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At the conclusion of his press briefing Wednesday evening, Governor Mike Dunleavy made a surprise announcement that PFDs will be released July 1, months ahead of its traditional October date. Gov. Dunleavy justified the early PFDs as a way to respond to Alaska’s ailing economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I just want folks to know …

At this week’s Borough Assembly Regular meeting, the Assembly will take up several significant agenda items related to the next year’s budget. First, the Assembly will tackle the Kodiak Island Borough school district’s request for nearly $10.5 million, which represents flat-funding from the current fiscal year. After discussions at last week’s work session, the Assembly …

Sign welcoming travelers from Alaska to the Yukon Territory in Canada. (Creative Commons) With the Coast Guard transfer season about to kick off, many travelers to and from Kodiak are concerned about how to make the trek if the US/Canada border remains closed. Here’s an update about the new extended closure from Henry Leasia, KHNS – …

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media Northern Dynasty Vice President Doug Allen pitched the Pebble Mine to potential investors Feb. 28, 2020. (Image via YouTube) Pebble Mine opponent Lindsey Bloom thought she had the goods. When she saw a video showing an executive from Pebble’s parent company make a pitch to potential investors, she considered …

Mike Wall presents the Midday Report featuring national headlines from NPR and local stories on: more Alaskans test positive for COVID-19, yet plan to reopen Alaska remains in place; COVID-19 emergency funds for education; quarantine flags; return of the USCG cutter Alex Haley; marine heatwaves’ effects on marine life; US census plus, Alaska Fish Radio …

Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley practices maneuvers with an Alaska Air National Guard helicopter. Source: Coast Guard Alaska Facebook page. The Coast Guard cutter Alex Haley returned home to Kodiak on Friday after a 97-day deployment. According to a Coast Guard statement, the 282-foot cutter spent much of the deployment patrolling the Aleutian Islands and …

Kodiak College in Kodiak, Alaska Thursday, May 25, 2017. Citing a budget gap of between $14 and $40 million over the next two years, the University of Alaska is looking to make significant changes to how its campuses are structured. UAA Chancellor Cathy Sandeen spoke about the UA Board of Regents’ plan: “At the Board …

President Biden announced the relief for attendees of the now-shuttered art schools, saying they "falsified data, knowingly misled students, and cheated borrowers into taking on mountains of debt."

Nome’s Norton Sound Regional Hospital. (Laura Kraegel/KNOM) by Davis Hovey–KNOM, Nome A Norton Sound Health Corporation employee in Nome tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. The corporation made that announcement Thursday night, confirming the Bering Strait region’s second case thus far. According to NSHC, the positive COVID-19 result was found through routine …

The case is not associated with the seafood industry, and the person wasn’t tested in their home community, according to the state. by Isabelle Ross–KDLG, Dillingham CREDIT ALEX HAGER/KDLG The first Alaskan from the Bristol Bay and Lake and Peninsula region has tested positive for COVID-19. The state has not disclosed which community they are from because …