KMXT 100.1 FM Public Radio in Kodiak, Alaska

In today’s Midday Report – Alaska’s backlog of processing SNAP applications continues; information about a challenge to ranked choice voting; and a story about Alaska’s response to national housing shortages. Listen here:      

A fin whale washed up in the Pasagshak State Recreation Area, near the end of Kodiak Island’s road system, late last month. It’s unclear how it died, but the whale was in remarkably poor health.  Fin whales are the second largest whale species in the world after blue whales and are usually pretty rare around Kodiak.  The fin whale washed …

In today’s midday report – Anchorage police investigate an officer-related shooting, there’s a new study on Western Alaska chum salmon, and Alaska Airlines offers an alternative to the year-end mileage run. Listen here:

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: The take of killer whales in Alaska fisheries is up, the Alaska Seafood Development Foundation has a new CEO, and a look at the emerging mariculture industry.

A dog at the Kodiak Animal Shelter tested positive for canine distemper, a potentially fatal virus for dogs. Jean Thurman, the shelter’s manager, said in a call that to the best of their knowledge, this is the first time a dog in Kodiak has tested positive for distemper.  The Kodiak Animal Shelter has several kennels for animals. (Brian Venua/KMXT) Thurman …

On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Pam Foreman talks with Kodiak Maritime Museum’s executive director, Toby Sullivan, and former board member, Sue Jeffery about the museum’s holiday event, Harbor Lights, scheduled for December 16, 2023. They also discussed the history of the museum and looked at the future goals of the organization. Listen here:    

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Two days of memorial services are planned this week for Father Michael Oleksa. Bethel’s Fire Department has a new training facility that’s expected to be a hot destination for training firefighters. And Alaska Airlines is buying Hawaiian Airlines. Father Michael Oleksa

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KNBA’s Rhonda McBride talks to Mary Peltola about the federal lawsuit against the state, Shelby Herbert tells of an aquaculture class in Petersburg for KFSK, plus the philosophy of C Shares. PHS aquaculture students release salmon fry into City Creek, about two miles outside of Petersburg. (Photo by Shelby Herbert/KFSK)