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The U.S. job market perked up last month as employers added 178,000 jobs. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.3%, mainly because the number of people seeking work declined.

Next week the people of Scotland vote on whether to become independent from the U.K. Author Marie Mutsuki Mockett recommends a book that illuminates the Scottish psyche, Iain Banks' The Crow Road.

Golden Tempo has won the Kentucky Derby at odds of 23-1 to make Cherie DeVaux the first woman to train the winner of the opening leg of the Triple Crown.

The pop crooner was behind some of the biggest power ballads of the 1970s and '80s. His wife said he died in his sleep.

Morning Edition traveled to Ferguson and spoke to residents and leaders who have continued pushing for change in the city that was thrust into the national spotlight after the killing of an unarmed 18-year-old.

On today’s midday news report with host Terry Haines: An update on local Covid-19 cases. Details on an impending storm. Local journalists speak about Covid-19. All that and more on today’s midday news report.

On today’s midday news report with host Terry Haines: Astra successfully launches their rocket. Kodiak harvest food co-op is awarded a grant. More on Governor Mike Dunleavey’s proposed state budget. All that and more, This Wednesday, on the midday news report.

New property assessments for Kodiak went out in the mail starting February 29. On Thursday night, March 7, disgruntled residents filled the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly chambers to voice their concerns over the significant increases. KMXT’s Davis Hovey was at the assembly meeting and has this report: “Please don’t tax us out of town,” Sylvia …

Kodiak High School. (Photo by Kavitha George) At their May 21 regular meeting, the Kodiak Borough Assembly held a public hearing and vote on education funding, and introduced an ordinance to increase borough-wide property taxes to meet their bond debt obligations. After forty-five minutes of public testimony and an additional hour of board comments, the …

Large swaths of southeast Texas and Louisiana and parts of southern Mississippi are under an extreme cold warning after a day of snow. Now, snow, slush and ice left on the ground will refreeze.