On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Katmai National Park and Preserve’s Fat Bear Week is here. Anchorage has joined a legal effort to allow it to clear homeless camps. And the Homer harbor expansion project is slowed for lack of funding. An Anchorage Parks and Recreation employee with Healthy Spaces picks up trash around a encampment in a …
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Preliminary results for Kodiak municipal elections are in
City of Kodiak Pat Branson held her position for mayor with 390 votes and beat Alan Seale, who got just 361 votes. Six votes went to write-in candidates. The City Council had three candidates competing for two open seats. Bob Stanford will retain his position on the Council with 503 votes so far, and will be joined by Annika Woods, …
Read More »Talk of the Rock: Domestic Violence and KWRCC
On this week’s episode of Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin sits down with Ellamy Tiller, Outreach Coordinator for the Kodiak Women’s Resource and Crisis Center, to talk about Domestic Violence Awareness Month and local resources for those seeking help. Listen here:
Read More »Midday Report October 3, 2023
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Shareholders for Alaska Native Corporation NANA overwhelmingly voted in favor of creating a Permanent Fund last week. Unalaska-based internet provider OptimERA is offering faster internet speeds to customers by using Starlink. And Hospital Board candidates in Petersburg weighed in on everything from the new hospital project to… the “New World Order.” Unalaska. …
Read More »Kodiak man found after being reported missing over the weekend
A Kodiak man, Jericho Samson, has been found after being reported missing over the weekend. A spokesperson from the Kodiak Police Department says Samson was found in town and in good health on Monday (Oct. 2). The spokesperson said in a call that Samson was reported missing by his family after missing an appointment last week. The family was concerned …
Read More »Tuesday is Election Day in Kodiak. Here’s what you need to know
Election day Oct. 3, with competitive races for City Council, City Mayor, Kodiak Island Borough School Board, Borough Assembly, and Borough Mayor. KMXT held forums for the City Mayor, City Council, School Board, and Borough Assembly last week and recordings are available on our website. City of Kodiak Two candidates are running for City Mayor: Pat Branson (incumbent) and Alan …
Read More »Midday Report October 2, 2023
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A statewide program makes home ownership possible through “sweat equity.” The Anchorage Assembly heard testimony Friday from people it subpoenaed to discuss an election challenge filed earlier this year. And a project to re-establish wood bison in Alaska has suffered another setback. A wood bison (ADF&G photo)
Read More »Midday Report September 29, 2023
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A woman in Nome is using social media as a tool to teach the Inupiaq language. Students across the state logged on for the annual Teaching through Tech conference. And American Indians and Alaska Natives are vastly overrepresented in state prison systems. Lemon Creek prisoners.
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