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Brodie Responds to Redistricting Demand

Jay Barrett/KMXT Last week a Fairbanks Superior Court Judge said the Alaska Redistricting Board should immediately begin redrawing the state’s election districts. Superior Court Judge Michael McConahy, in a sharply-worded order, also said the board must hold public hearings on whatever it comes up with. McConahy has been presiding over challenges to the redistricting plan. He said Alaska’s no closer …

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Sum’Arts Camps Start Today

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak Arts Council’s annual summer arts program, called “Sum Arts,” kicks off today (Monday). There is nearly a score of programs for kids from age two up to 18. KMXT spoke with the council’s Kate Heligso about all the activities.

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Assembly Discusses Smoking Ban Ballot Question

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT In Kodiak, whether or not an indoor public place allows smoking is up to the discretion of the owner, but that might change this fall. During Thursday night’s work session the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly discussed the possibility of an ordinance that would ban smoking inside any public building. “Looking at the health benefits along and what’s right," …

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Temporary Replacement Sought as Tusty Remains Laid Up

Lauren Rosenthal/KUCB In mid July, the state ferry Tustumena is supposed to have repairs wrapped and return to service. But a shipyard spokesman says that delivery date isn’t looking very realistic any more. As the state faces yet another blown deadline for getting the Tustumena back in service, they’ve started looking for other ships to pick up the ferry’s route. …

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Crab News Upbeat This Week

Jay Barrett/KMXT There were a couple of announcements with good news for king crab this week. First came word from Seward that Kodiak red king crab were successfully hatchery raised for the first time. Previous successes have come from red king crab stock from Bristol Bay and the Juneau area. The Kodiak larvae were reared this spring at the Alutiiq …

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The Alaska Fisheries Report

Coming up this week: Togiak herring wrapped up, cannery workers in Platinum will be making bank this summer, and the North Pacific Fishery Management Council is set to make a final decision on Gulf King bycatch. All that, and yes, more fish-smuggling in the news – at least this time it wasn’t in their pants. The Alaska Fisheries Report came …

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Murkowski Tours Borough During Congressional Break

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Sen. Lisa Murkowski, right, talks with Steven Honnold and Robin Gardner at the new Alaska Department of Fish and Game building in Kodiak. Jay Barrett/KMXT Alaska senior Senator Lisa Murkowski is spending several days around Kodiak Island this week. She arrived Tuesday, just missing Crab Fest, but she missed the rain, as well. Like her junior colleague, Senator Mark Begich, …

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Local Scientist to Share Skills Abroad

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT One of Kodiak’s local scientists will head to Africa this week to share some of her skills with laboratories abroad. Alexandra Oliveira (Oliv-vera) is an associate professor of fisheries chemistry with the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences. Her work is based in Kodiak, at the Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center on Near …

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