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Mike Wall presents the Midday Report featuring an update from Kodiak’s Emergency Operations Center, program updates, and local stories on: increases to water and sewer fees; postpones harbor fee increase healthcare and labor concerns with state reopening Ravn Airlines for sale Kodiak Parks and Rec to reopen Teen Center and pool this weekend plus, Alaska …

By Andrew Kitchenman, Alaska Public Media & KTOO – Juneau Rep. Tiffany Zulkosky, D-Bethel, speaks during a House floor session in the Capitol in Juneau on March 16. Zulkosky said on Wednesday that she’s seen Alaskans have a false sense of security as the state eases health mandates. She spoke during a joint meeting of …

The City of Kodiak sign at the Kodiak Island Borough Building. (Photo by Kavitha George/KMXT) The Kodiak City Council was considering postponing scheduled rate and fee increases for utilities and services due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but changed their mind in order to meet debt obligations. At their work session this week, the City took …

Kodiak pool The City of Kodiak unveiled mitigation plans for reopening public buildings and programs in six departments at this week’s work session, but not all departments will fully reopen. Among those departments close to fully reopening to the public would be City Hall, Parks and Recreation and Public Works, with several safety precautions in …

Mike Wall presents the Midday Report featuring NPR headlines and local stories on: record unemployment in Kodiak Coast Guard transfer season National Guard mobilization and recruitment new COVID-19 cases plus, This Week in Water, Alaska Fish Radio, Byways, and updates on the weekend weather forecast and community events.

April 2020 job losses taken from Department of Labor press release The economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has made a large dent in Kodiak’s employment sector. In the month of April, Kodiak’s unemployment jumped to 10.6%, its highest month since 2009, and the highest April unemployment since 1994. A total of 584 unemployment claims …

By Lex Treinen, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage April 2020 job losses taken from Department of Labor press release Alaska lost 42,200 in the month of April compared to the same month last year, according to data released Friday from the state Department of Labor. The losses are staggering, but Karinne Wiebold, an economist with the state, …

By Rashah McChesney, KTOO – Juneau The City of Valdez harbor in 2014. (Creative Commons Photo courtesy Ronald Woan/Flickr) A seafood worker in Valdez has tested positive for COVID-19. But state health officials say they aren’t sure how the man, who works for Peter Pan Seafoods, contracted the virus because he has been in the state …

Mike Wall presents the Midday Report featuring NPR headlines and and local stories on: the Borough Assembly vote on funding for KIBSD and proposing a mill rate increase new COVID-19 cases in Nome, shutting down the hospital the low Copper River sockeye harvest state’s reopening plan federal CARES Act funding for municipality services that were …

By Nathaniel Herz, Alaska’s Energy Desk – Anchorage Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks at a news conference about COVID-19 this month. (Office of the Governor) As Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy and Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz move to reopen the state and city economy, both say that their actions will be guided by data. But both …