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By Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage – February 6, 2021 Alaska’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Anne Zink, is vaccinated against COVID-19 by Dr. Michael Alter, Emergency Medicine Specialist at Mat-su Regional Medical Center on Dec. 18. (Alaska Department of Health and Social Services) Health officials want Alaskans to know COVID-19 vaccines have not …

By BRIAN VENUA, KDLG-Dillingham In Bristol Bay communities, subsistence is one feature of daily life that has stayed consistent during the pandemic. Now, it’s part of the school’s curriculum. Communities around Bristol Bay have endeavored to protect their residents from COVID-19 for almost a year. The Chief Ivan Blunka School in New Stuyahok was among the …

Today on the Midday News with host Terry Haines: US and Russia Cooperate on Pollution Plan, Storm Scientists Redefine “Extreme”, 28 Year Old Murder Case Goes Forward, Big Upgrade Coming for Nome and Kotzebue Internet

Today on the midday news report with host Terry Haines: A update from the EOC. Good news for Kodiak foodies. How vaccines are going statewide. All that and more on today’s midday news report.

Today on the midday news report with host Dylan Simard: Four new cases of Covid-19 reported for the Kodiak Island Borough. Dunleavy calls for large permanent dividend payments and developing Alaska’s resources. Manilaq Association, the health care provider in Northwest Alaska, has gotten approval to make and serve seal oil to Kotzebue elders in long-term …

January 29, 2021 by Hope McKenney, KUCB – Unalaska Akutan Volcano overshadows the village of Akutan and the Trident seafood plant, which has nearly 1,000 workers (Courtesy Helena Buurman/Alaska Volcano Observatory) COVID-19 has hit another processing plant operated by fishing giant Trident Seafoods — this time aboard one of the corporation’s massive factory trawlers, the Island Enterprise. …

Kodiak residents driving by the Harbormaster’s office may have seen blue field hospital tents- while they may look like set pieces from a movie, they’re actually going to be used by the Emergency Operations Center tomorrow to administer doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to those who sign up in advance. 350 appointments were initially available …

The US Coast Guard has scheduled a formal hearing on the sinking of the F/V Scandies Rose. The hearing will begin Monday, February 22 in the Seattle area, and will proceed through March 5. While the hearing will take place in person, abiding by Washington State COVID-19 protocols, it will also be livestreamed each day …

The City of Kodiak is in talks with Kodiak Electric Association to add electric vehicle charging stations downtown for Kodiak electric vehicle owners. These charging stations are part of the city’s new focus on electric vehicles, including replacing its motor fleet with electric vehicles. At last weekend’s planning session, the City Council discussed purchasing up …

As far as COVID-19 developments are concerned in Kodiak, we have some good news; this morning no new cases of COVID-19 were reported for the Kodiak Island Borough by the Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization. Updated cases were not provided for today; the case counts from Tuesday morning included four new cases- three of those …