Kodiak residents braved the rain and wind to vote in Tuesday’s local elections for borough and city offices. KMXT’s Maggie Wall has this report.   Click audio player below to listen to Maggie’s report   In the race for Kodiak Island Borough Mayor, Bill Roberts is a clear winner with more than twice the votes of his challenger, Sandra Katelnikoff-Lester. …

Unofficial results can be found on the borough’s website using this link.  

With most of the Kodiak Island Borough voting precincts reporting Bill Roberts is in the lead to be the new borough mayor. As of 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, Roberts lead challenger Sandra Katelnikoff-Lester 874 votes to 402. In the race for Borough Assembly Scott Arndt leads with 780 votes. Next is Duane Dvorak with 757, and Mel Stephens with 593. And …

Salmon fishermen who are expecting federal aid for the 2016 Pink Salmon disaster, need to go over their proposed payout and be prepared to file an appeal if the numbers are off, according to Kodiak Representative Louise Stutes who spearheaded the disaster relief effort. KMXT’s Maggie has details.   Click player below to listen to story which is 3:32 long. …

The prosecution rested its case Wednesday in the retrial of Kodiak resident James Michael Wells in connection with the 2012 deaths of two men at the Coast Guard Communication Station in Kodiak. The government rested its case at approximately 11 a.m. according to court documents posted online. Then the jury left the Anchorage court room. The jury trial was slated …

  Despite all the weirdness with individual fisheries, this summer’s statewide salmon catch looks to be one of the best ever. In fact, early numbers put it on track to be the eighth largest haul since 1975. In Bristol Bay more than 56 million salmon swam home this summer. Price right now is about $1.35 and it’s expected to keep …

Ken Reinke will speak about his cross country bike ride at the Kodiak Public Library at noon on Thursday in multi-purpose room.   How does a 67-year-old man, who walks with a cane and requires daily insulin injections for diabetes, ride a bicycle 3,000 miles cross country? One day at a time, says former Kodiak resident Ken Reinke who made …

A Kodiak hunter was rescued from a life raft last week after his EPIRB alerted the Coast Guard that he was in trouble. The Coast Guard reports that the search and rescue was a success despite his vessel sinking in what the service calls a ‘VHF no coverage area’ because the man had the right gear, and it was in …

  Our guest is Toby Sullivan, Executive Director of the Maritime Museum. He talks about the joint conference of Museums Alaska and the Alaska Historical Society this week in Kodiak. He also talks about Alaska history, national museums and changes in the way museums share a community’s history.    

  Let’s start with some good news…two years ago the Southeast Dungeness Crabs season closed early. This year, crab, crab, crab. At four million pounds and nearly $13 million, the 2019 Dungie season could end up being the highest harvest in a decade. Oh, but it’s not all good news for Southeast crabbers… For the second year in a row, …