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Jay Barrett/KMXT Governor Sean Parnell yesterday appointed Fritz Johnson of Dillingham to the Alaska Board of Fisheries. Johnson has fished for salmon and herring in Bristol Bay since 1979, and for the past five years, he has served as the regional fisheries coordinator for the Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation. He founded the Bristol BayTimes newspaper in 1980, and published …

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The skipper of a fishing vessel has been arraigned on assault charges after three deckhands abandoned ship. KTUU reports the 56-year-old skipper of Las Vegas was arrested when the ship arrived Tuesday in Kodiak. Online court records don’t list an attorney for the accused. Alaska State Troopers allege he was reportedly "highly intoxicated" and assaulted two …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Today is opening day for deer hunters in Kodiak. The season will last for several months, and Kodiak Police Chief T.C. Kamai wants to remind folks that hunting is prohibited in city parks and watersheds. That may sound like a no-brainer, but Kamai said there have been instances of hunting in those areas in the past. “From time …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Inez and Brandon Jones didn’t expect to write and illustrate a children’s book, yet through the many happenings of life, they did. Brandon Jones grew up in Kodiak and currently lives with his wife in Hong Kong. The two visit Kodiak each summer, but this year, they brought more than their family along. “The Contest,” is the duo’s …

Jay Barrett/KMXT You may have noticed an increase in little wasps this summer but haven’t been able to spot any of their paper-like nests in the trees or under the eaves of buildings. Based on anecdotal reports, there seems to be an unusually high number of the stinging bugs this summer – especially the ones who live in nests underground. …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Remember when a social media campaign brought an unlikely visitor to Kodiak last summer? “Pitbull, here he is.” Yesterday marked a year ago that the Miami singer Pitbull touched down in Kodiak for an impromptu visit to Alaska’s Emerald Isle. “But it’s always good to be around good people in an untouched environment and to be honest, it’s …

Jay Barrett/KMXT As we mentioned yesterday, a little rain would do returning salmon a big favor by filling rivers and streams so they can get home to spawn. Fortunately, there is a very good chance of rain in our forecast. And though we’re about a foot short of the average precipitation so far this year, KEA’s Darron Scott says Terror …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Kodiak’s skate park users can expect some new equipment in the weeks to come. Jeremiah Gardner is the owner of the bike shop 58 Degrees North and said, if all goes according to plan, a new 24-foot wide halfpipe should be installed sometime next month. “We’re waiting on the skatelite to get shipped up from the lower 48, …

Fish and Game intern Axl LeVan steadies a net while Weir Tech Myra Scholze moves a king salmon into a brood tube held by KRAA intern Heather Sadusky. The fish are transported to the larger hatchery raceway in the brood tubes before eggs are collected in August. Brianna Gibbs/KMXT photo Brianna Gibbs /KMXT For about ten years, the Kodiak Regional …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The four bear cub siblings in Old Harbor that were orphaned when their mother had to be put down as a nuisance dump bear, haven’t been seen in a week. Fish and Game Regional Wildlife Supervisor Larry Van Daele, who had organized a rescue mission for the quadruplets, says they haven’t been spotted since last Tuesday. That was …