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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 …

Mike Mason/KDLG Alaska is home to a tremendous salmon resource that touches nearly every life in the state in one way or another. A new effort is underway to try and understand that relationship. KDLG’s Mike Mason spoke with Kodiak’s Erin Harrington and has the story.

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Some folks might have noticed a billowing cloud of black smoke coming from the Benny Benson Kodiak State Airport yesterday. While the cloud appeared rather ominous, it was actually a sign that local firefighters are hard at work training for emergencies. Coast Guard Fire Chief Jeff Halcomb said the smoke was the product of a four hour training …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Classes at the Kodiak College start next week and a new program will cater to those wanting to break into the medical industry. Suzanne Buie (like Buoy) is the department chair for health sciences at the college and said the medical coding program is filling up fast, but still has spots available for interested students. “It’s a 17-credit …