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Today (Wednesday) the Kodiak Emergency Operations Center reported nineteen (19) new cases of COVID 19 for the Kodiak Island Borough. Eight (8) cases are close contacts of previously reported cases, eight (8) cases are classified as community spread, two (2) are of unknown transmission, and one (1) is travel related. One hundred twenty-two …

Dakota Evans stands to the side of the rodeo pen with a cowgirl’s swagger; she leans on the fence with cigarette loosely in hand, eyes hidden behind blue-tinted sunglasses. The twenty three year old’s horse stands next to her, similarly indifferent to the spectacle. “My mom has always done it since she was a kid. …

The U.S. Coast Guard reported encountering Chinese warships within 50 miles of the Aleutian Islands this past August during patrols in the Arctic and Bering Sea. A statement from the Coast Guard says two National Security Cutters and an icebreaker encountered a Chinese guided missile cruiser, guided missile destroyer, intelligence ship and an auxiliary vessel …

Today the Kodiak Emergency Operations Center reported twenty-eight (28) new cases of COVID 19 for the Kodiak Island Borough. Fifteen (15) cases were classified as community spread, one (1) was travel related, one (1) was of unknown transmission, and eleven (11) cases were close contacts of previously reported cases. Two hundred fifty-two (252) cases of …

Today (Wednesday) the Kodiak Emergency Operations Center reported thirty-four (34) new cases of COVID 19 for the Kodiak Island Borough. Ten (10) cases are close contacts of previously reported cases, eleven (11) cases are of unknown transmission, two (2) are travel related, and eleven (11) cases are classified as community spread. Two hundred …

Kodiak had a prominent role in a new podcast discussing climate change and ocean acidification. The Future Ocean podcast is produced by Dorothy Childers and hosted by KMXT veteran Maggie Wall. It tells the story of climate change and its impact on Alaska’s marine health. In the most recent episode, Kodiak was featured as a …

Kodiak Island was hammered with heavy rain and winds over Halloween weekend, during which 4.6 inches of rain were dumped on the island, and 62 mph winds buffeted the coasts. According to Joe Wegman, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Anchorage, it wasn’t your run-of-the-mill storm. “The weather occurred due to a strong …

Four people are safe after a commercial trawler struck rocks near Kodiak Island and the crew abandoned ship early Monday morning. That’s according to the U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Aaron Gardner who says a distress call came in over the VHF at 7:04 a.m. The fishing vessel Laura, a 93-foot trawler based out of …

Today (Monday) the Kodiak Emergency Operations Center reported twelve (12) new cases of COVID 19 for the Kodiak Island Borough. Eleven cases were tested on Sunday, and one on Monday. All cases are now classified as community spread. Seventy-one (71) cases are currently classified as active locally. There is one (1) active …

Every year, the Coast Guard forward deploys ships, helicopters, and maritime safety teams around the state in advance of a busy Alaska summer. The operation, known as “Arctic Shield” concludes for the year this Sunday, with its temporary base in Kotzebue shutting down for the winter. Since July 1, Kotzebue has served as a base for …