Friday night, Kodiak families are putting out milk and cookies for the tax fairy … Just kidding, but Kodiak has a unique holiday of its own on Saturday the 6th. “No taxes are paid on this one special day. So way back in 2009, the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce reached out to the city to try and get a little …

KMXT’s Dylan Simard and Jared Griffin were joined by Terry Haines to discuss the first week of the Scandies Rose hearing, icing, and stability reports.

The Scandies Rose hearing resumed in its 9th day, with a battery of experts familiar with statistical information on casualties at sea and training on how to prevent loss of life. An interesting point came from Dr. Jennifer Lincoln and Samantha Case, who mentioned in a presentation on the statistical history of marine casualties that “Economic pressures generated by certain …

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services has massively expanded the list of those eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. According to a DHSS press release, the list now includes those 55 years of age and up, and persons 16 years and older who: *Are an essential worker as defined by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. *Are at …

The search for the head of the Kodiak Area Native Association has been suspended. The Coast Guard says KANA’s CEO, Andy Teuber, was piloting a helicopter that disappeared Tuesday afternoon. The Coast Guard says it launched a search for Teuber 66 nautical miles northeast of Kodiak. Searchers are looking for a black and white Robinson 66 helicopter with the tail …

The head of the Kodiak Area Native Association is missing. The Coast Guard says KANA’s CEO, Andy Teuber, was piloting a helicopter that disappeared Tuesday afternoon. The Coast Guard says it launched a search for Teuber 66 nautical miles northeast of Kodiak. Searchers are looking for a black and white Robinson 66 helicopter with the tail number N1767. A family …

The Scandies Rose hearing today focused on the Coast Guard’s response to the emergency. It featured testimony from John Hollingsworth, who had retired from the Coast Guard, Lieutenant Chris Clark who was one of the pilots on the mission to the Scandies Rose, Captain Jonathan Musman, commanding officer on the Coast Guard Cutter Mellon, Captain Clint Schlegel, and Commander Sam …

The Marine Board of Investigation’s hearing on the fatal sinking of the F/V Scandies Rose continued today, opening with testimony from Andrew Lawrence, a naval architect and expert on ship stability. He was asked to produce a stability report on the boat after the tragedy and found that it was starkly different from the ones produced on the Scandies Rose …

The third day of the Scandies Rose hearing shed some light on stability issues that may have a more pronounced impact on the crab pot fishing fleet as a whole. Paul Zankich, Bud Bronson and Jonathan Parrott are three expert naval architects who provided testimony this Wednesday morning. They conduct stability reports on many vessels like the Scandies Rose. The …

The Coast Guard’s F/V Scandies Rose hearing continued today, beginning with testimony from Noelle Runyon of the National Weather Service in Anchorage. She was asked about how weather phenomena like freezing spray are forecast, how her office took feedback from mariners, and on the weather during the night of the sinking. She stated that the weather was typical of a …