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Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The U.S. Attorney in Anchorage announced Friday evening that an arrest has been made in the double-murder at the Communications Station on Coast Guard Base Kodiak nearly a year ago. James Michael “Jim" Wells, long considered the prime suspect by the FBI, was taken into custody by members of the Coast Guard Investigative Service and the Alaska State …

Coming up this week, the FDA extends the public comment period on a new genetically engineered fish species, a study finds majority of seafood workers in Alaska live out of state, a world renowned fisheries economist talks market trends for salmon and a petition to protect Alaska’s cold water corals stalls. All that and the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute’s photo …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The U.S. Attorney in Anchorage announced Friday evening that an arrest has been made in the double-murder at the Communications Station on Coast Guard Base Kodiak nearly a year ago. James Michael “Jim" Wells, long considered the prime suspect by the FBI, was taken into custody by members of the Coast Guard Investigative Service and the Alaska State …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The U.S. Attorney in Anchorage has announced that James Michael "Jim" Wells of Kodiak was arrested today (Friday, Feb. 15) in the double homicide of James Hopkins and Richard Belisle at the Communications Station on Coast Guard Base Kodiak nearly a year ago. More details to follow.

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Last night the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly met for a work session and discussed waste management within the borough. Nick Szabo is the chair of the Solid Waste Advisory Board and spoke about the need for more reuse and recycling within the community. He said those will be the borough’s best defense against growing quantities of solid waste, …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT It’s time now for the final installment of KMXT’s five-part series: Business on the Move. Each day this week KMXT featured a local business that is changing things up in 2013. Alutiiq Museum has been operating at the same location on Mission Road for 17 years. Jill Lipka is the exhibits coordinator for the museum and said the …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT A recent survey details what some residents may already know: affordable housing is hard to find in Kodiak. The Kodiak Chamber of Commerce conducted an economic development and housing survey last month to capture the opinions and concerns of community members on all aspects of living on Alaska’s emerald isle. Joe Bailor is an economic development specialist and …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT After almost two months, the Unified Command for the Kulluk response decided to stand down Wednesday afternoon. The Royal Dutch Shell drilling rig had been under tow across the Gulf of Alaska when it broke free during a storm and ran hard aground on Sitkalidak Island, near Old Harbor, on New Year’s Eve. Since then, Unified Command worked …