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Kodiak College’s top administrator is transitioning to a statewide role as the director of workforce development for the University of Alaska system.
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Weekly Wrap
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KMXTOn this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we hear about Arctic Care 2026 visiting Kodiak Archipelago communities this month, a public comment period is open on aquaculture opportunity areas in Alaska, a conversation with U.S. House of Representatives candidate Bill Hill, a conversation with gubernatorial candidate Dave Bronson, and the City of Kodiak temporarily paused the hiring process for its next permanent city manager.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we discuss the spring recruitment campaign and the staffing challenges some of Kodiak's fire departments are going through at this point in 2026. Rich Gonzalez, the Fire Chief with Kodiak Fire Department, and Scott Ellis, the Fire Chief at Bayside Volunteer Fire Department, are our guests for this Talk of the Rock.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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(Ashlyn O'Hara)This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KMXT's Katherine Irving reports on Aquaculture Opportunity Areas, eastside setnetters in Cook Inlet bear the brunt of king salmon conservation efforts, story by KDLL's Ashlyn O'Hara, and Fish and Game has announced its salmon harvest estimates for this year, according to CoastAlaska's Angela Denning.
Alaska News
- Alaska Legislature asks federal government for more flexibility on rural health funding
- ‘We should be acting more quickly’: Tracy Arm tsunami highlights unseen hazards in busy Alaska fjords
- Alaskans have low confidence in state economy, survey says
- ‘Enough to feed everybody’: a Siberian Yupik whaler reflects on the hunt
- House panel boosts maintenance, pulls West Su and Cascade Point projects from budget
- Anchorage ‘Scoops the Poop’ to protect waterways from dog waste
- Dunleavy pushes skeptical senators to move forward with Alaska LNG tax cuts
- Alaskans rocked by Halong plead with feds for help relocating: ‘Our land is no longer safe’
- Veto override vote on elections bill fails as two Southeast Alaska lawmakers flip
- Senators grill Dunleavy AG pick Stephen Cox in contentious confirmation hearings
NPR National News
- UFO files spanning decades are released by Defense Department
- Canvas is back online, but questions — and final exam disruptions — linger
- Colombia's rogue hippos could find refuge in India
- Contact tracing could be key in halting the spread of hantavirus. Here's how it works
- As federal government pulls back, Colorado charts independent course with vaccines
- 'Blue Film' is a disquieting sit for both characters and audience
- Court rejects Virginia redistricting in a blow to Democrats' counter to Trump, GOP
- Rooted in nature, 'Silent Friend' will change the way you see the trees
- The U.S. fires on Iranian tankers trying to evade its blockade amid a Hormuz standoff
- Military drills on the edge: U.S. and allies test capabilities near Asia's flash points