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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 …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Kodiak Borough Assembly will meet tonight for a regular meeting and hold a public hearing on an ordinance aimed to make borough operations more transparent. The ordinance will require the borough manager to notify the assembly about any contract that may pose a conflict of interest between an assembly member and the borough. The manager must also …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Kodiak Police Department is investigating a burglary at Noodles Restaurant on Mill Bay Road. Police Chief T.C. Kamai said the officers responded to a call from the restaurant owners early Monday morning and concluded very quickly that someone had forced entry into the restaurant.

Jay Barrett/KMXT Flat-screen TVs, firearms, and two motorcycles were among the items reported stolen after a series of break-ins at Noodles Restaurant on Mill Bay Road early Monday morning. The Kodiak Police Department says a burglar also swiped golf clubs and alcohol from the restaurant after forcing his way in. Afterwards, a trailer parked behind the restaurant was broken in …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Local artists looking to share their skills with students in Kodiak schools will soon have an opportunity to do just that, or at least become qualified to do it. Katie Oliver, director of the Kodiak Arts Council, says training for teaching art starts next week.

An Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk sits on the ramp in St. Paul in this 2010 Coast Guard file photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffrey Solomon. Jay Barrett/KMXT Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak has temporarily deployed three helicopters to the Bering Sea for the winter crab season. Two MH-60 Jayhawks and their crews arrived in St. Paul on Sunday, …

Jay Barrett/KMXT A retired U.S. Coast Guard Cutter with a long history in Alaska has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. The cutter Storis, which was stationed in Kodiak for 50 years, has been mothballed in California since being retired in 2007. Since that time, a group has been lobbying the government to make the ship a …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Today marks the first day of the 2013 legislative session in Alaska. Each year senators and representatives from around the state flock to Juneau for the 90 day session. Kodiak sent two legislators to Juneau this year, Senator Gary Stevens and Representative Alan Austerman. KMXT caught up with both of them a few weeks ago and discussed what …