Diana Gish – Jay Barrett /KMXT The Alaska State Ferry Tustumena is still on schedule after a minor mishap Wednesday morning on the Kodiak waterfront. Coast Guard Chief Jay Culkins said the fishing vessel Excalibur II was pushed against the Tusty by the wind and tide as it was trying to depart the adjacent Trident Seafoods dock.

Jay Barrett/KMXT On this week’s show, findings and recommendations in the Alaska Ranger sinking; a bleak report from the Cook Inlet Salmon Task Force, the Crab TACs are released, and more. We had help from APRN’s Libby Casey in Washington; Deckboss Blogger Wesley Loy; KUCB’s Anne Hillman in Unalaska; and KMXT’s Diana Gish in Kodiak .

Jay Barrett/KMXT Both candidates for mayor, but only one candidate for city council, were in attendance at last night’s mayoral and city council forum presented by the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce. Incumbent councilmembers Gabriel Saravia and Josie Rosales are both running unopposed for re-election to three-year terms, and were not included in the forum. Council candidate John Whiddon was not …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak Community Health Center held its grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday. Construction work was completed this summer, and the doctors and staff moved in last month.

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak Dart League kicked off its season Wednesday night. KMXT’s Jay Barrett plays on the American Legion’s Coyote Pack, and brought his microphone to the team’s opening match against the Legion’s Dartin’ Divas. The 16 teams in the Kodiak Dart League play every Wednesday evening at a nightspot near you.

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak boys brought home their eighth straight Region Three cross country running championship over the weekend, placing six runners in the top 14, including a dominating win by Dylan Anthony. The Bears scored 35 points to edge Wasilla’s 39. Palmer was third with 76, followed by Colony, Homer, Soldotna, Kenai, Skyview and Houston. Anthony ran the five-kilometer …

< ![endif]--> < ![endif]--> Jay Barrett/KMXT A wooden-hulled fishing boat, the 83-foot Unimak, is on the rocks near Chignik, about 200 miles southwest of Kodiak city. The three-person crew reportedly abandoned ship in a life raft, and were picked up by the Good Samaritan vessel Sylvia Star. Coast Guard spokeswoman Sara Francis in Kodiak says there will be an overflight …

Tom Quass, Andrew Ott and Mike Wall rehearse "Hidden in This Picture," a part of this weekend’s readers theater production "It’s a Guy Thing." Photo by Pam Foreman Jay Barrett/KMXT The winter theater season kicks off in Kodiak this weekend with a series of short plays produced by the Loose Edge Readers Theater and the Fair Wind Players. "It’s a …

Jay Barrett/KMXT On this week’s show, the situation at the Pelican Seafoods plant may be declared a disaster; a survey shows the pollock population in the Bering Sea is low, and Adak Fisheries goes belly-up. We had help this week from KCAW’s Robert Woolsey in Sitka, KUCB’s Anne Hillman in Unalaska, and KDLG’s Adam Kane in Dillingham.

Jay Barrett/KMXT At the Alaska high school level of organized football, pretty much anyone with the interest and athletic ability can play. But that’s not so at the college level, where size matters. Even small schools boast linemen well over 300 pounds. But one Kodiak High School graduate has found a way to play even though he might be undersized …