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The cast of "Alaska Women Looking for Love" in Miami. The show follows the women from Kodiak to Florida as they seek to date men who aren’t old bearded fishermen. TLC photo Coming up this week, only CDQ boats got to go crabbing when the season opened Tuesday because of the since-resolved federal government shutdown, we get a report from …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT If all goes according to plan, the state ferry Tustumena could be pulling up to pier I in Kodiak on Monday. An email from the Alaska Department of Transportation’s office said the vessel is currently undergoing sea trials, and so far no problems have been identified. Stability tests have been done and the department expects an approval from …

Gregg Hacker, far right, points up at the four-story tower under construction in front of the high school. He stands in the old senior hallway, which is now an oudoor walkway.From right to left: School Board members Rick Kniaziowski, Debra Kirk, Katie Oliver, Superintendent Stewart McDonald, Bill Watkins and Barry Altenof. Brianna Gibbs Photo Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The high school has …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Composting in Kodiak could take a huge step toward fruition tonight, if a land transfer garners enough support. The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly will hold a regular meeting tonight and discuss, among other things, whether or not the borough should transfer a portion of land south of the landfill to the city. The city hopes to build a …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The State of Alaska has completed a two year project archiving documents from the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill and its legal aftermath. In the end, according to state senior archivist Larry Hibpshman, the project staff waded through 3,500 standard file boxes located in Juneau and Anchorage and whittled them down to 918 that will go in to permanent …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT This weekend folks can have a look at what life might have been like in a mobile army surgical hospital during the Korean War. Friday is the opening night for M*A*S*H, a play directed by Mike Wall and Jared Griffin, and featuring more than 46 local thespians. M*A*S*H may sound familiar to those who watched the TV series, …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Air Station Kodiak has moved one of its MH-60 Jayhawk helicopters to Cold Bay in anticipation of the winter fisheries in the Bering Sea. The crew arrived on Monday, and will rotate with relief crews from Kodiak. An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter will also be on patrol from aboard a cutter during the winter as well. Air Station Kodiak …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Long-time Alaska fisheries journalist Bob Tkacz recently attended the second annual World Congress of Mariculture and Fisheries in Hangzhou, China. The theme this year is “promoting sustainable fishery development.” “The way these kind of events work here, the first one is usually kind of a dry run or dress rehearsal. You can go back on their web site …