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Maggie Wall presents the newscast which included a brief update on Kodiak’s confirmed COVID-19 Case #6. Also human spaceflight is coming to Kodiak, but it won’t be for at least several years. A Florida-based space tourism company called Space Perspective is planning to bring human spaceflight operations to Kodiak. Statewide commercial salmon harvests are …

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media The Pebble Partnership published this map of communities where it says it will pay dividends to adult residents. The proposed Pebble Mine has always faced fierce opposition in Bristol Bay. Now, Pebble is offering to pay every adult resident of the area an annual dividend. Pebble Chief Executive Tom …

COVID-19 Banner Tuesday afternoon, the Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization (ESC) announced the fifth known case of COVID-19 in Kodiak. It is unknown right now if the individual is a resident of Kodiak or a non-resident, or if this is a case of community transmission. The individual is self-isolating while Kodiak Public Health officials monitor …

The following was released by a spokesman for the NCIS [Naval Criminal Investigative Service]. KMXT posts it here as received, with minor formatting changes so it is easier to read. Thanks to Jacob Resneck at CoastAlaska in Juneau for the assistance. “On Saturday, June 13, at around 10:30 p.m., Alaska Daylight Time, an unauthorized …

This week, the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation, the state housing authority, announced a $10 million program to assist Alaskans with their rent and mortgage obligations. This funding is a slice of the $1.5 billion dollars the state received from the federal CARES Act to use for homeless prevention with a focus on Alaskans who lost …

Mike Wall presents the Midday Report featuring national headlines from NPR, and state and local stories on: COVID-19 case on the M/V Tustumena state requirements for travelers new COVID-19 cases proposed University of Alaska Southeast merger with UAA or UAF plus, Possibly (a new radio module), Alaska Fish Radio and updates from Alaska Dept. of …

Mike Wall presents the Midday Report featuring national headlines from NPR, and state and local stories on: Kodiak Borough Assembly passing a budget updates on UA Board of Regents plans to merge UAS with UAA or UAF, program eliminations, and a budget for the university system COVID-19 cases around the state, including the jump in …

It took a total of four aircraft from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak to medevac an injured fisherman off the fishing vessel Baranof on Monday. The reason–the vast distances the aircraft had to traverse to reach him. The Coast Guard reports that two C-130J Hercules aircraft and two MH-60 helicopter crews coordinated efforts to perform …

A new 2024 election poll from NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist shows fundamental divides over concerns for America's future and what to teach the next generation.

Kavitha George presents the Midday Report featuring national headlines from NPR, and state and local stories on: COVID-19 case on the M/V Tustumena Kodiak’s Black Lives Matter march Borough property taxes UA program cuts Public school and homeschool plans for the fall plus, Alaska Fish Radio, updates from Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game, and …