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Many federal judges receive free rooms and subsidized travel to luxury resorts for legal conferences. NPR found that dozens of judges did not fully disclose the perks they got.

Florida has been a major access point for abortion in the South. Now its residents, along with thousands more in the region, will have to seek abortion care elsewhere after six weeks of pregnancy.

In today’s Newscast: The City of Dillingham and the Curyung Tribal Council have sent a joint letter to the governor urging him to close the Bristol Bay commercial fishery because of fears that the influx of people will jeopardize the community’s health. Kodiak fisherman Mike Friccero who has fished Bristol Bay 40 years, urges …

KMXT is posting this Health Mandate as received, with minor edits. **AMENDED COVID-19 HEALTH MANDATE** Issued: April 7, 2020 By: Governor Mike Dunleavy Commissioner Adam Crum, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical Officer, State of Alaska The Public Health Disaster Emergency Declaration signed by Governor Mike Dunleavy on …

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a major shift in the way that Kodiak’s processors are doing business, and is jeopardizing the Bristol Bay summer fishing season. For the most part, because of their connection to the global market, processors have been ahead of the game in taking precautions to prevent the spread of coronavirus into …

Following guidelines from the CDC and a State of Alaska Health Alert issued on Sunday, the Kodiak Emergency Operations Center now recommends the use of cloth face masks when a person is out where social distancing may be difficult. KMXT’s Maggie Wall has details, including information for making or purchasing cloth face masks. Click …

After drastically cutting flight services last week, this weekend RavnAir Group announced it would be halting all flights, laying off its remaining staff and filing for bankruptcy. Ravn employees at Kodiak airport were previously responsible for servicing Ravn turboprops as well as the daily Alaska Airlines jets from Anchorage. Now, Alaska Airlines says it’s working …

KMXT received the following press release from Alaska Airlines and posted it here with minor editing. Photo courtesy blog.AlaskaAirlines.com Alaska Airlines responds to Ravn suspension of service ANCHORAGE – With the announcement on Sunday of RavnAir Alaska stopping all operations, Alaska Airlines expressed deep concern for the Ravn employees and communities in …

**Health Alert 010** Alerta de Salud 010 Cubre Bocas de Tela El DHSS recomienda encarecidamente que los habitantes de Alaska usen una cubierta de tela para la cara en lugares públicos donde otras medidas de distanciamiento social son difíciles de mantener, como los supermercados. Esto puede reducir la liberación de gotitas respiratorias en el aire …

KMXT received this press release on April 3, 2020. It is posted here with minor editing. Issued: April 3, 2020 By: Commissioner Adam Crum, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical Officer, State of Alaska Health Alert 010 – Recommendations Regarding the Use of Cloth Face Coverings Scientific evidence available to …