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Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Last month the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly defeated an ordinance that would have put the question of whether or not to allow smoking in indoor public places on the fall ballot. The decision came after more than a month of heated public comments for and against the secondhand smoking ordinance.The ordinance failed, in part, because its primary backer, …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Football The Kodiak High School Bears have kicked off the football season with a win on Saturday. After a scoreless first quarter it was back and forth with Homer in the second and third, before the Bears poured on the coals and beat the Mariners in Homer. Homer led 2-0 at the half, but the Bears came back …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT This week marked the first day of school for many teachers and students in Kodiak. For some it’s a day they’ve experienced in years prior, but for others it’s the exciting, somewhat scary start to their educational careers. This year KMXT’s Brianna Gibbs stopped by the Kodiak Christian School on Friday to see what the first day was …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Earlier this week KMXT told you about cowboy mounted shooting, which is growing in popularity among many Kodiak horse enthusiasts. Tonight the Kodiak Baptist Mission will showcase the sport at the fairgrounds, but KMXT’s Brianna Gibbs decided to head out there beforehand and learn more about the nation’s fastest growing horse sport.

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak salmon season is showing signs of slowing down. Daily harvest counts declined every day this week, though are still in the high-six digits. Sunday saw over 1-million pink salmon caught, just the latest in a couple weeks of million-fish days. The catch dipped by about 40,000 on Monday to 962,500, and on Tuesday to 951,000. Wednesday’s …

Coming up this week: Mark Begich isn’t shy about getting tough with multi-national corporations when it comes to Alaska Seafood, the folks in Kake, are trying hard to save their landmark cannery, and you know what happens to your gear when you lose it? It winds up on a beach somewhere, and we talk with one of the people who …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Alaska’s Emerald Isle is known for its many shades of green, but this weekend a few other colors will be thrown into the mix. Participants in the first ever Splash of Color race will toe the starting line on Sunday, dressed in white. But as Angela Graham, one of the race organizers, explains, their clothes won’t stay white …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Yesterday KMXT told you about a new program starting at Kodiak College, but an older one will be returning this fall as well. The Alutiiq Studies Program is entering its second year with the college and has three classes still open to interested students. April Laktonen Counceller is an assistant professor of Alutiiq studies and said two will …