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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 …

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 …

The state Board of Fisheries is convening in Kodiak this weekend for the next Kodiak Finfish Meeting. After pushing to keep the regulatory meeting in Kodiak, instead of Anchorage, Kodiak salmon fishermen are organizing to oppose a number of proposals that they say will harm the local economy. The seiner Jaime Marie sails past other …

KMXT Received the following press release from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services. We post it here as received, with minor editing. **COVID-19 HEALTH MANDATE** Issued: March 17, 2020 By: Governor Mike Dunleavy Commissioner Adam Crum, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical Officer, State of …

April 27, 2021 by Mayowa Aina, Alaska Public Media As the current school year comes to a close, Alaska health officials anticipate kids aged 12-15 will become eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine long before school starts again in the fall. “We fully expect kids [ages] 12 and up to get authorization any day,” said Coleman Cutchins, a …

Two weeks ago, the Jet Propulsion Lab lost contact with the interstellar spacecraft after engineers mistakenly pointed its antenna away from Earth. On Friday, it responded and is operating normally.

Ronna McDaniel — former head of the RNC and a Trump ally — has been dropped by NBC following both internal and public pushback after the network hired her as a paid contributor.

A star-studded cast appeared with the former presidents and Biden, including Mindy Kaling, Ben Platt and Stephen Colbert hosting the event.

Attorney Alina Habba filed papers with the New York judge to show that Trump had secured a bond from the Federal Insurance Co. to support an $83.3 million jury award granted to writer E. Jean Carroll

Matt Van Daele, Daniel Smith and Will Frost scour Buskin Lake for signal crayfish while electrofishing. Listen to this story; The Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak has been looking for ways to reduce the number of invasive signal crayfish from the island’s Buskin Lake, in order to protect crucial salmon habitat. Matt Van Daele is the …