Stephens Lawsuit Over Jay Barrett/KMXT It appears that the Mel Stephens versus the Kodiak Island Borough lawsuit is finally over. The assembly voted 5-to-2 last night to pay the legal bills of its members — something that has caused months of tension and contention. There was never any question the legal services of the borough’s contract attorney, Matt Jamin, would …

Jay Barrett/KMXT {audio}images/stories/mp3/080502.mr_whitekeys_2way.mp3″] Tomorrow night Alaska’s most famous showman, Mr. Whitekeys, and his band the Spamtones, will be playing two shows to kick off KMXT’s Spring Fundraising Drive. He dropped by our studios yesterday afternoon and chatted with Jay Barrett: — (Mr Whitekeys 2Way 4:44 “… I couldn’t be happier to be in Kodiak.”) The two shows Mr. Whitekeys will …

{audio}images/stories/mp3/AFR_17_April_2008.mp3″] From KMXT in Kodiak, this is the Alaska Fisheries Report with Casey Kelly. Coming up this week… The Alaska legislature wraps up its 90-day session, we’ll take a look at some of the fishy items that passed. Pollock industry money funds research at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. And, Southeast’s seine fleet prepares to get smaller. Those stories and …