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Meth Investigations on the Rise

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Nine grams of methamphetamine is now in police custody. On Wednesday morning officers from the Kodiak Police Department served a search warrant at a private residence on Selief Lane for evidence of drug dealing. Police Chief T.C. Kamai said the search resulted in the discovery of the meth. “…Approximately 9 grams of methamphetamine, digital scales and packaging materials. …

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KMXT’s Alaska Fisheries Report

Coming up this week, Copper River opens, Togiak opens, Kodiak is a little slow and they’re done in Seymour Canal. Plus, why does the largest CDQ group want to get even bigger? The Alaska Fisheries Report was made possible with contributions from KCHU’s Tony Gorman in Valdez, KSKA’s Ellen Lockyer in Anchorage, KDLG’s Mike Mason in Dillingham, KFSK’s Matt Lichtenstein …

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Care Facility Bond Contract Back Before Assembly

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Tonight the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly will meet for a regular meeting and revisit an agenda item that failed to get assembly approval two weeks ago. During the May 2 meeting the assembly failed to approve a contract with Wohlforth Brecht Cartledge and Brooking for legal services associated with the sale of revenue bonds for the new long …

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Alutiiq Studies Program Wraps Up Inaugural Year

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Classes wrapped up at Kodiak College last week, marking the end of the first year of the Alutiiq Studies Program. The program joined the college curriculum last fall and offered classroom and distance learning courses in Alutiiq Language and culture. John Beale is the data collection and distance learning technician for the program, and said its first year …

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Pavlov Eruption Lighting Up Night Sky

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Pavlov Volcano photographed Tuesday night by Sand Point resident Gina Stafford. Stephanie Joyce/KUCB Pavlof Volcano has been putting on a light show for residents of several communities on the Alaska Peninsula in recent nights. As KUCB’s Stephanie Joyce reports, activity at the volcano has increased, and it’s shooting lava high into the air and spewing ash up to 20,000 feet.

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Marine Highway Cuts Programs to Tighten Belt

Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska Say so long to summer drivers riding the ferry for free. Wave goodbye to the winter roundtrip discount. And printed schedules? Those are on their way out too. Those changes won’t happen for a while. But they are just some of the ways the Alaska Marine Highway will address a $3.5-million spending cut mandated by the Legislature. Ferry …

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Community Raises Downtown Loitering Concerns at Council Meeting

Jay Barrett/KMXT Though it is a problem year-round, homeless people in Kodiak spend more time outdoors as the weather warms up. That was the complaint of Lisa Zeimer at Thursday’s Kodiak City Council meeting. Judi Kidder, part of the volunteer Project Kodiak Clean Up organization, agreed with Zeimer, saying the things left behind by downtown transients is troublesome. Mayor Pat …

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Middle Schoolers Raise Funds for School in Mali

Marina Cummiskey/KMXT Students at Kodiak Middle School have been fundraising for another middle school in Mali, West Africa. The students raised $1,000 – the amount needed to provide electricity at the school in Mali. Students in both countries made an attempt to communicate using Skype early Friday morning. KMXT’s Marina Cummiskey was there and filed this report. It’s 7:30 a.m. …

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