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Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Grant Shields has lived in Kodiak for 27 years, but recently, he’s been getting a little frustrated with the amount of litter scattered on beaches and roadsides around town. “I walk my dogs every morning, me and my wife. And we go to particular beaches where it’s great for the dogs, we’re early birds in the morning. Well …

FPV Galaxy on fire in the Bering Sea, Oct. 20, 2002. Courtesy U.S. Coast Guard Coming up this week, the disappointing Bristol Bay sockeye run is boosting roe prices in Japan; there’s a gripping new documentary about a terrifying night on the Bering Sea; and, did you ever think you’d hear anyone say Kodiak Island needed more rain? We had …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Governor Sean Parnell yesterday appointed Fritz Johnson of Dillingham to the Alaska Board of Fisheries. Johnson has fished for salmon and herring in Bristol Bay since 1979, and for the past five years, he has served as the regional fisheries coordinator for the Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation. He founded the Bristol BayTimes newspaper in 1980, and published …

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 …