Jay Barrett/KMXT Stormy weather kept the state ferry Kennicott docked in Kodiak overnight. By the time it sails, the State Marine Highway System says it will be about 20-hours behind schedule. It’s scheduled to depart now at 2 this afternoon on its way back to Southeast Alaska. It should arrive in Chenega Bay at 5 tomorrow morning and spend as …

Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska Transportation Commissioner Pat Kemp Tuesday apologized for keeping the Marine Transportation Advisory Board out of the loop on the Alaska Class Ferry. Kemp said he was sorry during a board meeting in Juneau. "I sincerely apologize for not keeping the board involved or not knowing more about the board. I wasn’t involved with the board before and in …

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A Kodiak woman has been sentenced to four months in prison for her role in an embezzlement scheme involving a seafood company. The U.S. attorney’s office says Jamie Fathke was sentenced Wednesday on two counts of wire fraud. Fathke is one of five defendants charged in the matter. Assistant U.S. Attorney Aunnie Steward alleges that Isairis …

Maggie Wall/KMXT Kodiak author Lesley Leyland Fields recently sent her ninth book off to the publisher. This one deals with forgiveness — especially forgiveness among family members. Fields recently spoke with KMXT’s Maggie Wall about her writing and her books, none of which she says has come easily, perhaps because she’s not afraid to tackle tough issues. You can hear …

Since KMXT’s over-the-air signal is choppy due to a failing transmitter, we’re posting our Morning News online today.

The AP The body of a Kodiak Coast Guardsman from Maine who went missing while hiking Saturday has been recovered. Officials say 20-year-old Derek Winn Russell’s body was found Tuesday on Barometer Mountain, about 1,000 feet below where skid marks in the snow and his ice ax were found at the 2,200-foot level. Russell was last seen at about 10 …

Maggie Wall/KMXT A group of Kodiak High School’s girls’ volleyball players are prepping to go to a tournament in Phoenix this summer. KMXT’s Maggie Wall talked with the coach and several of the girls on the team about the trip and about volleyball in Kodiak.

Steve Heimel/APRN You can add the name of NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenko to the list of top Obama administration officials not sticking around for the President’s second term. The Commerce Undersecretary for Oceans and Atmosphere told her staff today [Wednesday] that she’ll be leaving her job early next year. Lubchenko helped lead the administration’s response to the Deepwater Horizon spill …

Maggie Wall/KMXT Kodiak is known for rallying around locals who need a bit of help. And local residents are also known to put on some mighty good potlucks. So what’s better than a service that allows folks to divvy up meal making to help out a family in temporary need of some good meals? Kathy Blair, a member of the …

Maggie Wall/KMXT Fewer Kodiak brown bears were taken during the fall hunting season than in previous years, a situation that is being attributed to a cold fall that sent a lot of bears to den early. The fall bear season runs Oct. 25 to Nov. 30. According to Alaska Department of Fish and Game records, 59 bears were taken in …