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By ELIZABETH EARL-KDLL-Kenai CREDIT ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME Starting Wednesday, king salmon fishing on the Kenai River will be closed entirely through the end of June. So far, only 583 large kings have come back to the river, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. That’s a little more than a third …

UPDATE: Sailings for the M/V Tustumena are expected to resume the morning of June 27 when the ship departs Homer for Kodiak, the Department of Transportation announced Tuesday afternoon. This announcement comes after a press release on Monday indicating that the sailings are “canceled indefinitely”, which created some confusion. The DOT followed with a revision …

After former President Donald Trump and Arizona GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake distanced themselves from the law, some abortion rights opponents are left wondering who they can count on.

Mike Wall presents the Midday Report featuring national headlines from NPR, and state and local stories on: Kodiak launch complex in Alaska’s bid for US Space Command HQ COVID-19 required tests on ferries Tustumena delays Cruise ship season canceled plus, Alaska Fish Radio, updates from Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game,and the weather forecast and …

Following is press release from the Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization. KMXT posts it as received, with minor editing. KODIAK, ALASKA, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 18, 2020 We have received information from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) that there has been another positive test result for COVID-19 in the Kodiak …

Maggie Wall presents the newscast which included a brief update on Kodiak’s confirmed COVID-19 Case #6. Also human spaceflight is coming to Kodiak, but it won’t be for at least several years. A Florida-based space tourism company called Space Perspective is planning to bring human spaceflight operations to Kodiak. Statewide commercial salmon harvests are …

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media The Pebble Partnership published this map of communities where it says it will pay dividends to adult residents. The proposed Pebble Mine has always faced fierce opposition in Bristol Bay. Now, Pebble is offering to pay every adult resident of the area an annual dividend. Pebble Chief Executive Tom …

COVID-19 Banner Tuesday afternoon, the Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization (ESC) announced the fifth known case of COVID-19 in Kodiak. It is unknown right now if the individual is a resident of Kodiak or a non-resident, or if this is a case of community transmission. The individual is self-isolating while Kodiak Public Health officials monitor …

The following was released by a spokesman for the NCIS [Naval Criminal Investigative Service]. KMXT posts it here as received, with minor formatting changes so it is easier to read. Thanks to Jacob Resneck at CoastAlaska in Juneau for the assistance. “On Saturday, June 13, at around 10:30 p.m., Alaska Daylight Time, an unauthorized …