City of Kodiak

One person is dead following a hit-and-run incident discovered early Wednesday morning on West Rezanof Drive near Pier III. The Kodiak Police Department responded to a call at approximately 6:20 a.m. from a citizen reporting a person laying on Rezanof near Pier III, which is the dock with the big crane. According to a release from KPD issued at noon …

Jared Griffin presents the Midday Report featuring national headlines from NPR, and state and local stories on: An update on the Kodiak jogger who was attacked by a bear on Pillar Mt. A new COVID-19 case in Kodiak announced this morning Another round of funding from the small business emergency grant program for Kodiak Updates on Kodiak pink salmon and …

After a tsunami warning triggered by last week’s powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake, the sirens that went off Thursday afternoon in Kodiak made some people understandably nervous. Normally, the sirens sound-off every Wednesday afternoon for two minutes. But this Wednesday, they didn’t work properly. The problem?  An upgrade to the Kodiak Police Department’s radio dispatch system. Kodiak’s Police Chief Tim Putney …

Jared Griffin presents the Midday Report featuring national headlines from NPR, and state and local stories on: Kodiak’s St. Mary’s school is suspending operations for this year The city of Kodiak is looking for a new official seal COVID-19 number updates in the Alaska seafood industry Problems with the environmental review of Pebble Mine plus, Alaska Fish Radio, a new …

The official seal of the City of Kodiak was first drafted in 1978, and last updated over 30 years ago. So, the Kodiak City Council has decided to work on a new one. Currently, the seal features drawings of an upright Kodiak bear, a salmon, a crab, and, in what might be confusing for people who have recently moved to …

(Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct an error about the need for a ship to go out to sea during a tsunami warning. The original said 200 feet from shore. The sory was corrected to say the ship needs to be in waters 200 feet deep.) People expected to see the Tustumena make her way up the …

  Proposed location for new fire station at East Rezanof and Egan Way, near the high school. (Photo: Jared Griffin) The City of Kodiak is looking for a place to build a new fire station in town and they think they’ve found it. But there’s a lot of work to do before they break ground. At a Borough Assembly meeting …

Jared Griffin presents the Midday Report featuring national headlines from NPR, and state and local stories on: Mask mandates for Kodiak stores begin this week Coast Guard medevaced an injured fisherman yesterday The city of Kodiak is looking to build a new fire station, impacting the Providence Kodiak Counseling Center Overall, the Alaska fishing industry has kept the COVID-19 virus …

Every Thursday at noon the city manager of Kodiak gives the community an update on COVID-19, broadcast live on local radio stations and streamed on the web. The broadcast typically gives more details about recent cases of infection. This week City Manager Mike Tvenge noted that there have been six more positive cases in Kodiak in the past week, that …

The COVID-19 count in Kodiak has risen by one more case. The Alaska Department of Health & Social Services reported the 16th positive test for the region on July 15. The department says this most recent infection was travel-related. There are no other details available at this time. This is the sixth case since last Thursday. Department staffers are in …