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Russia, China and other emerging market countries have been buying up large quantities of gold, something governments and individuals have done for centuries during uncertain economic times.

At the height of the racial reckoning, a school district in Virginia voted to rename two schools that had been previously named for Confederate generals. This month, that decision was reversed.

A draft version of the fiscal year 2025 budget for the Kodiak Island Borough includes an increase in funding for the local school district. It also includes a potential reduction of the mill rate, which is a calculation of local property taxes.

After weeks of preparation, crews are scheduled to conduct a controlled demolition to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland.

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.