Kodiak had a few events to celebrate Halloween but the centerpiece event was the downtown trick or treating held by the Chamber of Commerce. Hundreds of costumed children wandered downtown in the rain and wind to fill their buckets and bags for the holiday. Some of the kids wore rain and winter coats for the cold. (Brian Venua/KMXT) Beth Koehler …
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Midday Report November 01, 2023
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: As the rivers in southwest Alaska freeze, the final fuel barges are sailing through tricky waters. Alaska’s state division of public assistance have worked through some of a large backlog in SNAP applications. And the state is suing a group of homeowners over easements near Campbell Lake in South Anchorage. Barges docked …
Read More »Kodiak Marketplace to hold soft opening on Friday
The Islander Bookshop is one of a handful of local businesses that announced it’s moving into the mall. It’s relocating from a small storefront about a mile north of downtown. “It just blows my mind that in 2023, an indie bookstore, not in the lower 48 but on this island, pretty far out there, can expand – triple our size,” …
Read More »Talk of the Rock: Jock of the Rock
On this special edition of Talk of the Rock, we present Jock of the Rock! Jock of the Rock is our regular check-in with Derek Clarkston of the Kodiak Daily Mirror and Deb Rohrer, KIBSD Activities Director, about Kodiak sports. Tune in to hear about all of the recent accolades of our local athletes.
Read More »Midday Report October 31, 2023
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Dillingham City School District is still waiting for four international teachers to get their visas. Family of a Marshall woman whose body was found in the Yukon River asks for justice at AFN. And the studio at KYUK could be haunted. KYUK’s spooky TV studio.
Read More »Midday Report October 30, 2023
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A new threat is emerging from the climate change: rusting rivers. Alaska’s congressional delegation is staying in Israel’s corner. And the Governor’s Energy Task Force meets with criticism. A side by side comparison of a river in 2017 and 2018. The 2017 image shows clear water, the 2018 image shows reddish rusty …
Read More »Kodiak Island Borough takes lawsuit with KANA to Alaska Supreme Court
A legal back and forth between the Kodiak Island Borough and the Kodiak Area Native Association over property taxes is headed to the Alaska Supreme Court. KANA has been paying property taxes despite claiming that the organization should be under a Bureau of Indian Affairs exemption for serving Native people. The Native association sued the Kodiak Island Borough three years …
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report 26 October 2023
This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Brian Venua’s chilly ammonia story from KMXT, chums may get capped, as related by Evan Erickson of KYUK, and Cook Inlet EEZ comments wanted, according to KDLL’s Riley Board. Students in a week-long in-person ammonia class, October 13, 2023. (Brian Venua/KMXT)
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