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Jennifer Canfield/KMXT A new Alutiiq language website is now available for those interested in learning Kodiak’s indigenous tongue. The site is a project of the Native Village of Afognak and funded by the Afognak Native Corporation and the Alaska Forum for the Humanities. KMXT’s Jennifer Canfield has more.

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak High School girls rewrote the Region III record book at Saturday’s swimming and diving championships in Palmer, setting six records. Ila Hughes set new marks in the 50 meter freestyle (23.8 seconds) and 100 freestyle (52.13) while Tahna Lindquist set records in the 200 meter individual medley (2:11.5) and the 500 freestyle (5:09.5). Both girls also …

Jay Barrett/KMXT When the mountain goat registration hunt begins Tuesday, several areas on the north end of Kodiak Island will remain closed. The registration hunt follows the lottery hunt, and its target bag limit is determined by how many goats are taken.

Jay Barrett/KMXT As the Occupy Movement expands across the nation and around the world, one young Kodiak man is participating in Fairbanks. Forrest Andresen is a 2005 Kodiak High School graduate and a current student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He’s involved in Occupy Fairbanks, which started almost a month ago.

Jay Barrett/KMXT The 2011 Cy’s Sporting Goods Reverse Pillar Mountain Run was held during a stormy Saturday morning. However that didn’t stop Derek Deal from not only winning the individual title, but also running two legs of a relay with another completing the last. Deal’s overall time was 59-minutes 14-seconds. Organizer Marcus Dunbar said Hayden Foster’s teammates didn’t show up, …

The FV Alaskan Leader. Photo Alaskan Leader Fisheries Jay Barrett/KMXT A Kodiak-based freezer-longliner is being escorted into the port of Dutch Harbor today, after fire knocked out its starboard main engine. The 150-foot Alaskan Leader reported to the Coast Guard last night that it had an engine room fire, which the crew successfully extinguished at about 9:30 p.m. The ship …

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT Two new council members and a new city mayor were sworn in at last night’s Kodiak City Council meeting. Council member Pat Branson took over the city mayor seat from Carolyn Floyd, who has held the position for 18 years. Terry Haines and Randall Bishop replace Branson and another 18-year veteran, Tom Walters, on the council. Branson, Haines …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The architects hired to draw up plans for a new Kodiak public library are back in town to show some conceptual designs based on input they received a few weeks ago on a previous visit. Paul Voelkers is the president of MRV Architects in Juneau. His firm is responsible for the design of the library in Haines, which …