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Jay Barrett/KMXT Thursday night Royal Dutch Shell’s vice president for Alaska and two Coast Guard commanders updated the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly on the response to the grounding of the floating drill rig Kulluk. It was the first public briefing made in Kodiak since the rig went hard aground on Sitkalidak Island in a New Year’s Eve storm. The first …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT It was a tense atmosphere in the borough assembly chambers Thursdday night as the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly wrapped up its regular meeting. The assembly introduced an ordinance that seeks to amend borough code and make information about borough contracts more readily available to the public. It also requires the borough manager to notify the assembly about certain …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Prospective home buyers and sellers can look forward to familiar face with a new business this year. Paula Laird will officially open the doors of her RE/MAX real estate business Friday night. Laird has been a licensed agent for about five years and earned her brokers license three years ago. She worked as an associate broker here in …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT A series of fallen trees left some Kodiak residents entering the New Year without power. Nancy Sweeney is the communication and human resource specialist for Kodiak Electric Association and said extremely windy weather on December 31 caused a number of trees to fall on the Chiniak and Pasagshak power lines, cutting power to areas of Women’s Bay and …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Two more assessment teams were put on the Royal Dutch Shell drilling rig Kulluk Thursday to continue determining the extent of damage caused by its grounding on New Years Eve near Kodiak Island. Meanwhile, the Coast Guard says it should be able to balance its role in the recovery efforts with its responsibility to assure safety in winter …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Alaska Ferry Kennicott is running about 48-hours behind schedule after having trouble with its car lift in Yakutat. The ship sailed at 4:30 Thursday morning for Whittier, and wss expected to arrive there at 6:30 Friday morning. After a one-hour stop in Chenega Bay Friday afternoon, it will sale for Kodiak, arriving around 8 a.m. Saturday. In …

Coming up this week: Salmon creeks on the south end of Kodiak Island could be imperiled by the grounding of Royal Dutch Shell’s massive floating drill rig Kulluk; and more backlash – including a lawsuit – over new observer rules for small boats that go into effect this month. We had help from KCAW’s Robert Woolsey in Sitka and KDLG’s …

A salvage team aboard the conical drilling unit Kulluk moves an emergency towing system delivered the Kulluk by a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. The Kulluk is located 40 miles southwest of Kodiak City, Alaska, on the shore of Sitkalidak Island. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Travis Marsh Jay Barrett/KMXT A five-person …