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Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Tonight will be a busy night for Kodiak’s governing bodies. The City Council, Borough Assembly and Board of Education will all meet for meetings tonight, some at the same time. The evening will kick off with a joint work session between the school board and borough assembly. On Monday the board unanimously passed a $48.7 million budget during …

Rep. Garran Tarr Jay Barrett/KMXT An Anchorage legislator made a trip this week to the far reaches of the Canadian Maritime Province of Prince Edward Island to raise awareness about what she sees as the detrimental affects of genetically-engineered salmon. Representative Garran Tarr, a Democrat from District 17, introduced the “No Frankenfish” resolution that passed the State Legislature this year. …

Jay Barrett/KMXT A pregnant 27-year-old Kodiak woman is in an Anchorage hospital with serious injuries after a one-car accident Monday evening at Mill Bay Beach. Troopers report Rebecca Fish-Davis crashed her Dodge pickup into a large boulder and a small building at Mill Bay Beach a little after 6 p.m. Friends of Fish-Davis are organizing on the “Friends of Kodiak” …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT In January the Kodiak City Council postponed the second reading of an ordinance that sought to clarify the exclusion of reference and transitory documents from the definition of city records. The ordinance drew a lot of public comment, and rather than vote it down, the council postponed the matter and asked for clarification on the ordinance at a …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Cruise ship season has officially kicked off in Kodiak. The Crystal Symphony called on Alaska’s emerald isle early Tuesday morning, and brought with it 480 passengers and 550 crew members. Despite the rain, hundreds of tourists were able to explore the downtown area. KMXT’s Brianna Gibbs caught up with some of them and filed this report.

Jay Barrett/KMXT A Kodiak Fish and Game employee went missing on a hike near Saltery Cove Monday, prompting a multi-agency search by the Alaska State Troopers, Kodiak Island Search and Rescue and a Coast Guard helicopter. According to a trooper report, Matthew Dias, age 35 reportedly left a Fish and Game camp in Ugak Bay for a hike around 1 …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough School District’s Board of Education unanimously passed a $48.7 million budget last night during its regular meeting. The new budget comes with the reduction of 18 district staff positions, which Chief Business Officer Lisa Pearce said should make staff levels more sustainable in future budget cycles. “We’re just slimming back, we’re trimming back. Much …

Lauren Rosenthal/KUCB As the Alaska Marine Highway System celebrates its 50th, anniversary year, there is intense pressure to cut costs, and ferry managers are trying to get back to basics — transporting Alaskans and their freight. And that’s why the state is phasing out wildlife naturalists on all ferry routes.