Near-record high winds on Kodiak Island grounded flights to and from Kodiak for most of the day Wednesday as the island was under a high wind warning from 4 a.m. to 1 p.m.
        
        
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Weekly Wrap
    
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                In this week's episode with Host Brian Venua, near record winds in Kodiak, Caroline Roberts will remain on the borough assembly, Kodiak schools have fewer students, there will be no Tanner crab fishery for Kodiak, Highmark Marine Fabrication is taking more control over the City of Kodiak's shipyard, United Fishermen of Alaska held a meeting on the island — a first in over 20 years, and the Alaska Desk's Shelby Herbert talks about support for the military amid a government shutdown.
 
Talk of the Rock
    
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                According to the state of Alaska's division of public assistance, "due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has directed all states to suspend the issuance of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for November 2025.As a result, the Division of Public Assistance (DPA) is unable to issue November SNAP benefits until further notice from the Food and Nutrition Service."As a result, roughly 66,000 Alaskans who receive SNAP benefits, also known as food stamps, will go without in November unless the federal government shutdown ends before then.On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we chat with the local food bank and a local food producer about what assistance is available to those who could go hungry in the coming days and how we as a community can help.To get in touch with the Kodiak food bank, which is run by the Salvation Army, stop by their location on Mission Road between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays during food distribution times, or call the food bank directly at 907 486 0086.
 
Alaska Fisheries Report
    
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                This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:Davis Hovey and Brian Venua discuss the recent meeting of the United Fishermen of Alaska in Kodiak, Olivia Rose of KFSK reports on the first red king crab fishery in eight years in Southeast Alaska, and the sport fish survey is about to hit mailboxes.
 
Alaska News
    
- Alaska SNAP payments for November face delays and reductions, even after court rulings
 - New poll shows Peltola neck-and-neck with Sullivan, if she were to run for U.S. Senate
 - NOAA cancels funding for data collection crucial to tsunami warning systems
 - Some Alaska Native corporation shareholders say profits from ICE contracts not worth human toll
 - State analysis of Cascade Point ferry terminal draws fire from advisory board, Haines mayor
 - Thousands of incarcerated Alaskans tested for syphilis to help reduce the state’s high rates of infection
 - Wasilla Sen. Mike Shower says he'll resign to campaign for lieutenant governor
 - From food to financing, Alaska Native organizations feel the shutdown's pinch
 - Despite shutdown, feds say Essential Air Service will remain funded through Nov. 18
 - SBA opens low-interest loans to Western Alaska residents affected by storms
 
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