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Jay Barrett/KMXT The Coast Guard’s formal hearing into what led to the Royal Shell Oil drilling unit Kulluk to go aground on Sitkalidak Island New Year’s Eve has concluded. The nine-day public hearing was held at the Loussac Library in Anchorage. Witnesses who testified came from the Coast Guard, Shell, Noble Drilling, GL Noble Denton, Offshore Rig Mover’s International, Crowley, …

KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — The state has approved a request from the Naval Special Warfare center in Kodiak to conduct training missions on state land. The Navy submitted its request in April, asking to use state land for training purposes up to six times per year. In approving the proposal, the state Department of Natural Resources said camping is allowed …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Last month we reported that Arne Fuglvog of Petersburg has turned lobbyist and launched the Washington State-based Coastal Resource Strategies just weeks after being released from federal prison last fall. He served five months after pleading guilty to illegally misreporting the catch of about $100,000 worth of sablefish. His former boss, Alaska senior Senator Lisa Murkowski, had been …

Jay Barrett/KMXT One of Kodiak’s two food banks is ringing the alarm bell due to an unexpectedly high demand in recent weeks. Liz Tafoya, a Salvation Army soldier who oversees the food bank operation says there could be many factors driving the increased demand. “We’ve been seeing a larger influx of people over the last three weeks to a month. …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Two more sentences have been handed down in the Kodiak-based Trident Seafoods embezzlement scheme. A 31-year-old Kodiak man and a 35-year-old Texas woman were sentenced today (Tuesday) by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Ralph Beistline for their role in embezzling over a half-million dollars from the seafood company. Jeremy Smith of Kodiak was sentenced to 28-months in prison …

On this edition of Talk of the Rock, hear host Brianna Gibbs speak with Kodiak’s Marie Acemah, co-founder of Media Action, about her recent trip to Uganda where she tutored young people in creating "Peace Films."

On this edition of Talk of the Rock, hear host Brianna Gibbs speak with Kodiak’s Marie Acemah, co-founder of Media Action, about her recent trip to Uganda where she tutored young people in creating "Peace Films."

Associated Press, Jay Barrett/KMXT The Coast Guard cutter Alex Haley is getting a new commanding officer. The Coast Guard says Cmdr. Stephen R. White will relieve Cmdr. Kevin W. Riddle during a ceremony Friday at the Coast Guard Base Kodiak. Riddle has commanded the Alex Haley since June 2011. The Coast Guard, in a release, says Riddle will next be …