KMXT 100.1 FM Public Radio in Kodiak, Alaska

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT Two Kodiak residents will be honored tonight in Anchorage for their contributions to the Junior Achievement program, which works to develop financially literate youth. KMXT’s Jennifer Canfield has more.

Jay Barrett/KMXT Kodiak-based Coast Guard and emergency medical personnel transfer a fishing vessel Kimberly survivor from a rescue helicopter to an ambulance Jan. 25, 2012. The Kimberly went aground in Portage Bay with four people aboard. Coast Guard Petty Officer David Call and Petty Officer Jose Varela-Sanots check a survivors medical condition at Air Station Kodiak Jan. 25, 2012. The …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The bear that lives on the east end of town appears to have insomnia. When most other bears are curled up in their dens, tracks of one adult male have been spotted numerous times during the last week in the fresh snow. Fish and Game biologist Larry Van Daele says it is probably the same bear that’s frequented …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Every year young people come to Alaska looking to make their fortune commercial fishing. However, many of them are woefully underprepared. Many can’t handle the conditions at sea or the long hours, or it’s just too tough for them. Today’s guest is former fishing boat captain Jonathan Allen. He’s seen good greenhorns and bad during his years in …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Every year young people come to Alaska looking to make their fortune commercial fishing. However, many of them are woefully underprepared. Many can’t handle the conditions at sea or the long hours, or it’s just too tough for them. Today’s guest is former fishing boat captain Jonathan Allen. He’s seen good greenhorns and bad during his years in …

Jay Barrett/KMXT We have a correction to an earlier story regarding the dividend recently announced by Leisnoi Incorporated. The Leisnoi Incorporated board announced the dividend in a letter last week to corporation shareholders and is announced on the cover of the corporation’s January newsletter. The number of shares an original shareholder would have is 10, not 100, as previously reported. …

Alaska House Majority Leader Alan Austerman, R-Kodiak, opens a House Majority press availability Monday morning. Representatives Bob Herron, D-Bethel, Dan Saddler, R-Eagle River, and Carl Gatto, R-Palmer, joined Austerman for the event. Topics covered included Alaska coastal management, texting or using cell phones while driving, veteran’s issues, and education. Jay Barrett/KMXT The Alaska Legislature is preparing to take up discussion …

Jay Barrett/KMXT When the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly held a public hearing last week on whether to make a $1,000 contribution to the Alaska Sea Party, which is seeking to reinstate a coastal management program in Alaska, nobody in the public had any comments. When it came time for the assembly to comment, there was only one, from Assemblyman Mel …