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Jared Griffin presents the Midday Report featuring national headlines from NPR, and state and local stories on: Kodiak’s salmon runs Tsunami plan updates in the Eastern Aleutians Anchorage assembly considers an ordinance banning conversion therapy for minors Scientists and Juneau residents are bracing for a possible flood from the Mendenhall Glacier plus, Alaska Fish Radio, …

Jared Griffin presents the Midday Report featuring national headlines from NPR, and state and local stories on: Kodiak’s St. Mary’s school is suspending operations for this year The city of Kodiak is looking for a new official seal COVID-19 number updates in the Alaska seafood industry Problems with the environmental review of Pebble Mine plus, …

The state has put Alaskans on notice that they have fallen behind in contacting those who have tested positive for COVID-19, as well as their close contacts. In an advisory Wednesday, the state Department of Health and Social Services said, due to a considerable increase in COVID-19 infections, contacts are not being made in a …

Jared Griffin presents the Midday Report featuring national headlines from NPR, and state and local stories on: Tustumena delay due to tsunami warning COVID-19 contact tracing and reporting policy changes Protecting seasonal workers from COVID-19 Pebble Mine clears a major hurdle with a recent environmental impact study Report shows that maternal deaths in Alaska are …

All maternal deaths in Alaska that occurred in 2017 and 2018 were preventable. That’s according to the Maternal and Child Death Review Committee, a program of the Alaska Division of Public Health. In a report released this week, the committee reviewed all 16 maternal deaths in that time period and determined the deaths were related …

(Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct an error about the need for a ship to go out to sea during a tsunami warning. The original said 200 feet from shore. The sory was corrected to say the ship needs to be in waters 200 feet deep.) People expected to see the Tustumena …

Good news for Kodiak on the coronavirus front. As of yesterday (Wednesday), Kodiak has no active COVID-19 cases for the first time since June 2nd, according to the Kodiak Emergency Operations Center. Elsa DeHart, Kodiak’s public health officer, explains: “Everyone really in Kodiak at this point is considered recovered. All of our people have done …

Jared Griffin presents the Midday Report featuring an update from Kodiak’s Emergency Services Operation, and state and local stories on: Kodiak’s zero active COVID-19 cases New cases in Seward Sockeye prices decrease plus, Alaska Fish Radio, new AK Dept of Fish and Game announcement, and the weather forecast and community events.

This week’s late night tsunami warning prompted many residents of Kodiak to load up their emergency supplies and seek higher ground. The Kodiak Emergency Operations Center keeps a list of emergency supplies recommended by FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, on its website. The list includes items like prescription medications, first aid kits, sleeping bags, …

The following is a press release from the Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization KODIAK, ALASKA, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 10, 2020 We have received information from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services that there has been another positive test result for COVID-19 in Kodiak. Details about this case are pending; an update will …