Listen to this story; Captain Kenneth Boda does not have a typical job in the armed forces. He is the commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy- the U.S. Coast Guard’s largest vessel, as well as the U.S. armed forces’ only medium icebreaker. He addressed the Alaska Marine Science Symposium in late January. “What we’re going to talk about …

KMXT’s news department holds a rundown of the big news items from the past month, as well as what’s on our radar.

The DMV in Kodiak currently can’t process new driver’s licenses and identification cards. It also can’t schedule road tests, according to its website. The site also recommends all customers use online services when possible. There is currently no time estimate listed for when the office will resume business as usual. Francis de la Fuente is a Lieutenant in the Kodiak …

Technically, the ice fishing season in Kodiak doesn’t have an open or close date. But as local icefishermen will tell you, it started early this year.  There was an unusually intense and prolonged cold snap in November. That led to ice forming earlier and to a greater depth than usual, which is perfect for ice fishing. What wasn’t perfect were …

KMXT’s Dylan Simard is joined by Jackie Keating, a subsistence resource specialist for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and Matt Van Daele, tribal biologist for the Sun’aq tribe to discuss subsistence gathering in Kodiak. They are working on a survey of local subsistence users, and are seeking volunteers; those interested can reach them at jacqueline.keating@alaska.gov and matt@sunaq.org.  

This winter’s weather has been unlike many others on Kodiak Island. In fact, according to meteorologists it’s been extreme and even record breaking. Brian Brettschneider is a research scientist for the National Weather Service in Anchorage. “The month of November, it was the coldest November on record for Kodiak,” Brettschneider said. November’s cold snap was followed by record breaking warm …

Larry LeDoux, the superintendent for KIBSD, recently announced that he plans to retire. That’s a problem for him- it represents yet another position he needs to fill. “We have an assistant superintendent position open. We have a director of facilities open, we have a high school principal position open. And it’s possible we could have others as the year progresses, …

KMXT’s Dylan Simard is joined by Caleb Fish for a lighthearted discussion on tabletop roleplaying games.

On Sunday, January 23, the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Fir was in transit from Kodiak through Dry Spruce Bay – near the northern end of Kodiak Island – when it encountered an unmanned vessel at 6:22 p.m. The F/V Guardian is a 32-foot fishing vessel based out of Homer. It was adrift at sea, engine off, lights off, …

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is asking anglers to comment on its statewide fish stocking plan, in which 7 million salmon and trout are released into state waters to the boon of sports fishermen. Thousands of chinook salmon, coho salmon, and rainbow trout are meant for the freshwater bodies of Kodiak, per the stocking plan. Tyler Polum, the …