At least 16 candidates are vying to be the next Governor of Alaska in this year’s primary election. One of those candidates is Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, a former state legislator from Sitka. Listen to KMXT's full interview with Kreiss-Tomkins during his visit to Kodiak for ComFish on April 16:
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Weekly Wrap
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KMXTOn this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, the results are in from annual election for KEA's Board of Directors, a bill aims to relax conflict-of-interest rules for the Board of Fisheries, KMXT's Davis Hovey sits down with gubernatorial candidates Adam Crum and Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, and a new study finds that harvested Kodiak bears are getting bigger.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we discuss a suicide intervention training program hosted by the Kodiak Island Borough School District in collaboration with several local organizations. The next safeTALK training is coming up on May 27; to register contact Tania Silva-Johnson via email.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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(Jack Darrell/KRBD)This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KMXT's Davis Hovey reports on a bill that seeks to change conflict-of-interest rules for the Board of Fisheries, pike get hungrier when they get warmer, according to KNBA's Rhonda McBride and the Alaska Beacon, and a conversation between the Northern Journal's Nat Herz and APM's Casey Grove about the alternate fisheries reality that is Metlakatla.
Alaska News
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- Alaska is getting more than 100 new weather stations, but it's not clear yet where they will be
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