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A 30-year-old man was killed on Saturday at a secure military facility on Kodiak. Alaska State Troopers confirmed the man was Jayson Vinberg, but did not specify at which facility he died. Troopers responded to a call around 10:30 pm on Saturday that a person was shot on a secure facility in the Kodiak area. …

Kodiak Emergency Services Center confirmed a third case of COVID-19 in Kodiak. According to a release Wednesday morning, the individual is a Kodiak resident who recently returned from out of state. Kodiak Public Health officials are in contact with the individual to ensure self-isolation and care. A contact investigation is ongoing to identify anyone the …

After a few smaller demonstrations last month, Kodiak turned out in full force last Thursday for a Black Lives Matter peaceful protest. More than 200 people gathered to honor the life of George Floyd and other black people police have killed in America. It was the largest racial justice protest many Kodiak residents could remember. …

The city of Kodiak announced a new program to distribute small business emergency grants to local businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday. City council member John Whiddon says the city’s Economic Task Force will work to distribute a portion of $11.2 million in grant money the city received from the state. The task …

Global protests continue as communities rally against the police killing of George Floyd — and countless other black Americans before him. In Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau this weekend, hundreds of Alaskans turned out in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, peacefully protesting against institutional racism and injustice. Kodiak joined in on Sunday with a …

Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley practices maneuvers with an Alaska Air National Guard helicopter. Source: Coast Guard Alaska Facebook page. The Coast Guard cutter Alex Haley returned home to Kodiak on Friday after a 97-day deployment. According to a Coast Guard statement, the 282-foot cutter spent much of the deployment patrolling the Aleutian Islands and …

Over the last decade, two massive marine heatwaves, better known as “blobs” swept the North Pacific Ocean, raising surface temperatures more than 5 degrees Fahrenheit causing blooms of toxic algae and major die-offs in the ecosystem. A new study from the University of British Columbia reports that as these heatwaves continue, they may have far …

As restrictions to prevent spread of the coronavirus ease up around the world, reports of new clusters of COVID-19 are popping up as well. Kodiak’s case count remains at one, and that person has reportedly since recovered, but the potential for greater transmission still exists, according to city and state medical officials. With the recent …

State and federal medical officials, including Alaska Chief Medical Officer Anne Zink and Senior Medical Officer with the Department of Homeland Security Alexander Eastman visited Kodiak on Wednesday. The group toured the Ocean Beauty and Trident Seafood processing plants and the city’s alternative care facilities, and met with members of Kodiak’s medical community. Zink, who …

Small businesses in Kodiak are continuing to weigh reopening their doors for business with the new precautions they will need to take to comply with local and state restrictions. Laura Creighton, who owns Creighton Chiropractic, closed her business two days before the statewide shutdown, despite being classified an essential business. She reopened the clinic last …