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Kodiak Police posted a message on its Facebook page about the attack, warning hikers and joggers to take precautions. Please note: This story has been updated to include information about the rescue and the runner’s condition. A elderly man, known to be an avid runner, was carried off Pillar Mountain in an ambulance Sunday after a bear attack. Kodiak police …

In the past week, the Kodiak COVID-19 Count has nearly doubled.  On Saturday, the Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization reported seven new cases in a remote area of the the Kodiak Island Borough. All seven cases are non-resident, travel related and involve people in the seafood industry.  This brings the case count in the Kodiak area to 32, with 16 …

Please note: There’s been an update to this story. The Kodiak Emergency Operations Services Organization sent out a notice Friday evening reporting a new case of COVID-19 in the Kodiak Island Borough involving a non-resident in the seafood industry. The total of  number of cases, though, remains unchanged  at 25. One of four reported earlier in the day, also involving …

Astra’s Rocket 3 This week, Kodiak could see another rocket attempt to make orbit from the Pacific Spaceport launch complex near Pasagshak (puh-SAG-SHACK). KMXT’s Jared Griffin has this report on the scheduled launch by California aerospace company Astra. —————————————————————- Astra says they are approaching space a little differently. “We believe in achieving scale by making a relatively small launch vehicle …

Jared Griffin presents the Midday Report featuring national headlines from NPR, and state and local stories on: A Kenai lawmaker was killed in a midair collision this morning near Soldotna Four new covid-19 cases in Kodiak, brining active case total to 9 The Kodiak Island Brewer is ready for a comeback after closing during the pandemic Tsunami alarm test Update …

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 the weekly update from the Kodiak Emergency Operations Center, and state and local stories on: Kodiak is ranked the best place to raise a family in Alaska Louise Stutes reacts to the fatal car crash in Petersberg that killed four fishermen Sitka police department hired a jailor who had been fired as a …

Kids in the ages 5-9 division burst out of the starting line for the 2019 Bear Crawl. (Photo by Bradley Pigage) Kodiak is the best place in Alaska to raise a family. That’s according to Niche, a group of data scientists and engineers who research communities in the United States, and develop report cards to determine the best places to …