Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Two bodies were found on two separate fishing vessels in two Kodiak harbors on Friday. Police Chief T.C. Kamai said there were no signs of trauma on either body, leading some to speculate they may be drug related, but Kamai said that can’t be confirmed until a toxicology screening is complete. Police responded to the first report of …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT This weekend hundreds of Kodiak High Schoolers will suite up in their most formal attire and flood the Kodiak Harbor Convention Center for Prom 2013. The junior class usually hosts the event, which typically serves as a last hurrah for seniors. And while every prom is different, many things, like getting the right dress and making reservations for …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Just as the bears are starting to wake up and come out of their dens, local author Stacy Studebaker’s new book is also beginning to make an appearance around town. “Hey Bear Ho Bear,” is Studebaker’s first stab at a children’s book, but the desire to write one first surfaced almost two decades ago. In the early 1990s …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The first session of the 28th Alaska Legislature wrapped up on Sunday and Kodiak’s Senator Gary Stevens said in a newsletter that he is looking forward to returning to Kodiak for the interim. During the 90-day session Stevens passed three bills through the legislature. One bill adds a member to the Marine Transportation Advisory Board. The seat is …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Last weekend “The Miracle Worker” wowed audiences in Kodiak. Lissa Woodbury Jensen directed the play, which depicts a young Helen Keller’s journey to learn how to communicate, despite being blind and deaf. Jensen said the play was so successful it will return this upcoming weekend for two more showings. The show will remain on in the drama pod …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Fire danger is high in Kodiak right now due to lack of snow cover and precipitation. Bayside Fire Chief Bob Himes said the fire department responded to three fires this weekend. “Two of which were unattended fires. One was an unattended controlled burn, and the other one was an unattended campfire. The other fire, we’re not sure what …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT A Kodiak resident who ran the Boston Marathon today is safe and uninjured after twin explosions occurred near the finish line just before 3 p.m. EDT (11 a.m. ADT). Howard Valley, 64, finished his race roughly 40 minutes before the blasts and said he was walking away from the area when he heard the commotion.

Jay Barrett and Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Boston Marathon runner Howard Valley, 64, from Kodiak is safe and uninjured according to his wife Aeran. She said Mr. Valley finished the race at 2:10 p.m. EDT (10:10 a.m. ADT), about an hour before the blasts occurred near the finish line. Coast Guardsman Matthew Breckel, once stationed in Kodiak, was in the race and …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The 34th annual ComFish in Kodiak kicked off on Thursday. The event is Alaska’s largest commercial fishery trade show and dozens of vendors packed the Kodiak Harbor Convention Center to showcase their goods and services. KMXT’s Brianna Gibbs was there to talk with the diverse crowd and hear their thoughts on ComFish 2013.

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Earlier this week the state legislature did not confirm Vince Webster for reappointment to the Board of Fisheries, meaning the governor must now select another appointee for the empty seat. But Kodiak fishery advisor Denby Lloyd told the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly and City Council the empty board seat could follow what seems to be a pattern of …