major changes. New proposed bylaws would change how it can spend its trust funds and expand the oil spill’s original boundaries to incorporate an ecosystem approach. KMXT’s Jared Griffin spoke with …

Photo of Earth taken by Astra’s Rocket 3.2 Astra, a California-based aerospace company, successfully launched their Rocket 3.2 into orbit from the Pacific Spaceport Complex near Pasagshak Tuesday afternoon. According to Astra Head of Communications Alexis Georgeson, their goal was not primarily to reach orbit. But the rocket’s successful launch may indicate that the changes …

In 2019, the City of Kodiak signed the Alaska Remote Sellers Sales Tax Commission agreement with 14 other local Alaska governments to help collect sales tax from online sales. One year later, more municipalities have signed on, and it looks like the work of the Commission is paying off for the state and the City …

Jared Griffin with today’s newscast, with a live update from the Emergency Operations Center. (Note: we had some equipment failure halfway through the newscast.)

Kodiak’s restaurant and bar industry has shrunk considerably since last year. That’s according to new employment data released by the Alaska Department of Labor. In 2019, Kodiak’s 26 restaurants and bars employed 300 people, nearly 5% of Kodiak’s workforce. But by the end of this summer, only 200 people were employed in that business sector, …