The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly appointed Scott Arndt as mayor Thursday night. The Assembly received three applications for borough mayor: from current Assembly members Scott Arndt and Joseph Delgado, and former Assembly member Rebecca Skinner. Scott Arndt swearing in to be borough mayor, May 4, 2023. (Via the borough’s YouTube channel) Community members from all over the archipelago came to …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Kirsten Dobroth: The Alaska Department of Health has agreed to cut the waiting list for the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by half in six months. A bill to make Juneteenth a state holiday advanced to the House on Wednesday. And the Army Corps of Engineers is preparing to clean up a former military …
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Earlier this year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration proposed listing the sunflower sea star as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The proposal comes as disease has wiped out billions of sea stars from California up the western coast to the Aleutians in Alaska. Now, the agency is asking for public comment ahead of its decision. Sea star wasting …
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The snow crabs’ population in the Bering Sea off the western coast of Alaska has fluctuated for decades. An increase in young crabs back in 2018 gave way to optimism that fishing would be good for years to come, but the hope was short-lived. Gabriel Prout and his family own the fishing vessel Silver Spray in Kodiak, Alaska. The fishing …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Alaska Legislature appears to be marching toward another special session. The experts are estimating that breakup on the Kuskokwim River could begin next week. And the 31st Annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival kicked off Wednesday. Photo: Katie Basile / KYUK
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This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: The Area M Question is center stage at an Alaska Senate Committee. The Fish and Game Commissioner weighs in. Photo: Terry Haines
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The board that governs school sports in Alaska has decided against preventing transgender athletes from participating in girls sports, for now. A federal judge in Washington state has affirmed a controversial ruling that could shut down trolling for king salmon in Southeast Alaska. And scientists are looking into the past of Mount …
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Kodiak is expecting its busiest cruise ship season this summer since 2019, when 30 cruises visited the island. The first ship of the year, Holland America’s 950-foot Westerdam, docked at Pier 2 early Tuesday morning after sailing from Japan. David and Lili Fraiberg were among the first group of tourists off the Westerdam. Lili (left) and David (right) Fraiberg seen …
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