University of Alaska Anchorage's Kodiak College
Kodiak College has named its next leader, after being under the leadership of an interim director for the past few months. Sam Hirt, originally from Fairbanks, will take over as the director of the college effective on January 4, 2027.
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Weekly Wrap
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KMXTOn this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, an interview with House District 5 candidate Sheldon Prout, a new model could predict ocean acidity for crab fishery management, the former North Star building is home to the Sun’aq Tribe’s Alutiingcut Child Care Center and the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly votes down a proposed cannabis sales tax.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin discusses the upcoming performing arts season with Molly Miller, executive director of the Kodiak Arts Council, and Pam Foreman and Kristina Van Hoogmoed with Fairwind Players.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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(KCAW/McKenney)On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with host Terry Haines: Katie Reuther of KUCB reports on the golden king crab season, KFSK's Taylor Heckart on the Southeast Dungeness crab season, KRBD's Sydney Dauphinais on improvements to the Metlakatla Indian Tribe's salmon hatchery, and KCAW's Hope McKenney on a popular source of sockeye salmon for Sitkans-Redoubt.
Alaska News
- State Senate candidate Louise Stutes agrees to settle campaign finance violations
- Republican gubernatorial candidate Click Bishop says he's focused on Railbelt energy crunch
- Alaska’s delisting of voters may violate federal law, Legislature’s legal advisor says
- Republican Shelley Hughes leans on record as legislative bridge-builder in bid for governor
- Why top Alaska Republicans candidates skipped a chance to explain their views
- Republican Dave Bronson says ‘tough’ term as mayor gives him an edge in governor’s race
- Will the Dome be deflated? Anchorage sports facility launches fundraising campaign.
- In Anchorage, so-called ‘flushable’ wipes create a clogging, costly problem
- Republican governor hopeful Adam Crum says he wants Alaska to get back to building
- Division of Elections keeps 1,900 Alaskans on ‘inactive noncitizen’ list, awaiting verification
NPR National News
- Sailors and their families have lives on pause, uncertain if they'll return to Mideast
- These swing voters in Nevada say they are not dismissing socialist candidates
- Phoebe Bridgers remembers everything
- New indictment alleges Nick Reiner was lying in wait before killing his parents
- Millions crowd cities to see Spain's first total solar eclipse in over a century
- 3 men set for lethal injection on same day in Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma
- Photos: See the best photos from the solar eclipse
- ICE plans to outfit officers with electric shock gloves
- Democratic strategist reflects on Wisconsin and Minnesota primaries
- Trump sued over service selling faster access to Truth Social posts