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KMXT received this press release on March 22, 2020. It is posted here with minor editing. Ten new cases of COVID-19 detected in three Alaska communities March 22, 2020 ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services today announced 10 new cases of COVID-19 in three Alaska communities – Anchorage (7), the Matanuska-Susitna …

KMXT posted this COVID-19 Health Alert as we received it, with minor editing **COVID-19 HEALTH ALERT** Issued: March 20, 2020 By: Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical Officer, State of Alaska Commissioner Adam Crum, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services The State of Alaska and the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) acknowledge …

The Coast Guard suspended its search Thursday for a possible person in the water near Dutch Harbor. Still missing is 33-year-old Steven Mencer, last seen wearing a neon green pullover rain jacket with orange and black pants. Mencer failed to report for crew check-in on the F/V Alaska Mist, when the 164-foot vessel tied …

The Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization has the following press release. KMXT posted as received, with minor editing. NEWS RELEASE Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization For Immediate Release – March 20, 2020 ESC COVID-19 Update Kodiak, Alaska – As of March 20, 2020 there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Kodiak – …

Click arrow below to listen to Wednesday evening’s forum of the Kodiak Emergency Services Council which was broadcast on KMXT. KMXT received the following press release from the Kodiak Emergency Services Council (ESC). We are posting it as received, with minor editing. For Immediate Release – March 18, 2020 ESC COVID-19 Update – …

In today’s newscast: The Alaska Medical Employees Association called off it’s strike against Providence Hospital. From our Wednesday Lowdown program: The city manager, borough manager and city fire chief talk about local coronavirus prevention and how the community is preparing for a potential outbreak of COVID-19. From our Tuesday Lowdown program: Safeway Manager …

On today’s edition of The Lowdown, city manager Mike Tvenge, borough manager Michael Powers and fire chief Jim Mullican sat down to talk about Kodiak’s coronavirus prevention measures and strategies. The biggest takeaways should sound familiar by now — practice good hygiene and stay separated from others as much as possible. “The only way to …

An intermittent sensor reading halted the launch of an Astra rocket on Monday and ended the startup spaceflight company’s efforts to win a multi-million-dollar launch competition. Astra officials said at a press conference after the launch was stopped that the sensor reading was serious enough to warrant scrapping the launch as a safety precaution. The …

Most of us have them. Dusty old boxes, totes, hard-drives, shoeboxes of photos, many containing people we can’t even identify. Yet, there seems to be an urge to hang on to the past, to that connection to family and old friends, even if we don’t know who they are. KMXT’s Maggie Wall has this …

In this newscast: Kodiak City Council advanced to public hearing a controversial ordinance which would allow sales of edible marijuana products. Kodiak City Mayor and City Council remember Dr. Bob Johnson and Coach Joe Floyd, who died within the last month. Endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales are continuing to drop in number and scientists aren’t …