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Brianna Gibbs/KMXT A group of Kodiak’s younger volleyball players recently brought home a win from the mainland. Merissa Koller-Williams coached the team of talented 14-year-olds for the past two months and brought them to the C-team Midnight Sun Competition in Anchorage last weekend. KMXT’s Brianna Gibbs caught up with Koller-Williams and talked about this new crop of athletes and what …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Tomorrow morning, Kodiak’s Gary Stevens, the Senate Education Committee chairman, will be holding the first hearing on doing away with the Alaska high school qualifying exam. That’s a test students must pass to be given a diploma, no matter their grades: “It doesn’t really prove too much; it hasn’t worked too well. We’ve had three days, and sometimes …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Though the filing period for the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend started at the beginning of the year, there’s still plenty of time to get your application in – and to select your favorite non-profit organization to help out through Pick Click Give. “We have an even larger number of options for you to choose from when you Pick …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Kodiak College will see some changes in 2014. Long-time Director Barbara Bolson made the decision to retire this year and move closer to family in Washington. Bolson leaves the college after more than 27 years in education, eight of those working here in Kodiak. When Bolson first moved to the island it was originally to take a job …

*4 P.M. UPDATE* Water flows over reminants of one of today’s many landslides near the bunkhouse on Fulp Way. Deb Marlar Photo Jay Barrett/KMXT Two lane traffic has been restored on Rezanof Drive West between the Coast Guard Base and Bells Flats. Five slides from Old Woman’s Mountain blocked traffic for several hours this morning. Meanwhile in town, a small …

*CURRENT AS OF 8:45 A.M.* Tune to KMXT 100.1 FM for updates Jay Barrett/KMXT While Rezanof Drive West near downtown has been reopened, multiple landslides along Womens Bay are forcing traffic from Bells Flats and beyond to be turned around at the Fairgrounds. The Alaska State Troopers say more slides are expected between the Coast Guard Base and Bell’s Flats. …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Persistent and at times heavy rain has saturated hillsides in and around the city of Kodiak, causing at least five landslides, one causing a detour to the main route into town. The Kodiak Police Department reports a slide blocking Rezanof Drive West near Pier 2, forcing morning commuter traffic in both directions to take Shelikof Street. The police …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT It was the beginning of the end for the landfill expansion project last night. The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly approved a handful of contracts for Phase III of the project during its regular meeting, in addition to passing an ordinance related to the landfill’s budget. Phase III of the project will construct the leachate treatment plant facility and …