Bringing in the New Year with Chloe Ivanoff teaching us how to celebrate in style and Brigitta Heller taking us cross country on a fresh start.

Today on the midday news report: The 41st weekly EOC update Vaccinations in Kodiak are underway. Details on a low abundance of razor clams. All that and more on today’s midday news report.

On today’s midday news report with host Terry Haines: An update on local Covid-19 cases. Details on an impending storm. Local journalists speak about Covid-19. All that and more on today’s midday news report.

On today’s episode of the Lowdown with host Mike Wall, Dr. Evan Jones and Dr. Shana Theobald speak on their expert local knowledge, touching on topics such as vaccine distribution, winter projections and holiday travel spikes, and navigating daily life this winter during the pandemic. All that and more on this week’s episode of The Lowdown.

Today on the midday news report with host Terry Haines: An update from the Kodiak Area Emergency Center. Alaska lawmakers will be required to wear facemasks during floor sessions as of January. An update on the vaccine roll out across Alaska. All that and more on today’s midday news report.

Today on the midday news report with host Terry Haines: The latest statewide Covid-19 case counts. Senator Sullivan highlights the final passage of his second ocean clean-up bill. Remembering the first black teacher to be hired by the Anchorage school district. All that and more on today’s KMXT noon news.

New update from the Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization. Business in Kodiak will soon be able to pay sales taxes online. How people in Haines are preparing for the holidays post-landslide. All that and more on today’s midday news report.

Our guest on this edition of The Lowdown, Dr. Shana Theobald of Kodiak Island Ambulatory Care Clinic (KIACC), joins host, Mike Wall, to discuss the relentless climb and holiday spike in cases, the distribution of the vaccine in town and moving into the winter. * the introduction was cut out during recording.

Today on the midday news report with host Dylan Simard: An update from the EOC. The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council looks forward for budget decisions. The Alaska Landmine owner, Jeff Landfield is suing. A man suspected of vehicle theft shot by Anchorage police officer Sunday morning. A fire burns down Tazlina River Trading Post. All that and more …

Today on the midday news report with Terry Haines: How one hospitality business is adapting in Fairbanks. KDLL remembers Jim Fisher. All that and more on today’s midday news report.