Since 2014, almost 100% of Kodiak’s electricity has come from renewable energy sources. But this month, the local electric utility had to turn on diesel generators, which is slated to increase residents’ bills next month starting on Nov. 1. The temporary switch back to diesel is due to a perfect storm of factors.
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Weekly Wrap
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On this week's episode of host Katherine Irving, only three of the four new Borough Assembly members were sworn in at a meeting yesterday, a Kodiak corrections officer is convicted of sexual assault, the Tustumena replacement project clears another hurdle, the Kodiak Bears head to the 9-man high school football state championships, and the Commissioner of ADF&G considers a hatchery cap in the first of a 2-part series.
Talk of the Rock
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This week's episode marks the return of Jock of the Rock on KMXT. After a multi-year hiatus, this local sports radio show hosted by the Kodiak Daily Mirror's sports reporter Derek Clarkston is airing again, once a month on the third Tuesday, for the forseeable future.Today Clarkston spoke with Kodiak High School Cross Country Coach Ashley Mortenson and a couple of KHS runners about their season while also recapping other high school sports seasons that are wrapping up or mentioning ones that are starting up.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with host Terry Haines:KMXT's Katherine Irving provides a pair of salmon hatchery related stories, plus KUCB's Katie Reuther on this year's catch limits for the Bering Sea crab fisheries.
Alaska News
- Food Bank of Alaska is expanding to better prepare for disasters
- Polls to open in Kipnuk for first time since ex-typhoon devastated Western Alaska village
- Murkowski on war-driven energy prices: 'It is wrong.'
- Drug Enforcement Administration seeks input from Alaskans at Elders and Youth
- Hill campaign gains ground, but supporters worry it’s too late
- How Alaskans across the state get their pumpkins — and the traditions they’ve formed
- Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins pitches himself as a changemaker in Alaska governor’s race
- ‘Oh my god, there she is’: Alaska pilot describes finding dog lost after avalanche
- Conservatives worry Trump’s Alaska visit may have done more harm than good
- Alaska Federation of Natives convention celebrates 60th anniversary this week
NPR National News
- A D.C. park was made 'for the pleasure of the people.' Trump's plan would change that
- 'Possible Love' offers four of the best performances you'll see all year
- 'Clayface' is underbaked body horror
- Ex-FBI employees charged with lying to Congress over Hunter Biden inquiries
- Will a macaque eat a grape sitting on a pile of poo? A study on germophobia
- Authorities investigating whether first Kenya and Nigeria Ebola cases crossed paths
- Israel orders closure of West Bank after soldiers kill 2 men behind an alleged attack
- Hacking attempts rise after flaws found in program affecting 70% of websites
- Why going on a 'say no' retreat is a gift to your future self
- Gen Z is 'in the thick' of high housing costs. These candidates aim to solve it