Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The newest Kodiak-centered reality series will premiere this week. “Kodiak” is a four-part series that will air on the Discovery Channel and focuses on three multi-generational families living around Kodiak’s archipelago. The new series will debut on Wednesday night.

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Kodiak is in the running for “Best U.S. Island.” The online competition is hosted by USA Today Travel and pins Alaska’s Emerald Isle against 19 other islands in the U.S. Kodiak is the only island featured from the 49th state and has some stiff competition with places like Kauai, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico making the top 20 list. …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT May is ALS Awareness Month in the United States and one woman is taking it upon herself to educate people about the disease here in Kodiak. ALS stands for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and is also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. It is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that limits the brain’s ability to control muscles, often times leading to …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Folks will have a chance to test their strength in an unusual way this weekend, and help out a local cause at the same time. Dan Canavan is the volunteer community director for Special Olympics here in Kodiak and said people can form eight-member teams to try and pull a fire truck. “Actually it will be a nine-member …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT A joint effort by the Alaska State Troopers and Kodiak Police Department resulted in a drug bust on Friday. Three grams of tar heroin were seized in addition to $3,970. The estimated street value of the heroin is around $2,000. The bust was the result of a joint investigation following a traffic stop made by Troopers. A press …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT This summer will be the second and final summer of the NOAA-funded Tugidak community marine debris clean up program. “It’s on Tugidak Island, a really beautiful and super exciting place to spend time.” That’s Tom Pogson, the director of marine programs at Kodiak Island Trails Network. Pogson spent a sizeable portion of his summer on Tugidak Island last …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Afognak Native Corporation has a new president and CEO. Gregory Hambright’s official start date was May 1, but he’s been with the company for more than 10 years. Gerad Godfrey is the director of corporate affairs for Afognak Native Corporation and said Hambright will be relocating to Alaska from Alabama, where he currently works as a senior …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Later this month folks will have a chance to participate in a tradition that has been running, quite literally, for more than three decades. Dan Canavan is the community director for Special Olympics here in Kodiak and said this year’s Torch Run will be May 17. “And it’s led by the law enforcement throughout the nation and I …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Kodiak Middle School will see some upgrades in the near future. During Thursday’s borough assembly meeting the assembly voted in favor of a contract for phase 2 of a concrete repair project at the school. Borough Manager Bud Cassidy said the repairs will be made to the side walks and walls. “They are in desperate need of …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Last night the assembly approved an ordinance that would adopt and implement a new employee classification and compensation plan. The plan was actually the result of a study done by Fox Lawson and Associates last May, but it took a year to make its way back to the assembly for a vote. Bill Roberts works for the borough’s …