Kodiak’s police chief says it’s back to the drawing board for the new tsunami warning sirens, which got their first real test after Monday’s 7.5 magnitude earthquake near Sand Point triggered a tsunami warning. While people in some areas heard the sirens well, in other areas there were complaints that they weren’t loud enough, or that the siren’s voice messages …

A review of COVID-19 cases in the Kodiak Island Borough has turned up cases not previously counted. The Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization says the Kodiak Health Department conducted the review – and not only found two uncounted cases but also one improperly assigned to the Kodiak region. This reclassification brings the total number of cases reported on Kodiak Island, …

The Coast Guard has downgraded its threat level at its Kodiak base from red to amber. The change from high risk to moderate status took effect last Thursday. Capt. Edward Hernaez, base commander at the Kodiak Coast Guard base, says the outbreak could have been a lot worse, had it not been for contact tracing and swift action. (Photo: Courtesy …

There were no reports of damage in Kodiak, after Monday’s 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck near Sand Point at 12:54 p.m. But people all over Kodiak Island felt it in varying degrees. KMXT turned to the Friends of Kodiak Facebook page to find out what people experienced. Cassie Carlsen said she felt the quake in Bell Flats, which she describes as …

Listen to the story here:    A Kodiak fisherman was in the headlines last month, when he pitched a tent in front of Providence Alaska Medical Center. A few days after his daughter was medevaced to Providence Alaska Medical Center, Marvin Abbott followed her to Anchorage and pitched a tent in front of the hospital. Marvin Abbott camped out at …

The Kodiak region has had its second COVID-19 case this week. The Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization reported its most recent case this Wednesday morning. 20201014 Positive Test Announcement – Case 96 It says this one involves a person who had traveled recently and is currently in isolation. This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases for the Kodiak Island …

The COVID-19 count for the Kodiak region is now up to 95 cases since April. The Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization reported a new case today (Tuesday) involving a Kodiak resident. There is no information available yet on how this person contracted the virus. The emergency services group would only say that the case is still under investigation and the …

Widespread testing for COVID-19  at the Kodiak Coast Guard base appears to show that the outbreak has been contained. As of Sunday, the Coast Guard public affairs office said there have been 14 cases tied to the base. After four service air station members were infected two weeks ago, the Coast Guard tested hundreds of people on base. The results …

The Kodiak Chamber of Commerce’s U.S. Senate debate is the only Alaska political forum of its kind devoted exclusively to fisheries. And Saturday night’s showdown between Senator Dan Sullivan and his challenger, Al Gross, had some heated exchanges. “If this was a Nascar race, you would have corporate sponsor patches all over your jacket,” said Gross, who accused his Republican …

The COVID-19 outbreak at the Kodiak Coast Guard base has been contained through aggressive contact tracing. That was the message from commanders at Thursday’s virtual town hall meeting for Coast Guard service members and their families, despite an outbreak of more than a dozen cases, with more expected. Capt. Riley Gatewood, Capt. Bryan Dailey and Capt. Edward Hernaez answered questions …