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Jennifer Canfield/KMXT A late start to the Kodiak sac roe herring fishery will leave about a thousand tons unharvested.

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Democratic faithful in Kodiak have a new party chair. Liz Fleming took over as Kodiak Democratic Party Chair from Dick Ross about a month ago. As a snowbird, Ross said he was away from Kodiak too much of the year and sought to be replaced. Fleming, an attorney, came to Kodiak from Anchorage for a job with …

Jay Barrett/KMXT An encounter last month between a fishing vessel and a whale in Uyak Bay ended badly for the whale. Apparently a 60-foot Fin whale feeding in the bay on the morning of April 17 wound up hooking its baleen on the anchor line of the 48-foot boat and couldn’t get loose. Marine Mammal specialist Kate Wynne with the …

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT The FBI is asking for help in locating the gun they believe was used to murder Petty Officer 1st Class James Hopkins and retired Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Richard Belisle last month at the Coast Guard Communications Station. Investigators want to speak with anyone who might have sold or traded a .44-caliber revolver in the last year, …

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly will vote tomorrow on the minimum level of funding for education. After $854,000 in cuts, the Kodiak Island Borough School District is hoping that the borough will fund to the $10.3 million cap. The school district’s budget is about a half million more than last year’s though- as school officials say- it’s not …

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT This week’s guests are Kodiak Island Borough School District Superintendent Stewart McDonald and School Board President Melissa Borton. They will discuss this year’s education budget and potential cuts.

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT This week’s guests are Kodiak Island Borough School District Superintendent Stewart McDonald and School Board President Melissa Borton. They will discuss this year’s education budget and potential cuts.

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT Rural post offices across the country are off the chopping block as part of new plan proposed by the U.S. Postal Service last week. Instead of mass closures, the Postal Service has proposed to cut hours at over 13,000 locations. Over 90 locations in Alaska could see their hours cut; four of those are in the Kodiak area. …