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Kodiak’s City Council has approved a three-year lease with the Kodiak Island Borough to use 6,922 square feet of their office space at 710 Mill Bay Road. The previous lease agreement between the borough and city expired in June of 2020 and the city has been using the office space as a “holdover tenant” ever since. The rental area has …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Congresswoman Mary Peltola was in Alaska to kick off her reelection campaign. Lawmakers are considering a measure that would tighten residency requirements for Alaska hunting and fishing licenses. And mushers pushed through 30-below temperatures to finish the 45th running of the Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race. Pete Kaiser celebrates his eighth Kuskokwim …

The Bearfoot Bakery was one of the first Kodiak businesses to announce it would set up shop in the downtown mall. The owners had a soft opening last month and business is picking up for the local venture.  “We’re trying to get all of our pastries out, bagels, donuts, scones, cinnamon rolls, croissants, but generally we’ve got a couple dozen …

Construction on high speed internet infrastructure is expected to begin in the Kodiak Island communities of Larsen Bay and Port Lions this year, as GCI prepares to set up fiber internet around the island and Alaska Peninsula. GCI’s AU-Aleutians Fiber Project has two phases. The first involves connecting four Aleutian communities along with Chignik Bay and Kodiak’s Larsen Bay to …

On today’s Midday Report with host Brian Venua: Law enforcement is cracking down on drugs, including on at least one person in Kodiak. The archipelago’s delegation introduced a slew of bills for the session already. And Governor Mike Dunleavy introduced 12 executive orders, increasing the total number signed in the state by about 10%. Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks at a …

Kodiak’s first responders are struggling, with a dozen vacant positions between both the fire and police departments. Both the fire and police chiefs say a lack of affordable housing options in the city has exacerbated the shortage. Tim Putney is the Kodiak police chief and has been with the department for over 20 years. In a joint letter with the …

The Alaska Legislative Session started Jan. 16 and Kodiak’s delegation has already introduced a slew of bills on the floor.  According to the Alaska Beacon, Representative Louise Stutes has three bills in the house as well as one house concurrent resolution so far.  HB 18 would have the state help create nonprofit regional fishing cooperatives with the goal to develop …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines:  The war in Ukraine has resulted in the loss of Russian input to an international Arctic monitoring project. The leadership of the Anchorage Economic Development Corp. is advocating for the creation of a new 3% city sales tax. And the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is calling on Congress to streamline federal …