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The unofficial election results from the 2026 Kodiak City and Kodiak Island Borough municipal election are in, although they aren’t expected to be certified until later this month.
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Weekly Wrap
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KMXTOn this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, the owner of Kodiak Island Ambulatory Care Clinic is indicted for alleged tax evasion, the Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak crews medevac a container ship captain more than 1,000 miles away near Adak, the United Fishermen of Alaska has hired a new leader, an update on KIBSD's efforts to pay for their 26 international teachers' green cards, and the superintendent of KIBSD abruptly resigned this week.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, KMXT's News Director Davis Hovey breaks down everything that's on the ballot for the Oct. 6 municipal election. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. today. Preliminary results will be shared on air on KMXT after 9 p.m. tonight.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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Courtesy of Michael LivingstonOn this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with host Terry Haines:A federal bill aimed at bycatch reduction has passed in a key Commerce committee, story by Alaska Public Media's Liz Ruskin, an effort to help reduce bycatch in the lab is underway, according to KUCB's Katie Reuther, and Unalaska wants the state to help ferry seafood processor workers into town, as reported by KUCB's Sofia Stuart-Rasi.
Alaska News
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- Pollock industry, Senate race and culture collide in a fight over fish
- Outside groups pour millions into Alaska's governor, congressional races
- Trump claims South Korea will invest $50B in Alaska gas pipeline. Not so fast, Korean officials say
- Ferries, fish and tourism take center stage at Ketchikan governor forum
- Norwegian filmmakers debut full-length documentary on Anchorage homelessness
- This Alaska journalist interviewed an AI 'news reporter,' and he didn't run away screaming
- A dispute over the passenger Jones Act has Southeast Alaska yacht captains crying foul
- Proposed EPA rule would exempt most offshore seafood processing vessels from reporting their pollution discharge
NPR National News
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- Greetings from Lahore, Pakistan, whose high court offers an oasis for chatter and chai
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- Who will win the 2026 Nobel Prize in economics?
- Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai win Nobel Prize in chemistry
- 3 years on, Israelis grapple with reports Netanyahu was warned before Oct. 7 attacks
- 'Medicare for All' message attracts midterm voters buckling under medical bills
- Over 1,000 children are buried at juvenile detention centers nationwide
- An early flu season means it might be time to think about a flu shot