Casey Kelly/KMXT The Kodiak area salmon season continues to trudge along, with little sign of picking up.
Read More »20-Year-Old Drowns In Old Harbor
Casey Kelly/KMXT A 20-year-old man is dead after drowning in Old Harbor this weekend. Joshua Ignatin reportedly fell off the city dock in Old Harbor at about 6:30 Saturday morning.
Read More »Adult League Softball Dwindling
Mary Donaldson/KMXT Every Sunday, softball enthusiasts meet up at Baranof Field for a pick-up game. With interest in softball down, the future of softball is in danger. Mary Donaldson has this report.
Read More »Meetings Held With EVOS Plaintiffs
Kodiak Attorney Matt Jamin addresses Exxon Valdez oil spill plaintiffs at a meeting Friday in Kodiak. (Photo by Stacy Studebaker). Casey Kelly/KMXT The first of several meetings with plaintiffs in the aftermath of last week’s Supreme Court decision in the Exxon Valdez oil spill punitive damages case was held in Kodiak Friday. The meetings are designed to help claimants understand …
Read More »Public Shower Facilities In Downtown’s Future?
Mary Donaldson/KMXT Public showers are a rare commodity in Kodiak. Harbor Laundry was the only business downtown that offered public showers for transients, and they closed last winter. Mary Donaldson has more.
Read More »Talk Of The Rock: Supreme Court Exxon Decision
This week on KMXT’s Talk Of The Rock, host Casey Kelly and guests discussed the Supreme Court’s decision to limit punitive damages in the Exxon Valdez case. Casey’s guests this week were Mike Warner from the Seattle law firm of Keller Rohrback, LLP, which administers the Exxon Qualified Settlement Fund, Kodiak Island Borough Mayor Jerome Selby, and Deedie Pearson, a …
Read More »Talk Of The Rock: Supreme Court Exxon Decision
This week on KMXT’s Talk Of The Rock, host Casey Kelly and guests discussed the Supreme Court’s decision to limit punitive damages in the Exxon Valdez case. Casey’s guests this week were Mike Warner from the Seattle law firm of Keller Rohrback, LLP, which administers the Exxon Qualified Settlement Fund, Kodiak Island Borough Mayor Jerome Selby, and Deedie Pearson, a …
Read More »Kodiak Villages React To SCOTUS Exxon Ruling
Casey Kelly/KMXT This week’s Supreme Court decision to reduce punitive damages in the Exxon Valdez oil spill case comes as a blow to many in the Alaska Native communities around Kodiak that were affected by the spill. KMXT’s Casey Kelly has more.
Read More »Still No Arrests In Two Kodiak Homicides
Mary Donaldson/KMXT The investigation into the homicides of Darrell Cavaness and Justin McGriff earlier this year are continuing. Treva Moore, the administrative assistant to Police Chief T.C. Kamai, says the department has been working closely with the State Crime Lab on both cases.
Read More »Exxon Ruling Disappoints Kodiak Fishermen
Casey Kelly/KMXT In Kodiak, home of the largest fishing fleet affected by the Exxon Valdez spill, fishermen and others are reacting with disappointment to yesterday’s news from the Supreme Court. Many were counting on a higher award to help them pay for things like retirement and upgrading their boats. KMXT’s Casey Kelly has more.
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