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After being closed to vehicles for more than five months, the road up Pillar Mountain was reopened on Wednesday, July 22. The City of Kodiak waffled on reopening the road due to the ongoing risk of landslides.
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Weekly Wrap
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KMXTOn this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we hear about the growing wildlife tourism interest in Kodiak, the road to Pillar Mountain reopens, a Coast Guard Base Kodiak change of command ceremony for the Frederick Mann, KUCB reports on the Coast Guard monitoring two Chinese research vessels in the U.S. EEZ, and the state Board of Fisheries' decision making process is the focus of a legislative audit.
Talk of the Rock
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Host Jared Griffin speaks with cast members of Kodiak Youth Theatre's production of "Junie B. Jones: Toothless Wonder" about theatre, acting, and this hilarious show coming to the Gerald C. Wilson Auditorium Drama Pod this weekend.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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Mikayla Finnerty/Alaska Public MediaOn this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with host Katherine Irving (filling in for Terry Haines), KMXT's Davis Hovey reports that state lawmakers have ordered an audit of the Board of Fisheries, KDLG's Jessie Sheldon reports on the decline of women set netters in Bristol Bay, and Alaska Public Media's Mikayla Finnerty reports on fishing conditions at Anchorage's Ship Creek.
Alaska News
- Anchorage police pair with recovery peers to get people off the street and into treatment
- Lawmakers say third Alaska LNG session is Dunleavy’s last chance to make a deal
- Enstar appeals RCA decision, saying natural gas storage can’t wait
- New Skipper Science App program to fill data gaps in Bristol Bay sport fishery
- An alternative newspaper, the Anchorage Press, gets a reboot
- Alaska’s seismic network is now on the lookout for landslides, too
- Number of women set net permit holders in Bristol Bay in decline, new research shows
- State removes 3,500 Alaskans from voter rolls, based in part on ‘old data’
- Bycatch: What to know about the fish issue taking the spotlight in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race
- Anchorage’s citified fishing spot, Ship Creek, reopens for silver salmon after king closure
NPR National News
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