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Cowboy Poet Ron McDaniel is one of the featured performers at Saturday’s Fishermen Out Loud. Jay Barrett/KMXT Fishermen getting a little loud on a Saturday night in port isn’t all that unusual, but this week, they’ll be getting loud in verse, as Kodiak hosts Fishermen Out Loud, the premier Fishermen Poet Gathering north of Astoria, Oregon. Kodiak Maritime Museum Executive …

Alex Petropavlovskiy/KMXT This weekend the Kodiak Middle School Drama Club will take the stage in the production of Nancy Drew: Girl Detective. More than 20 students have been working on the play since early March. Director Jared Griffin said in a press release that the play was chosen for its variety of characters, including flamboyant villains, and required students to …

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Prosecutors say a 62-year-old man accused of the double homicide at a Coast Guard communications station Kodiak is the only possible killer in a circumstantial case, countering defense arguments that the government hasn’t proven guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The two sides in James Wells’ federal murder trial presented their closing arguments Thursday in federal court …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Many residents of Bells Flats hit the hay last night with no electricity, though it was restored before they woke up this morning. According to the Kodiak Electric Association, a faulty insulator caused a short which cut off power to the Flats, Middle Bay, Chiniak and Pasagshak. KEA linemen worked through the wee hours to find the problem …

Coming up this week, a Washington based fishing company is reminded not to drag in the Eastern Gulf, there was a pretty good payday during the second round of pollock roe auctions in Seattle, and there’ll be more information about marine science than you ever imagined presented at a symposium in Kodiak this week. All that, plus the herring focus …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT It’s a busy night for Kodiak’s many governing bodies, starting with a joint work session between the borough assembly and school board at 6:30 p.m. On Monday night the school board approved a $51 million budget for fiscal year 2015, and intends to ask the borough for $522,000 more than it is currently being funded. Last year the …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Bears have definitely been in the news a lot these days, and it’s the time of year when they will probably only continue to do so. As more and more start emerging from their dens, it’s likely folks will start seeing a lot more of the famous Kodiak bruins, and need to be sure to take preventative measures …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Earlier today KMXT told you about the missing bear in the Spruce Cape and Woodland Acres area. Fish and Game officials were warning folks to keep an eye out for the bear, which went missing after being shot at Monday night by a resident in the area. Kodiak Area Wildlife Biologist Nathan Svoboda said the bear was likely …