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Mary Donaldson/KMXT The U.S. Coast Guard received a request to medevac a 35-year old male that was reportedly suffering from chest pains onboard the 200-foot fishing vessel Ocean Peace, located 60 miles west of Goodnews Bay. A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter was launched from Air Station Kodiak at 1:10 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, and arrived at the vessel at …

Casey Kelly/KMXT Another day passed Thursday (today) in which the U-S Supreme Court issued a number of decisions, but still no verdict in the Exxon Valdez oil spill punitive damages case. A decision is expected sometime next week, but as KMXT’s Casey Kelly reports, fishermen in Kodiak say life will go on no matter what the high court decides.

Mary Donaldson/KMXT The status of the contract for the Ouzinkie seismic renovation and gymnasium expansion was on the agenda during Wednesday’s special school board meeting. The project is one of the many that the borough has lined up during the summer construction period.

Casey Kelly/KMXT A Coast Guard rescue helicopter responded to the fishing vessel Lady Kiska taking on water about seven miles off Cape Chiniak on Kodiak Island early this morning (Thursday).

Mary Donaldson/KMXT The Kodiak Island School Board traded one Peggy for another as they announced its newest member this (Wednesday) afternoon. The board appointed Peggy Rauwolf to replace outgoing member Peggy Tuttle.

Mary Donaldson/KMXT The Baranov and Alutiiq Museums are teaming up to begin an excavation at the historic Baranov Museum site as a part of their Bicentennial Archaeology Project. Mary Donaldson has more.

Jay Barrett/KMXT Cement medians laid down this week in the middle of Rezanof Drive between The Y and Marine Way has taken motorists and some business owners in the area by surprise. The barriers are meant to restrict left-hand turns in the city’s busiest traffic bottleneck.

Casey Kelly/KMXT Weak salmon runs are forcing state and federal fishery managers to close down some subsistence and commercial fishing activity around Kodiak Island.

Mary Donaldson/KMXT The first Dig Afognak Camp for the summer is coming up this week. As Mary Donaldson reports, the camps play an important part in keeping the Alutiiq culture alive.

Capt. Matthew Bell, commanding officer of Coast Guard Patrol Forces Southwest Asia, salutes Capt. Glenn Grahl at a change of command ceremony for Coast Guard forces in the Middle East Monday. The salute signifies that Capt. Bell has properly relieved Capt. Grahl. Bell and his family live in Kodiak. (Coast Guard photo by ETC Christopher Smith, Patrol Forces Southwest Asia). …