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Jay Barrett/KMXT The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has revised downward the amount of diesel fuel spilled from the U.S. Army Reserve landing craft Monterrey, which was intentionally grounded late Friday night after hitting a charted rock, just off shore of downtown Kodiak. Steven Russel, the ADEC’s on-scene coordinator for Central Alaska, says at least 8,000 gallons were spilled from …

Jay Barrett/KMXT It’s going to be a quiet primary season in the newly re-platted Senate District R, but there will be a challenger to incumbent Republican Gary Stevens come the general election. Sixty-nine-year-old Robert Henrich, a life-long Cordova fisherman, has filed to run as a Democrat. Henrich was between fishing periods when KMXT caught up to him at his home …

The crew of the US Army Reserve landing craft Monterrey grounded the vessel after it reportedly struck a submerged rock late Friday night, which led to significant hull damage and spilling of about 15,000 gallons of fuel. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg. Jay Barrett/KMXT Oil spill specialists from the U.S. Coast Guard, Alaska Department …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The North Pacific Fishery Management Council voted Friday to reduce halibut bycatch in the Gulf of Alaska by 15 percent, the maximum amount under consideration during its meeting here in Kodiak. The cuts to the trawl and longline fleets will be phased in over three years. The reduction passed on a 10-1 vote, with Dave Benson of Washington …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Kodiak’s Trevor Dunbar, a sophomore at the University of Oregon, has been named an All-American after placing sixth in the 5,000 meter run at the NCAA Division 1 national championships Friday night. The race, held in Des Moines, Iowa, was won by Southern Utah’s Cameron Levins in 13 minutes, 40 seconds. Dunbar’s time was 13:44.16. Dunbar was previously …

The United States Army Vessel LCU 2030 Monterrey, grounded on Puffin Island after striking a submerged rock and puncturing its hull. US Coast Guard photos Jay Barrett/KMXT A U.S. Army Reserve ship struck a rock in Chiniak Bay late Friday night and began taking on water. The landing craft Monterrey was then intentionally grounded in front of town, according to …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The body of a 64-year-old Kodiak man was found just outside the mouth of Saint Herman Harbor late this (Friday) morning. Kodiak Police Chief T.C. Kamai said the body didn’t appear to have been in the water very long. "At about 10:53 this morning we received a 911 call reporting that a body was observed floating in the …

Volcanic ash from Mount Katmai, more than from all other historical eruptions in Alaska combined, devastated areas hundreds of miles away, as shown in this map. Credit: USGS Jay Barrett/KMXT This week marks the 100th anniversary of the largest volcanic eruption of the 20th Century, which occurred across the Shelikof Strait from Kodiak Island on the Alaska Peninsula. The Katmai-Novarupta …