Marie Rice poses with Sum’ Arts camper Oskar Klausner after an interview at KMXT studios in June. Last month KMXT partnered with the Kodiak Arts Council to put on a Sum’ Arts for Kids Radio Storytelling Camp. Students in 5th grade and higher came to the station each day for one week and learned the art of interviewing and collecting …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Kodiak High School will have a new principal this fall, but it won’t be an unfamiliar face. Chris Aguirre actually began his administrative career in Kodiak back in 2005 when he moved to the Island for a year to be the district’s career and technical education director. “Which was just a great start and actually helped me tremendously …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT A Kodiak High School alumna was selected as a top 50 finalist for an international modeling competition. Leona Gerlitz (gr-litz) is the running to win the Sin City Suicide Girls’ photo contest, which would allow her to represent the film Sin City 2 both at the premiere and Comic-Con in San Diego. Gerlitz, a 2010 KHS graduate, said …

Al Asuncion/KMXT Hello, I’m Al Asuncion, an intern at KMXT as part of the station’s summer archiving project. This week, I listened to the show “My Green Earth”, hosted by Stacy Studebaker, also known as Leila Liverwort. “Hello nature fans and welcome to “My Green Earth,” a weekly radio shows about the natural wonders of our planet for kids and …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Local scientists are reminding folks that eating recreationally harvested shellfish from Kodiak waters could be a deadly endeavor. Kodiak shellfish are known to harbor a naturally occurring marine biotoxin that causes Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning, or PSP, which can result in respiratory arrest and failure. Brian Himelbloom is an associate professor of Seafood Science and Technology at the Kodiak …

Federal Judge Ralph Beistline has sentenced convicted CommSta killer Jim Wells to four consecutive life terms in the deaths of retired Chief Petty Officer Richard Belisle and Petty Officer 1st Class James Hopkins two years ago.

Frances Sandin poses with Sum’ Arts camper Keith Bruce after an interview at KMXT studios in June. Last month KMXT partnered with the Kodiak Arts Council to put on a Sum’ Arts for Kids Radio Storytelling Camp. Students in 5th grade and higher came to the station each day for one week and learned the art of interviewing and collecting …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT As summer sailings continue, the Alaska Marine Highway System is already looking toward the next season. The winter ferry schedule was recently released, covering sailings between October 1 and April 30. Marine Highway System Spokesman Jeremy Woodrow said the schedule for Kodiak and its surrounding villages is fairly similar to previous years, with additional Tustumena stops added in …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT This year marked the 50th anniversary of the Good Friday Earthquake and Tsunami, which wiped out the entire village of Kaguyak, and forced many of its residents to relocate. The story of Kaguyak, and its people, is the topic of a documentary film being put together by independent producer Paul Gray. Gray is in Kodiak this summer filming, …

Marina Cummiskey/KMXT Hello, I’m Marina Cummiskey, an intern at KMXT as part of the station’s summer archiving project. This week I listened to an Alaska Fisheries Report from 1993, hosted by Laine Welch. In the audio, Welch talked about a new menu item coming to the local Kodiak McDonalds. “And speaking of salmon, the manager of the Kodiak McDonalds is …