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Casey Kelly/KMXT When the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly meets tomorrow night (tonight) in a work session, it’ll receive an update from the school district on its plans for a new Kodiak High School building.
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Jail Costs Soar, Manager Proposes Raising Booze Tax
Casey Kelly/KMXT The Kodiak jail and police station project has hit yet another snag. City Manager Linda Freed informed the city council at last night’s work session that the estimated price tag for the facility has soared to 22-point-8 million dollars, about twice the projected cost from less than a year ago.
Read More »Soap Box Derby Champs Going To Buckeye State Next Month
Mary Donaldson/KMXT The winners of the Kodiak Soap Box Derby are heading to Ohio next month to race in the 71st All-American Soap Box Derby. As it turns out, one winner, who placed second last year, almost didn’t enter into this year’s race. Mary Donaldson has more.
Read More »The Alaska Fisheries Report With Casey Kelly June 26
Casey Kelly/KMXT From KMXT in Kodiak, this is the Alaska Fisheries Report. Coming up this week…
Read More »Palin, Murkowski, Oesting React To Exxon Ruling
Jay Barrett/KMXT The United States Supreme Court this morning reduced the amount of punitive damages Exxon Mobil must pay for the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. Instead of the 2.5 billion dollars that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the company should pay in 2006, the high court set the amount at 507.5 million dollars–equal to the compensatory …
Read More »Mayor Selby Reacts To Exxon Ruling
Jay Barrett/KMXT Kodiak Island Borough Mayor Jerome Selby had mixed feelings about the ruling today. Jay Barrett spoke with him Wednesday morning, just hours after the Supreme Court ruling.
Read More »New Visitor’s Center Sees First Tourist Season
Mary Donaldson/KMXT The Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge has a brand new presence in downtown. The new visitor center has a variety of fun activities and exhibits for the public to check out. Mary Donaldson has more.
Read More »Casey Kelly And Mike Murray On The Exxon Ruling
Casey Kelly/KMXT Mike Murray/KMXT KMXT Fisheries Reporter Casey Kelly and Morning Edition Host Mike Murray discuss the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling limiting the amount of punitive damages Exxon Mobil must pay for the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill on the KMXT Morning Report. For a link to a PDF file of the written decision click here, and check out SCOTUSblog …
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