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Jay Barrett/KMXT Stormy weather kept the state ferry Kennicott docked in Kodiak overnight. By the time it sails, the State Marine Highway System says it will be about 20-hours behind schedule. It’s scheduled to depart now at 2 this afternoon on its way back to Southeast Alaska. It should arrive in Chenega Bay at 5 tomorrow morning and spend as …

Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska Transportation Commissioner Pat Kemp Tuesday apologized for keeping the Marine Transportation Advisory Board out of the loop on the Alaska Class Ferry. Kemp said he was sorry during a board meeting in Juneau. "I sincerely apologize for not keeping the board involved or not knowing more about the board. I wasn’t involved with the board before and in …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Kodiak Police Dept has reported that there have been intermittent rock slides Tuesday on Rezanof Drive West, near the Horizon pier. There have been a few reports that the falling rocks have caused some minor damage to automobiles. Currently, the road remains open, but police are encouraging drivers to be cautious while driving and expect delays if …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT On Thursday the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly approved the first reading of an ordinance that will rezone the landfill from a combination public use and conservation zone to an industrial zone. Borough Manager Bud Cassidy said the rezone is necessary for upcoming improvements to the landfill.

Jay Barrett/KMXT If legislation introduced this session is successful, the state’s Marine Transportation Advisory Board (MTAB) will increase in size from 11 to 12 members by creating a separate seat for Southcentral Alaska. Senate Bill 24, introduced by Kodiak’s Gary Stevens, will put Homer, Kodiak, Old Harbor, Ouzinkie, Port Lions and Seldovia in a newly-designated “Southcentral Alaska” area. They are …

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 …

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.

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 …