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Jared Griffin presents the Midday Report featuring national headlines from NPR, and state and local stories on: Tustumena delay due to tsunami warning COVID-19 contact tracing and reporting policy changes Protecting seasonal workers from COVID-19 Pebble Mine clears a major hurdle with a recent environmental impact study Report shows that maternal deaths in Alaska are …

All maternal deaths in Alaska that occurred in 2017 and 2018 were preventable. That’s according to the Maternal and Child Death Review Committee, a program of the Alaska Division of Public Health. In a report released this week, the committee reviewed all 16 maternal deaths in that time period and determined the deaths were related …

(Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct an error about the need for a ship to go out to sea during a tsunami warning. The original said 200 feet from shore. The sory was corrected to say the ship needs to be in waters 200 feet deep.) People expected to see the Tustumena …

Good news for Kodiak on the coronavirus front. As of yesterday (Wednesday), Kodiak has no active COVID-19 cases for the first time since June 2nd, according to the Kodiak Emergency Operations Center. Elsa DeHart, Kodiak’s public health officer, explains: “Everyone really in Kodiak at this point is considered recovered. All of our people have done …

Jared Griffin presents the Midday Report featuring an update from Kodiak’s Emergency Services Operation, and state and local stories on: Kodiak’s zero active COVID-19 cases New cases in Seward Sockeye prices decrease plus, Alaska Fish Radio, new AK Dept of Fish and Game announcement, and the weather forecast and community events.

This week’s late night tsunami warning prompted many residents of Kodiak to load up their emergency supplies and seek higher ground. The Kodiak Emergency Operations Center keeps a list of emergency supplies recommended by FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, on its website. The list includes items like prescription medications, first aid kits, sleeping bags, …

The following is a press release from the Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization KODIAK, ALASKA, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 10, 2020 We have received information from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services that there has been another positive test result for COVID-19 in Kodiak. Details about this case are pending; an update will …

The following is a press release from the Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization. KODIAK, ALASKA, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 9, 2020 We have received information from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services that there has been another positive test result for COVID-19 in Kodiak. This case is a resident who has traveled recently. …

by Alaska Native News U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced on Wednesday that Kodiak man, Luke Bunting, age 23, went before U.S. District Judge Timothy Burgess for sentencing on Tuesday. According to the Department of Justice, Judge Burgess sentenced Bunting to 18 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release that includes 6 months …

The federal government released information regarding recipients of the Paycheck Protection Program, and Kodiak businesses and organizations got a relatively small share of federal loans. Kodiak businesses received between $10 million and $15 million from the Paycheck Protection Program, a program of the federal Small Business Administration intended to support businesses and non-profits who faced …