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The summer commercial salmon season is less than a month away, and Kodiak Island fishermen can expect a smaller pink harvest and mixed sockeye runs overall compared to last year. That’s according to the Alaska Department of Fish & Game’s statewide run forecasts and harvest projections for 2024, which was released last month on April, 23. Even years typically see …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Coast Guard’s plan to build three heavy icebreakers is years behind schedule and the price has ballooned. The Alaska Legislature shot down one of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s nominees to the state Board of Education and Early Development on Tuesday. And Kinross’s partner in the Manh Choh Mine has agreements to acquire …

Hundreds of people from Kodiak’s Filipino community came together to celebrate Flores de Mayo on May 4. That’s one of the most prominent holidays in the Philippines. This is how traditions from an island nation are shared on an island in Alaska.  Towards the end of the celebration several people gathered for a group photo. (Brian Venua/KMXT) Music could be …

The [M/V] Tustumena ferry’s return to service has been further delayed, after already being laid up for weeks in the shipyard in Seward for repairs. The Alaska Marine Highway System announced on May 2, the Tustumena now won’t sail to Kodiak until Monday, May 13, leaving Homer in the afternoon at 1:00 p.m. and arriving in Kodiak later that evening …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A killer whale has been approaching boaters in Juneau. Lawmakers in the House and Senate are racing to craft a bill that would allow homeschool programs to continue. And red sweaters filled the streets of Nome Sunday as nearly 100 people marched to bring awareness to indigenous injustice. An orca travels near …

The Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak announced grant funding from the Bureau of Indian Affairs on May 2. Most of that money is earmarked to improve the Tribe’s ability to respond to injuries and strandings of marine mammals around the island. Marine mammals frequently haul out near Kodiak, like these Steller sea lions on the floating dock by the St. Herman …

One of Alaska’s legislators is seeking to update the minimum threshold for paying construction workers who work on state projects.  The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly voted to support the legislation, but shared uncertainty about how or if this would benefit the island’s workforce. The Little Davis-Bacon Act is a set of laws that establishes a minimum wage for construction workers …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A weeks-long interruption affected incoming calls for an unknown number of GCI mobile customers across Alaska. One People Canoe Society instructors taught Wrangell residents how to make traditional Tlingit paddles. And one Alaska city prepares for a potential measles outbreak. Doug Chilton instructs Wrangell residents on how to make a paddle on …