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Kodiak City Council and Borough working on new agreement to share costs of emergency services dispatch center on island

The rising cost of local emergency dispatch services and how that service is paid for was the priority of a work session between the Kodiak City Council and Kodiak Island Borough Assembly last week on Feb. 28. Police Chief, Timothy Putney said the Kodiak Police Department handles more than 13,000 emergency phone calls annually, which includes 911 and calls for …

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Midday Report – March 05, 2024

Dallas Seavey runs with Whopper toward the Iditarod ceremonial starting line on Saturday. (Adam Nicely/ Alaska Public Media)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race contender Dallas Seavey shot and killed a moose early Monday about 100 miles into the 1,000-mile race, according to Iditarod officials. Alaska Republicans can vote Tuesday for a presidential nominee in the party-run poll. And Elizabeth Peratrovich was honored in Wrangell. Dallas Seavey runs with Whopper toward …

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Talk of the Rock: Arctic Care and KANA

On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin discusses this year’s Arctic Care program with: Captain David Falcon, Arctic Care Mission Officer in Charge (OIC) Dave Abildgaard, Chief of Current Operations Division, Air National Guard Readiness Center at Joint Base Andrews Nichole Miles, VP of Public Affairs, Kodiak Area Native Association (KANA) Listen here:

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Halibut harvest limits continue to decline amid poor population surveys

Fishermen are once again looking at lower catch limits for halibut this year. That’s after harvest levels were cut last year too. KMXT’s Brian Venua reports that news comes as fishery managers say the species had its worst recruitment in decades. Catch limits for Pacific halibut this year are down to about 35.3 million pounds across the entire fishery, which …

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Midday Report – March 04, 2024

Ramey Smyth’s team run into Finger Lake during the 2022 Iditarod. (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The 2024 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race kicked off at the race’s ceremonial start in Anchorage on Saturday, A remote Kenai Peninsula village is running out of time to to use grant money to replace its dilapidated school. And difficulties with financing and logistics have led to the end of the Makushin …

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Midday Report – March 01, 2024

A Ravn Alaska airplane at Unalaska’s Tom Madsen Airport in 2022. (Theo Greenly/KUCB)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska’s biggest regional airline has laid off 130 of its 400-plus employees. A bill working its way through the state House could have big implications for reproductive rights. And Anchorage’s historic city hall will become a new downtown public library. A Ravn Alaska airplane at Unalaska’s Tom Madsen Airport in 2022. (Theo Greenly/KUCB) …

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Kodiak’s only resident veterinarian will leave, but a new vet arrives in June

The only resident veterinarian in Kodiak has her last day at the local clinic Mar. 1. Pet parents need not worry though, as KMXT’s Brian Venua reports, the clinic will still be business as usual, as rotating vets will fill the gap until the next resident doctor arrives in June.  Dr. Emily Iacobucci is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and …

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