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Stevens to Hold School Voucher Hearings, Despite Pulled Resolution

Casey Kelly/KTOO Alaska Senate Education Committee Chairman Gary Stevens will hold hearings on school vouchers, even after Senate leaders pulled a resolution dealing with the issue out of his committee. Senate President Charlie Huggins, a Wasilla Republican, caused a stir last week when he removed Senate Joint Resolution 9 from the Education Committee and referred it to the Judiciary and …

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Surveys Help Advance Fisheries Seafood Maritime Initiative

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT A handful of surveys are being circulated throughout Alaska’s fishing and maritime community this month. Paula Cullenberg is the program leader for the Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program and said the surveys are part of a data gathering stage for a statewide initiative to create a workforce development plan for the fisheries, seafood and maritime industries. Cullenberg …

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Building Specialist to Discuss Energy Conservation

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Heating a home can be a troublesome and costly endeavor during the winter months, especially if a home isn’t built to conserve energy. Luke Howard is a building science specialist from the Washington State University Energy Program and spoke on KMXT’s Talk of the Rock yesterday about his upcoming presentation in Kodiak. He was joined by Sun’aq (shoo-naq) …

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Murkowski Shares Concerns Toward Shell’s Drilling Operations

Peter Granitz/APRN U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski says in light of the Kulluk’s grounding, the government needs to look at all aspects of Shell’s Arctic drilling operations. Speaking on Talk of Alaska yesterday, Senator Murkowski called the grounding a “marine incident.” The oil and gas industry, and its supporters in Washington D.C., have labeled the grounding a transportation issue. But yesterday, …

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Accused ComSta Killer Arraigned Tuesday, Charged With Murder

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Jealousy and workplace conflict could have been the motive behind the murder of two men at Coast Guard Base Kodiak last April. And the accused killer, James Michael “Jim” Wells, could potentially face the death penalty. Tuesday marked the first of what will likely be many court appearances for Wells, who was arrested Friday for the deaths of …

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Middle Bay Off The Table In Composting Discussion

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Middle Bay residents can finally rest easy – the city’s proposed composting facility will not be built there. That announcement came from Mayor Pat Branson during a city council work session last (Monday) night. The decision keep the composting facility out of Middle Bay came after more than two hours of presentations and discussion among the council members …

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Borough Assembly Alters Non-Profit Funding Application

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly is changing the way non-profits are funded. During a Thursday work session, the assembly discussed a new application that will be required for non-profits looking to obtain funding from the borough. Assemblywoman Carol Austerman helped create the application and said the goal was to make it more clear how the money will be …

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Wells Proclaims Husband’s Innocence in ComStay Killings

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The U.S. Attorney in Anchorage announced Friday evening that an arrest has been made in the double-murder at the Communications Station on Coast Guard Base Kodiak nearly a year ago. James Michael “Jim" Wells, long considered the prime suspect by the FBI, was taken into custody by members of the Coast Guard Investigative Service and the Alaska State …

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No Motive Revealed in Wells’ Arrest

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The U.S. Attorney in Anchorage announced Friday evening that an arrest has been made in the double-murder at the Communications Station on Coast Guard Base Kodiak nearly a year ago. James Michael “Jim" Wells, long considered the prime suspect by the FBI, was taken into custody by members of the Coast Guard Investigative Service and the Alaska State …

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Jim Wells Arrested in 2012 Double Homicide

Jay Barrett/KMXT The U.S. Attorney in Anchorage has announced that James Michael "Jim" Wells of Kodiak was arrested today (Friday, Feb. 15) in the double homicide of James Hopkins and Richard Belisle at the Communications Station on Coast Guard Base Kodiak nearly a year ago. More details to follow.

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