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The day after Governor Dunleavy made an emergency declaration regarding COVID-19 in the state of Alaska, Kodiak has experienced a surge in new cases. According to the Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization, nine new cases have been reported for the Kodiak Island Borough. Three new cases are Kodiak residents who recently travelled, three are attributed …

Terry Haines presents the Midday Report featuring: A weekly update from the Kodiak Emergency Operations Center. Three new cases of Covid-19 reported in Kodiak, bringing the total active community cases to 20. Fairbanks Moose Mountain Ski Area is scheduled to reopen tomorrow. NOAA releases final permit for Navy training in SE Alaska. All that and …

Following an emergency declaration Thursday morning by Governor Dunleavy, the Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization has reported three new cases. One case is a close contact of a previous case, another is a new community spread case, and the third is under investigation. Contact tracing is underway. This raises the case count to 154 cases …

Despite decreases in active COVID-19 cases on Kodiak, there has been a notable increase in unknown community spread cases. According to the Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization, there are three more cases of the virus contracted by unknown community spread and two cases of residents who were close contacts of previously known cases, for a …

This morning, Governor Dunleavy delivered a message to Alaskans, urging them to help curb the surge of COVID-19 cases that threaten to overwhelm the state’s health care capacity. The governor is asking state employees to work from home, mandating masks and social distancing in state buildings, and strongly urging Alaskans to “sacrifice a little more” …

The Alaska Division of Elections will begin counting absentee mail-in votes today, working through the rest of week so that Alaska can finally declare which candidate for president has earned Alaska’s three electoral college votes, among other races. Here’s what to watch for with Kodiak’s vote: For the 2020 General Election, Kodiak cast 4000 ballots …

After a successful season of elk hunting on Afognak Island, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has closed by emergency order elk hunting in the East Afognak hunt area. Nathan Svoboda, area wildlife biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game in Kodiak, says that the unusual closure of the entire island may …

On just about any school day, if you went to Old Harbor on the southeast side of Kodiak Island, you’d see that Phyllis Clough wears a lot of hats. As the Old Harbor school secretary, she picks up the phone, answers parents’ questions and offers a steady stream of encouragement to the children. You’ll also …

The Coast Guard will deploy its only heavy Icebreaker to the Arctic this winter to “protect the nation’s maritime sovereignty and security in the region,” according to a Coast Guard press release. The Coast Guard says it normally sends the Polar Star to Antarctica for Operation Deep Freeze, an annual mission to resupply the nation’s …

Terry Haines presents the Midday Report featuring: The latest on Kodiak’s Covid-19 case count. More local election updates. Why some Alaskan legislatures would like Governor Dunleavy to call a special session. All that and more on today’s midday news report.