On today’s Midday report with host Terry Haines: “The birthplace of the winds” is considering building wind farms. In Alaska the state routinely under-funds wildfire costs up front, only to pay them off later. And Sitka is exploring the use of public land for housing development. Fire burns in the Kobe Ag subdivision (Eric Kiehn/Task Force Leader with Northwest Team)
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This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KDLG’s Izzy Ross talks to Terry about the most recent meeting of the Alaska Board of Fish, Bristol Bay Finfish Edition. Alaska Board of Fish.
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Brian Venua/KMXT First Friday Art Walks are back in Kodiak for the first time since the pandemic. This month, local gallery The Frame Shop featured Bruce W. Nelson, a Kodiak painter who specializes in Alaskan scenery. “From the top of the mountain to underwater, y’know, in the ocean,” Nelson said. “Kodiak has non-stop themes that I enjoy painting.” Nelson says …
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On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin and Kirsten Dobroth, KMXT News Director, talk with KMXT’s new reporter, Brian Venua, about his experience and what he looks forward to reporting on in Kodiak. Listen here:
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Australian Christian Turner is among the Iditarod dog mushers to sign up for the 2023 race. Questions remain about how the planned merger of grocery store companies Krogers and Albertsons will affect shoppers in Alaska. And relatives mourn a man killed last month in front of his Anchorage home. Christian Turner in …
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Kodiak High School’s fire alarm went off twice Friday morning before students started class. Both turned out to be false alarms, but students had to wait outside or in buses for around 30 minutes until the issue was resolved. According to Assistant Principal Matt Bieber, the alarm tripped due to a faulty sensor. After a single reset, students began to …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A Kodiak man was arrested Tuesday on drug charges after officers intercepted a package containing methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl. The Environmental Protection Agency is one step away from action that would protect the Bristol Bay watershed. And Sitka residents fishing for halibut have discovered a “mud volcano”. Sea creatures cluster at the …
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“Fissions of Native Identity” is the newest exhibit at the Kodiak History Museum – and the first to be chosen based on ideas from the public. The exhibition doesn’t take up a big space at the museum, but it asks two big questions: who is Native and who decides? A new exhibition at the Kodiak History Museum explores Native identity …
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