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In this newscast: The second “Blob” marine heat wave may have disappeared, but Alaska scientists warn, things aren’t back to normal yet. Several cruise ships canceled stops in Kodiak this summer amid the spread of the coronavirus. Alaska State Legislature honors Kodiak’s Dr. Bob Johnson with a memorial citation. Towns in Southeast Alaska are struggling …

In this newscast: A fire decimated an outbuilding next to a residence on Sargent Drive on Sunday morning, just below Near Island Bridge. Kodiak Fire Department had the blaze out in an hour, despite difficulties due to the cold weather. Tribal officials are frustrated with the lack of movement from the state about getting rural …

In this newscast: Astra CEO Chris Kemp is keeping expectations low for the upcoming DARPA Launch Challenge launch at Narrow Cape, NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard talks about some Alaska-related NASA projects, Gov. Mike Dunleavy calls for the Legislature to pay back the amount cut from the last few years’ permanent fund dividends, Haines and …

In this newscast: Kodiak History Museum discusses the ongoing mission to preserve Kodiak’s stories, Pebble Partnership leaned on Gov. Mike Dunleavy for help last summer, pleading the proposed mine was at risk, An update on the campaign to recall, after Stand Tall with Mike told its lawyers to withdraw its appeal of the recall yesterday, …

In this newscast: Kodiak City Council approves a lease at Trident Basin and adopts a method for sharing the raw fish tax among area governments, The Rasmuson Foundation awards the Alutiiq Museum with an unsolicited grant of $25,000, Kodiak Rep. Louise Stutes’ champions an amendment to budget an additional $11.3 million to restore year-round ferry …

In this newscast: Kodiak joins coastal cities across the state in rallies to restore Alaska Marine Highway System service, Kodiak City Council considers locations for a new fire hall, Alaska’s legislature is not considering any major proposals that would close the budget gap, The village of Kaktovik plans to rebuild its school after a fire …

Kodiak joined rallies in support of the Alaska Marine Highway System across the state on Tuesday. Though Kodiak’s rally was much smaller than some of the others, community members had plenty to say in support of the ferries. Robyn Cassidy holds a sign in support of the Alaska Marine Highway System outside the M/V Tustumena …

KMXT posted the following press release as received, with minor edits. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Clinton Bennett, DHSS, (907) 269-4996, clinton.bennett@alaska.gov Fourteen new cases of COVID-19 detected in five Alaska communities March 31, 2020 ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) today announced 14 new cases of COVID-19 in five …

In this Newscast: State official says Fairbanks is the state hotspot for COVID-19 spread Legislature approves money to keep ferries running year-round Port of Seattle blocks cruise ships from berthing Army offers bonuses to soldiers to encourage them to transfer to Alaska

**COVID-19 HEALTH MANDATE** Mandato de salud 012: Viajes entro del estado Emitido: 27 de marzo del 2020 Por: Gobernador Mike Dunleavy Comisionado Adam Crum, Departamento de Salud y Servicios Sociales de Alaska Dra. Anne Zink, Directora Médica, Estado de Alaska Para evitar la propagación de la enfermedad por coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), el estado de Alaska …