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Arrest Made in Noodles Robbery

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Kodiak Police Department made an arrest last week in connection with the Monday morning burglary at Noodles restaurant. Early Monday morning police were called to the restaurant on Mill Bay Road and determined there had indeed been a break in. During that time it was also discovered that a trailer behind the restaurant was also robbed. Chief …

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Austerman Not Predicting Capital Spending Levels

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Alaska State Legislature’s new session is a week old, and the governor has forwarded his proposed budget to the House and Senate. Kodiak Representative Alan Austerman, a co-chair of the Finance Committee, says it’s too early to tell what the final budget might look like.

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3-Billion Pounds of Pollock Targeted

Jay Barrett/KMXT The largest fishery in the nation kicked off on Sunday. The Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands and Gulf of Alaska pollock season is now underway, with a total allowable catch of 1.39-million metric tons – which is about 3-billion pounds. That figure is 3.8 percent higher than last year’s TAC. Alaska pollock accounts for approximately 30 percent of all …

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Bears Remain Perfect Through 10 Games

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Lady Bears basketball team continues their season-opening hot streak by taking two in a row from the Colony Knights over the weekend. Kodiak is undefeated in 10 games so far this season. Kodiak edged the Knights in a defensive battle 36-30 on Friday night, and swept the series with a 47-42 victory Saturday. Leading the charge for …

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‘Transparency’ Act Passed by Assembly

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Last night the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly approved an ordinance that seeks to make borough operations more transparent. The revision in borough code will require the borough manager to notify the assembly about contracts between the borough and assembly members or their immediate family. Assemblyman Tuck Bonney spent the last few months revising the code with Assemblywoman Carol …

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Filing Period Open for KEA Board

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Three seats are up for election on the Kodiak Electric Association Board of Directors. The seats of Directors Linda Freed, Gordon Gould and Jay Johnston are open and nominations to fill those seats will be accepted until March 13 when candidate petition packets must be returned. Each seat is for a three-year term. A candidate forum will be …

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‘Unified Command’ Tight-Lipped About Kulluk

Jay Barrett/KMXT With the Royal Dutch Shell drilling rig Kulluk remaining at anchor in Kiliuda Bay until the tanner crab season is over, the company, salvagers and others continue to inspect and assess the once-grounded rig. In addition, the risk-management company Det Norske Veritas is also consulting with Shell on the situation. Unified Command says there are “more than 250” …

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The Alaska Fisheries Report with Jay Barrett

Coming up this week, King Salmon is again the topic du jour in two parts of the state – and in Washington D.C.; We get an update on the Southeast crab fishery, and wouldn’t you like to be on the International Pacific Halibut Commission? We had help this week from APRN’s Peter Granitz in Washington D.C., KDLL’s Shaylon Cochran in …

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