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Brianna Gibbs/KMXT There have been a lot of changes at the Alutiiq Museum this past year. A number of long-time staff members said goodbye in 2013, and the museum continues to welcome new faces to its staff and board of directors. Cristina Faiella is the museums newest employee these days. She started her role as gallery manager last week and …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Eight Kodiak wrestlers took individual titles in the 37th annual Robin Hervey Tournament in Kodiak, leading the Bears to the team title as well. Kodiak racked up 197 points, while West Anchorage was second with 154. Bartlett was third with 114, Dimond followed with 109 and Eagle River brought up the rear with 106 points. The Bears’ champions …

After sitting empty for a number of years, crews began the demolition of the old Kodiak Police Station earlier this week. Nicole Clark photo

Jay Barrett/KMXT The 37th annual Robin Hervey Wrestling Tournament is taking place here in Kodiak today and tomorrow. Kodiak will host Dimond, West Anchorage, Eagle River and Bartlett, with many top ranked wrestlers competing. Kodiak alone has eight wrestlers ranked in the top 6 in Alaska, including two at number one in their respective weight classes, Kerry Powers and Leo …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Tomorrow night the Kodiak community will have a chance to hear classical piano, probably as it’s never heard it before. Classical Pianist Alpin Hong is in town this week as part of the Kodiak Arts Council’s performing arts series and will perform at the Gerald C. Wilson Auditorium. Hong is a world-renowned musician, who takes a modern day …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Alaska’s Lieutenant Governor was on a campaign swing through Kodiak this week, meeting with supporters as he runs for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate race. Mead Treadwell is seeking to unseat one-term Democratic incumbent Mark Begich. During a wide-ranging interview with KMXT – which we’ll air on Talk of the Rock – Treadwell spoke about having …

Lauren Rosenthal/KUCB Coast Guard helicopter crews airlifted three mariners with unusual injuries near Cold Bay Wednesday night. Petty Officer Shawn Eggert says a distress call came in from the150-foot fishing vessel Pavlof around 11 p.m., reporting a 50-year-old man had taken ill. “He was reported to have a staph infection and his vital signs were decreasing.” Eggert says an MH-65 …

Coming up on this Elvis Birthday Week edition: The state slaps down the Cook Inlet sports fishing industry’s attempted resource grab, the Board of Fish is meeting right now in Kodiak, and why fish are more anxious than ever. All that, and 2013’s best fishing films, coming up on the Alaska Fisheries Report. We had help from KDLL’s Shaylon Cochran …