An unidentified adult female was medevaced on Sunday following a single ATV accident on the Saltery Cove Trail. According to the Alaska State Troopers’ Dispatch posted online the call for assistance was received shortly after 5 p.m. Both regular troopers and Alaska Wildlife Troopers along with City of Kodiak EMS responded. Several people in the area helped with the search …

Story by Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media   Governor Mike Dunleavy signed a bill on Monday that provides permanent fund dividends of $1,600. He vetoed funding to reimburse municipalities for school construction debt, as well as to pay for Medicaid. And he said in a recorded statement released yesterday (Monday) that he expects to call a third special …

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy, on Monday announced his final decisions regarding the current fiscal year’s budget in a 10 minute address to Alaskans. Below are some key items of interest from a press release from the governor’s office along with links to various materials, including a video of Dunleavy’s address. More in-depth coverage as well as reaction from opponents, legislators, …

By Jacob Resneck with Coast Alaska The first state ferries resumed sailing Sunday following the ratification of a contract by striking members of the Alaska Marine Highway System’s largest union. More than 400 members of the Inlandboatmen’s Union of the Pacific went on strike July 24, paralyzing the system for 11 days which affected thousands of travelers during the busiest …

Following is a press release from the Alaska Department of Transportation regarding ferry schedule as the vessels come back online.   Key Points:   Tustumena – Will begin with KOD – HOM run at 10:15pm on Wednesday, August 7th. Kennicott – Will begin with KTN – BEL run at 3:00pm on Thursday, August 8th.   The State of Alaska and …

The following is a Press Release from the State of Alaska Department of Administration Three-year deal ends strike, ferry service will resume in the days ahead Friday, August 2, 2019 (Anchorage) – Department of Administration Commissioner Kelly Tshibaka and her negotiating team reached a tentative agreement late Thursday night with the Inlandboatmen’s Union of the Pacific (IBU) on a new …

The Alaska Marine Highway System cancelled a round of sailings involving six ferries due to the ongoing strike by employees represented by the Inlandboatmen’s Union. According to a press release received by KMXT, the cancellations and scheduled next sailing are as follows.   MV Kennicott: remains canceled through August 7. When service resumes it will be the resumption of the …

Alaska Marine Highway System vessels are currently not sailing due to the ongoing strike by the Inlandboatmen’s Union. If you have reservations and need a refund on your tickets you can call 1-800-642-0066. In a press release the AMHS said there is a high volume of calls and it may take time to connect with a customer service representative and …

The Alaska Department of Transportation is taking public comment on Monday on the proposed changes to the ferry schedule to and from Kodiak. The public can call in and testify during a teleconference which begins at 1:30 p.m. The call-in number is 1-515-604-9000, access code 279613.   Ferry Tustumena at the dock in Kodiak. Photo KMXT/Maggie Wall.