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Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Construction and renovations at Kodiak High School have been underway for a few months, but now that school is back in session it’s made certain aspects of student life a bit more difficult, particularly athletics. The gym is currently being remodeled, which has forced the volleyball team to practice down in the middle school gym, and the cheerleading …

(AP) — A magnitude 7.0 earthquake was reported Friday morning in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands. The U.S. Geological Survey says the earthquake happened about 8:25 a.m. Alaska time, and it was centered about 55 miles southeast of Adak, Alaska. The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says in a statement that the quake was felt strongly in Adak and Atka, and shaking lasted …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT A bountiful berry season and strong salmon runs have kept most bears out of residential areas this year, but the borough assembly is already gearing up for hungry bruins to start showing up around town. During last night’s borough work session the assembly heard from a number of key players in promoting bear awareness, including Kodiak Site Manager …

Jay Barrett/KMXT See a preview here. Dennis and Teresa Butts are the stars of the new Alaska-based reality TV show ‘Alaskan Steel Men." Discovery Channel photo Alaska is fertile ground for so-called reality television shows. There have been shows following Bering Sea crabbers, the Alaska State Troopers and the U.S. Coast Guard. Now you can add “Alaskan Steel Men” – …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Last week a group of Alaska high school students had the experience of a lifetime. The teens took the stage to sing with the rock band Foreigner at the Alaska State Fair. It didn’t matter that most of Foreigners hits came out well before the students were born. The 25 young vocalists littered the stage and belted out …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT For almost a year the ferry Tustumena has been out of service for repairs, leaving much of Southwest Alaska accessible only by air. The Kennicott picked up additional sailings between Kodiak and Homer, but the impacts from reduced ferry service were still felt throughout the island. Now, as summer quickly fades into fall, classes are resuming at Kodiak …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The ferry Tustumena is set to come back into service in October. That’s the latest word, via email, from Department of Transportation Commissioner Patrick Kemp. He said welding should be done on the vessel by the end of this week and painting, weather permitting, will happen over the weekend. From there, Kemp said the ferry will undergo three …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly is holding a work session tonight, with what looks like a fairly light agenda. The assembly will discuss a change order for the contract with EMC Engineering for capital construction projects oversight and inspection, and a new contract to rewrite the Kodiak Area Emergency Operations Plan. Both of those will come up for …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Some regulations have changed for this waterfowl hunting season, with possession limits for many birds being boosted by a third. As Dan Rosenberg, Waterfowl Program Coordinator for Fish and Game in Anchorage, explains, it’s not that there are a third more birds available, but rather a change to provide more hunting opportunity. “Possession limit is viewed as more …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The especially sunny summer this year did more than just improve the moods of many people, it also helped keep Kodiak’s many construction projects on or ahead of schedule. Matt Gandel is the project manager and inspector for the Kodiak Island Borough and said construction crews for the new long term care facility have been working six days …