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Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Kodiak’s all over TV these days. If it isn’t Coast Guard crews or daring fishermen, it’s ladies looking for love. And if you thought the hype over Alaska’s Emerald Isle was dying down, you’re wrong. Discovery Channel recently announced a new four-part documentary series about Kodiak that will debut next year. The show, which is called “Kodiak,” will …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Everyone who lives on Kodiak Island knows what a varied and interesting place it is. Untouched wilderness, majestic animals on the land, in the air or under the sea, and of course the interesting people and the things they do. No wonder so many TV shows want to film here. But now there’s a long-time local behind the …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Earlier this summer a number of Kodiak health professionals attempted to take the pulse of the community by conducting an online health survey. It asked a number of questions about participants’ current health and experiences with local services. Karen Leatherman, the communications and public relations coordinator for Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center, told KMXT in June that the …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT There have been some staff shuffles in Alaska’s D.C. delegation recently. After three years as Senator Lisa Murkowski’s press secretary, Matthew Shuckerow will join now join Congressman Don Young’s team in the same capacity. Shuckerow was born in Kodiak, raised in Anchorage and graduated from Dimond High School. He replaces Mike Anderson, who will be joining the Dan …

Jay Barrett/KMXT U.S. commercial fishermen landed 9.6 billion pounds of seafood in 2012, valued at $5.1 billion. That averages out across all fisheries to about 53-cents per pound. Those figures were released by NOAA Fisheries today (Wednesday). The figures for 2012 represent a 2.3-percent decrease in poundage and a 3.2-percent decrease in value over 2011, which saw the highest figures …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT It was probably a quiet night in Chiniak last night as most of the community’s residents were packed into the borough assembly chambers, voicing concerns over a logging proposal close to their hearts and homes. On a stormy evening with less than ideal driving conditions, more than four dozen people made the trek into town, flooded the borough …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Just over a year ago a local survey shed light on the staggering number of domestic violence cases in Kodiak. The survey, which was done through UAA in partnership with various local organizations, found that 44 out of every 100 women in Kodiak have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual violence, or both. According to Rebecca Shields, the executive …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The retired U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis, which spent 50 years stationed in Kodiak, is now in Mexican waters, on its way to an Ensenada scrap yard. Supporters of the Storis, marine historians, organizers of the Storis Museum, and former crewmembers, have all been trying to find some way to reverse its sale at auction this summer and …

Jay Barrett/KMXT For those new to Alaska, or perhaps under a certain age, why Alaska became a state might be a mystery. In the 1950s statehood certainly wasn’t a sure thing, with powerful forces from the Lower 48 opposing it. The main driver for statehood, and its opposition, stemmed from the same thing: salmon. Alaskans wanted control over the horribly …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly doesn’t typically meet on Tuesday nights, but tonight it will hold a work session and hear a presentation from A-1 Timber Consultants, Inc., about potential logging in the Chiniak area. A-1 Timber would like to purchase and log 800 acres of borough land. The company expressed interest in the land a while back, …