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Defense Agency Auditor Charged With Conflict of Interest

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT A former Alaska Aerospace Corporation employee has been indicted by the federal grand jury in Anchorage. Today (Yesterday) U.S. Attorney Karen Loeffler announced Jodi Ann Andres, 48, of Anchorage, was indicted for violating federal conflict of interest laws. The indictment says Andres worked for the Department of Defense’s Defense Contract Audit Agency, or DCAA, as an auditor from …

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Advocacy Week Showcases Museums’ Importance

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Museum Advocacy Day was on Tuesday and a handful of representatives from Kodiak’s museum community spoke on KMXT’s Talk of the Rock about the week-long push to garter support for local, statewide and national museums. Tiffany Brunson is the interim executive director of the Baranov Museum and said a lot of the action on museum advocacy day occurs …

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Kodiak History Detectives Tackle Under Researched Era

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT There’s a new group in town, and it’s looking to learn more about Kodiak’s history. Anjuli Grantham is the curator of collections at the Baranov Museum and brainchild behind Kodiak History Detectives. She said the idea for the group came to her after hearing about something similar in Washington State. She said various organizations are working together in …

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Weather Service Proposes Change to Winter Weather Wording

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The National Weather Service is changing some of its language related to winter weather, or at least proposing to do so. Aimee Fish is the acting warning coordination meteorologist for the Anchorage Forecast Office with the National Weather Service and said the hope is to simplify wording to make important weather information more understandable. —          (NWS Changes 1       …

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Biologist Calls Recent Bear Sightings ‘Unusual’

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Not all bears choose to hibernate during the winter — a fact which has been very evident in Kodiak the last few weeks. A handful of bears have been spotted just outside of town, in Bells Flats and out toward Monashka Bay. Kodiak Fish and Game biologist Larry Van Daele said it’s not uncommon for bears to come …

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Yakutat Looks to Wave Power

Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska Most rural Alaska communities use diesel generators to create electrical power. But fuel is expensive, so they’re trying out alternatives.Yakutat, on the eastern Gulf of Alaska, wants wave power. A project in the works for several years just won a key permit. But it still faces substantial barriers. CoastAlaska’s Ed Schoenfeld reports. Enthusiasts from around the world have …

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Rep. Austerman Recognized for Boating Safety Efforts

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators recently announced its 2012 legislative award recipient, and it’s someone most Kodiak residents know. Representative Alan Austerman was presented with the legislative award on Thursday, recognizing his support of various boating safety efforts. In an article from NASBLA’s magazine, the association said Austerman was selected for the award because of …

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