Listen to this story; Andy Teuber went missing March 2 of 2021. The 52 year-old CEO of KANA was piloting a helicopter to Kodiak from Anchorage, and is believed by the National Transportation Safety Board to have crashed due to inclement weather in the ocean waters north of Afognak Island. The NTSB declared Teuber dead, following a days-long search by …

  Riders at the Ididarock starting line. Listen to this story; Motorsports enthusiasts from around Kodiak gathered at the head of Olds River over the weekend for this year’s Ididarock – a 34-mile off-road challenge open to teams of runners, dirt bikes, four-wheelers, and side-by-sides. Around 40 participants total met at an unmarked trailhead for this year’s off road challenge …

KMXT’s Dylan Simard is joined by Monica Claridge and Amanda Becker to discuss Pride Month in Kodiak.

Listen to this story; The Kodiak Island Borough School District is getting a funding bump from the Borough. Last week, Kodiak Island Borough Assembly members voted 5 to 2 to approve the school district’s request to raise their annual assistance by $1.5 million. The request came at risk of cutting teachers or programs without a funding boost. The Kodiak Island …

KMXT’s Dylan Simard is joined by Lindsay Knight to discuss Special Olympics powerlifting and his long career in bodybuilding.  

Listen to this story; The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s marine mammal stranding hotline received a call on Sunday afternoon about a gray whale carcass. It was spotted by a passerby near Surfer’s beach, at the southern end of the Kodiak road system. The NOAA office then called Matt Van Daele, the natural resources director for the Sun’aq Tribe of …

Listen to this story; Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center administrator Karl Hertz says lately, it’s been hard to attract new employees to the island. Last year, he says nine new hires withdrew after they were unable to find somewhere to live. Hertz says he had trouble himself when he first came to Kodiak. “When I moved in January, a couple …

KMXT’s Dylan Simard is joined by Jena Lowmaster of the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce to discuss Crab Fest 2022.

Listen to this story; After a leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe V. Wade was released in early May, people around the country have been rallying in support of the nearly five-decade old decision. On a sunny and breezy Saturday afternoon, over 70 people gathered in Sargent Park in downtown Kodiak to rally in support of the …

Kodiak residents may have seen leaflets recently raising awareness for a survey on health and wellbeing. According to Providence, it’s part of an ongoing effort to evaluate the healthcare needs of a community and then work to meet those needs. “We of course have access to, you know, patient data and those who walk through our doors when they have …