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Casey Kelly/KMXT Crews from the United States and Japan returned to Kodiak early this morning (Thursday), after about two weeks on Attu Island in the Aluetians, where they were searching for the remains of 2,300 Japanese soldiers killed during World War II. As KMXT’s Casey Kelly reports, a Kodiak Coast Guardsman played an instrumental role in unearthing the only remains …

Jay Barrett/KMXT A new science fiction book about Kodiak will soon be published. Jay Barrett spoke with Justin Oldham, author of “Tales from the Kodiak Starport,” a work of speculative fiction about the Kodiak Launch Complex, which will be published in June. Oldham is an author and political blogger who lives in Anchorage. You can find out more about his …

Mary Donaldson/KMXT For the 23rd straight year, the Board of Directors for the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce offered a Kodiak High School Senior college funding. Mary Donaldson has more.

Casey Kelly/KMXT From KMXT in Kodiak, this is the Alaska Fisheries Report. Coming up on this week’s show…

Jay Barrett/KMXT Anchorage mayor, and Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Mark Begich was in Kodiak on Sunday for a campaign swing through Crab Fest.

Casey Kelly/KMXT A team of local filmmakers is getting set to film their second feature length movie. KMXT’s Casey Kelly sat down with the director of “How To Survive” and has this report.

Mary Donaldson/KMXT Late last week Governor Palin vetoed 268-million dollars in capital funds for Fiscal Year 2009 across the state. Kodiak’s Schools Seismic Mitigation Project was one of the items vetoed. Mary Donaldson has more.

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak High School Bears track and field team went into the state championships over the weekend with high expectations of at least the boys repeating as state champions, but they came away disappointed. The boys were a distant third with 70 when the final scores were tallied, falling to Bartlett’s 92-points and Palmer’s 87. The Bears had …