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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The skipper of a fishing vessel has been arraigned on assault charges after three deckhands abandoned ship. KTUU reports the 56-year-old skipper of Las Vegas was arrested when the ship arrived Tuesday in Kodiak. Online court records don’t list an attorney for the accused. Alaska State Troopers allege he was reportedly "highly intoxicated" and assaulted two …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Today is opening day for deer hunters in Kodiak. The season will last for several months, and Kodiak Police Chief T.C. Kamai wants to remind folks that hunting is prohibited in city parks and watersheds. That may sound like a no-brainer, but Kamai said there have been instances of hunting in those areas in the past. “From time …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Inez and Brandon Jones didn’t expect to write and illustrate a children’s book, yet through the many happenings of life, they did. Brandon Jones grew up in Kodiak and currently lives with his wife in Hong Kong. The two visit Kodiak each summer, but this year, they brought more than their family along. “The Contest,” is the duo’s …

Jay Barrett/KMXT You may have noticed an increase in little wasps this summer but haven’t been able to spot any of their paper-like nests in the trees or under the eaves of buildings. Based on anecdotal reports, there seems to be an unusually high number of the stinging bugs this summer – especially the ones who live in nests underground. …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Remember when a social media campaign brought an unlikely visitor to Kodiak last summer? “Pitbull, here he is.” Yesterday marked a year ago that the Miami singer Pitbull touched down in Kodiak for an impromptu visit to Alaska’s Emerald Isle. “But it’s always good to be around good people in an untouched environment and to be honest, it’s …

Jay Barrett/KMXT As we mentioned yesterday, a little rain would do returning salmon a big favor by filling rivers and streams so they can get home to spawn. Fortunately, there is a very good chance of rain in our forecast. And though we’re about a foot short of the average precipitation so far this year, KEA’s Darron Scott says Terror …

Today on Talk of the Rock, host Brianna Gibbs finds out what a summer in a salmon hatchery was like for college interns from Outside.

Today on Talk of the Rock, host Brianna Gibbs finds out what a summer in a salmon hatchery was like for college interns from Outside.