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Brianna Gibbs/KMXT A new long term care facility may be coming to Kodiak in 2014, pending approval by the state. Last night the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly voted in favor of three agenda items related to the facility, including a contractor and construction contract, a lease with Providence Health and Services and revenue bonds to fund the project. The assembly’s …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT A new long term care facility may be built in Kodiak as early as next year, but a few key decisions need to be made first. The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly will get the ball rolling with those decisions tonight as it convenes for a regular meeting, and will vote on three separate agenda items related to the …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Dave Kubiak is a lifelong Kodiak resident with a passion for the island’s community and surrounding sea. But in recent years, Kubiak has found himself drawn to a similar island archipelago, the Faeroe Islands, situated on the other side of the world, between the Norwegian Sea and North Atlantic Ocean. Like Kodiak, the Faeroe Archipelago survives on resources …

Peter Granitz/APRN President Barack Obama nominated REI chief executive Sally Jewell to lead the Department of the Interior today. It’s a Cabinet position with incredible influence over Alaska. And by virtually every account, the pick surprised everyone. APRN’s Peter Granitz has reactions to the unexpected nominee from Washington.

Alexandra Gutierrez/APRN The summer cruise ship season is like Christmas for a lot of coastal retailers, and they depend on the tourist income to stay open. But because the stakes are high, business has the potential to get dirty. For the first time, the State of Alaska is cracking down on third-party contractors that are allegedly treating local stores unfairly. …

Coming up this week, false labeling of seafood isn’t just rampant on the East Coast, researchers try to find out exactly what’s living up in the Arctic Ocean, and a new processor is heading to Bristol Bay. All that, and we learn about Alaska’s first, Fish and Game commissioner.We had help from KNBA’s Joaqlin Estus in Anchorage, Northwest News Network’s …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT A fisherman was medevaced this afternoon after complaints of chest pain. The Coast Guard received a medevac request at 12:20 p.m. and quickly launched a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Kodiak. The aircrew arrived on scene to the fishing vessel New Venture around 1:25 p.m., and safely transported the ailing fisherman back to Kodiak just before 3 …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT A handful of break-ins that occurred last weekend are being investigated by the Kodiak Police Department and Alaska State Troopers. Jasmine Gilpin is the manager of Near Island Coffee, a new drive-through coffee shop across the bridge on Near Island. The coffee shop has only been open for ten days, but Gilpin said she arrived early Sunday morning …