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Casey Kelly/KMXT The U-S Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing yesterday (Wednesday) on recent Supreme Court decisions that have favored big business in cases of corporate misconduct.

Mary Donaldson/KMXT The Alutiiq Heritage Foundation held its annual meeting yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon. It has been a successful year for the foundation, which runs through Kodiak’s Alutiiq Museum. One of the foundation’s main goals is to bring exhibits, educational outreach, special events and scholarly presentations for the public to enjoy.

Mary Donaldson/KMXT The Kodiak Relay For Life fundraiser is taking place this weekend, benefiting the American Cancer Society. Mary Donaldson has the details. Mandy Clark is the event chair for the second annual Relay For Life fundraiser. She says this year’s event has about 21 teams of eight to 15 people each signed up to walk around the track at …

Mary Donaldson/KMXT A series of Kodiak Island Borough lawsuits finally came to and end on July 8th, when a claim made by assembly members Louise Stutes, Reed Oswalt and Tom Abell was settled for a payment of 16 thousand, 700 dollars, which was only a portion of the 215 thousand the plaintiffs had requested. Everyone involved now agrees that its …

Mary Donaldson/KMXT With the most coastline in the United States, Alaska has no shortage of water activities. But being on the water does bring risks, and even death, if you aren’t well prepared. Mary Donaldson has this report.

Viekoda Bay on Kodiak Island’s west side is the setting for this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report. Listen below or tune-in to Friday’s KMXT Evening Report and during the noon news on Saturday to hear about life at a Kodiak setnet site. (Photo by Casey Kelly/KMXT). Casey Kelly/KMXT From KMXT in Kodiak, this is the Alaska Fisheries Report. Coming up this …

Casey Kelly/KMXT The long and often ugly series of lawsuits between the Kodiak Island Borough and members of the borough assembly appears to have finally come to an end, as the latest lawsuit was settled for 16,700 dollars in legal fees. The case came to a close earlier this month when the borough’s insurance pool, the Alaska Municipal League Joint …

Casey Kelly/KMXT The Kodiak City Council got an update on the City Manager Linda Freed’s plans for the new Kodiak Police Station and Jail project at a work session Tuesday. KMXT’s Casey Kelly has more.