Almost one year after Brechan Construction first applied to purchase city land on Near Island, the Kodiak City Council officially rejected the company’s request. On May 22 the council decided to stick with its minimum development plan for the island next to town.
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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This week we hear about the Alutiiq Museum reopened, Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center has a few openings, there's a new fishermen crew training course, half of Kodiak's rural school seniors were in Ouzinkie, the Kodiak Island Borough upped how much it funds education, and we look at bills Kodiak's state legislators worked on.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we hear from staff members at Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center's Counseling Center about mental health. May is mental health awareness month and if you want to learn more about alcohol addiction treatment, anger management, post partum, family counseling or any of the other services the center provides; give them a call at 907 481 2400.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KMXT's Davis Hovey reports on the Ocean Pasture Restoration project. Will it fly, or is it a pie in the sky? Plus a maritime audio postcard from Andy Lusk of KUCB.
Alaska News
- Arctic research faces uneven cuts from Trump administration
- Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, April 16, 2025
- Departure of Native Student Services staff ahead of reorganization of program leaves UAA students anxious
- Potential NOAA cuts could jeopardize weather reporting that's crucial for boaters and hunters
- How to protect your car if Mount Spurr erupts
- Juneau advocates petition to lower local taxes, return to in-person voting
- Film portrays Willie Hensley as a man of his times
- Alaska House votes down symbolic antiabortion budget language, passes amendment against trans care
- Juneau road and Nome port lose funding as Alaska Senate passes capital budget
- Judge: 'Probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations
NPR National News
- Stabilizing 'operations,' the National Weather Service hires again after Trump cuts
- One company forecasting a better year ahead? Dollar General
- Harvey Weinstein's new trial is almost over. It could be a litmus test for #MeToo
- COVID vaccine changes confuse and upset some parents and families
- Dozens reported killed as Israel acknowledges troops opened fire near Gaza food point
- A surprising trick to making hard choices: Try thinking less
- Run For Their Lives, the group targeted in the Colorado attack, is figuring out how to continue its mission
- Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon expects changes to Trump's spending bill
- Can bringing back manufacturing help the heartland catch up with 'superstar' cities?
- New books this week cover problematic parents, the ultrarich, and a year without sex