Maggie Wall/KMXT The Ayakulik River closed to king salmon sports fishing on Saturday, joining the Karluk River, which was closed to kings in March. But Fish and Game biologists say there are other places still open for the popular fish-and the reds will soon be coming in south of town. Suzanne Schmidt is the Assistant Area Management Biologist for the …

Maggie Wall/KMXT Kodiak Island Borough Assembly members are grappling with whether or not to initiate a sales tax to pay for the new high school already approved by voters, or increase the tax rate for local property owners. KMXT’s Maggie Wall was at last night’s a work session where the assembly moved forward with putting the question of a sales …

Diana Gish/KMXT Wednesday marked the 71st anniversary of the formation of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. The volunteer arm of the Coast Guard was created by order of congress on June 23, 1939, to promote boating safety and to support Coast Guard operations. In Kodiak, Coast Guard spokeswoman Sara Francis describes the auxiliary as it is today, seven decades after …

Maggie Wall/KMXT Oil spill response efforts in Alaska could be adversely affected if the Coast Guard or federal government determine that clean-up equipment is needed for the Gulf of Mexico spill. That is the concern expressed by Mark Swanson, Executive Director of the Prince William Sound Regional Citizen’s Advisory Council. The PWSRCAC sent a letter last Friday to the Coast …

Diana Gish/KMXT Over 30 years ago, Mike Rostad had an idea for a book. That idea has now become a reality. "Close to my Heart: Writing and Living Stories on Kodiak Island, Alaska" was published last month. Rostad was a guest yesterday on KMXT’s Talk of the Rock and read an excerpt from his book’s introduction.

On this week’s edition of Talk of the Rock, host Diana Gish welcomes Kodiak author Mike Rostad into the studio to discuss his new book, "Close to My Heart- Writing and Living Stories on Kodiak Island, Alaska."

On this week’s edition of Talk of the Rock, host Diana Gish welcomes Kodiak author Mike Rostad into the studio to discuss his new book, "Close to My Heart- Writing and Living Stories on Kodiak Island, Alaska."

Maggie Wall/KMXT Though only in operation about one year, Kodiak’s wind turbines are already making a difference in local electric bills. The three high-tech windmills atop Pillar Mountain are visible from many spots around town and on the roads out of town. They were installed last July. Kodiak Electric Association’s Jennifer Richcreek says the wind turbines have given consumers a …

Maggie Wall/KMXT The jobless rate in the Kodiak Island Borough dropped slightly between May and April. April’s local unemployment rate was 7.1 percent. In May it was 6.9. That pretty much matches the situation at this time last year, when the May jobless rate was 7.0 percent. These percentages come from the state labor department and are what is called …

On this week’s edition of Jock of the Rock, the gang recaps the NBA Finals Game 7; examine Team America’s chances of being one of two teams getting out of Group C at the World Cup; and remember the late Manute Bol, who recently passed away.