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Share Your Art with Local Students

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.

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Bering Sea Covered by Forward-Stationed Kodiak Choppers

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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, …

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Alaska Legislative Session Begins Today

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 …

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Kulluk to Remain Amidst Tanner Crab Fishery Opening

Jay Barrett/KMXT Divers started a detailed examination of the Shell drilling rig Kulluk’s hull to assess if any damage was sustained in its going hard aground in a New Year Eve storm. The Kulluk sat on the beach at Sitkalidak Island for over a week before being towed to Kiliuda Bay. Remotely-operated underwater robots have also been used in the …

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Cross-Continental Friendship Sheds Light on Situation in Mali

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT This fall KMXT spoke with local resident Heather Preece and her friend, Mahim Toure, who was visiting from Mali, West Africa. Toure met Preece more than 20 years ago when they worked together on a nutrition surveillance program in the northern region of Mali. The two reunited in October when Toure came to visit Preece and her family …

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Bears Sweep Competition in Fairbanks

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak High School Bears basketball teams swept the field in the inaugural Joe T. Classic at Lathrop High School in Fairbanks over the weekend. The Lady Bears won the championship with a 48-36 win over the Bartlett Golden Bears, while the Kodiak boys downed the host Malemutes 50-49 on a buzzer-beating three-pointer by Austin Frick. He was …

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City Council Seeks to Redefine Public Records

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Last night the Kodiak City Council met for its first regular meeting of 2013. On the agenda was a first reading of an ordinance that would exclude reference and transitory documents from the definitions of city and public records. City Manager Aimee Kniaziowski said the ordinance is more of a clarification than an actual change.

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