On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A bear was loitering near East Elementary school on Monday morning. Mt. Augustine could be a source of geothermal power for the railbelt. And the Baranof Park improvement project is soliciting construction bids, but still has more money to raise.
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The City of Kodiak is in the final process of collecting bids for a planned overhaul of the Baranof Park Recreation Center – and the project contract could be awarded as early as this month, but the $3.8 million development faces a final fundraising hurdle. Plans for the future of Baranof Park include 4,500 square feet of new building; the …
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KMXT’s Dylan Simard is joined by Doc Myers of the Kodiak Lions to discuss a unique fundraiser bringing aid to those in need in Ukraine.
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Listen to this story; Kodiak’s fire hall was packed last Friday evening, as friends and colleagues from around the community filed into the south side of the aging building. A tremendous potluck was taking place in honor of Fire Chief Jim Mullican’s last day in the service. Dave Davis is the chaplain for the city and Bayside fire departments. He …
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An environmental advocacy group is suing the U.S. State Department for more information about a mass whale stranding that happened off the coast of Alaska nearly four years ago. Eight whales that washed up on the shores of Adak – near the tip of the Aleutian chain – back in the summer of 2018 are at the center of the …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Kodiak tops cases of paralytic shellfish poisoning in Alaska. Santa Claus has attracted attack ads. And Avian Flu is officially in Alaska.
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Kodiak Island had the most cases of paralytic shellfish poisoning in Alaska over the last nearly 30 years, according to a wide-ranging April report by state health authorities. Cases on Kodiak comprised 25% of statewide incidents of the illness; areas in southeast Alaska – like Juneau, Ketchikan and Prince of Wales Island – also recorded high case rates. The state’s …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A 5.2 earthquake in the Aleutians is being called an aftershock of last summer’s megaquake. Governor Dunleavy is optimistic about an on-time end to the legislative session. And Juneau has success with providing housing to past offenders.
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At 7:33 p.m. on Wednesday evening, the Alaska Earthquake Center detected a magnitude 5.2 earthquake. No tsunami warning was generated. The quake 73 miles east of Chignik occurred only 90 miles away from the epicenter of an 8.2 quake from last July. Alaska Earthquake Center senior scientist Natalia Ruppert says seismologists suspect they were linked. “When they have major large …
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During a meeting on the 19th in Anchorage at the Federal Building, a panel of politicians and other high ranking figures in Alaska got the chance to address Interior Secretary Deb Haaland. Among them were representatives from the Alaska Oil and Gas Association, Rasmuson Foundation, Alaska Federation of Natives, and the Alaska Municipal League. Representing the 165 local governments making …
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