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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 …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Kodiak’s Trevor Dunbar will competing in the finals of the 5,000 meter – or 5-K – at the NCAA Division 1 Track and Field Championships tonight in Des Moines, Iowa. The race is at 4:10 p.m. Alaska time, and you can watch it live online. Watch it live here.

Coming up this week: Ocean Beauty says damage to its Petersburg dock will force them to pack salmon elsewhere this summer; the North Pacific council is meeting right now in Kodiak, and halibut bycatch is at the top of the menu. All that, and yes, boats still hit icebergs and they still sink, 100 years after the Titanic. We had …

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Kodiak Sen. Gary Stevens will host a one-day gathering this month aimed at exploring additional opportunities for the aerospace industry in Alaska. The Alaska Rocket and Space Summit will be June 21 in Anchorage. Stevens says Senate representatives have been working closely with the Alaska Aerospace Corp. to invite experts and key industry players to inform …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Kodiak chef Joel Chenet has made a tradition of turning the first salmon of the season into a five-course seafood feast. This year the event will be on Sunday and benefit the Kodiak Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Kodiak Alutiiq Dancers. The dinner is at the VFW hall on Monashka Bay Road. Doors open for hors d’oeuvres …

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT One hundred years ago, the largest explosive volcanic eruption of the 20th century happened right here in Alaska. The Katmai-Novarupta explosion was 30 times bigger than the Mt. Saint Helens eruption in 1980 and bigger than all historic eruptions in Alaska combined.