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Jay Barrett/KMXT The 47th annual Joe Floyd Winter Classic Basketball Tournament kicks off Thursday afternoon at the Kodiak High School gym. Six teams from out of town will be on the island to play against the Kodiak High School Bears in the round-robin tournament. On the girls’ side, Dimond, West Vally and Sitka are visiting, while Soldotna, Bristol Bay and …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Tonight the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly will hold its first meeting of the New Year, and a busy one at that. Tonight’s agenda is especially full and includes items from the assembly’s December meeting that was cancelled due to lack of a quorum. On the list tonight is a series of contract approvals, including construction administration services for …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Even though New Year’s Eve conditions were less than ideal for fireworks, there won’t be a rain check for usage any time soon. Fireworks were only legal in the Kodiak Island Borough until January 1, meaning any pyrotechnics leftover today will have to be saved until this summer. Borough code bans the use of fireworks without a permit …

Coming up this week, a familiar face takes on the science advising for a group of Aleutian crabbers, and a look at one of the last salmon cultures on earth. And that’s another year in the tote for the Alaska Fisheries Report. As usual, it couldn’t be done without help from the dozens of fishy contributors near and far. So, …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT With the holidays coming and going, folks out of town and the New Year right around the corner the borough and city haven’t been following their normal meeting schedules lately. Last week the borough had to cancel it’s regularly scheduled meeting because of lack of a quorum and tonight’s work session is also cancelled. The borough will meet …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT With the new year fast approaching, various community groups are already gearing up for a commemoration five decades in the making. March 2014 will mark the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Good Friday earthquake and tsunami. Kodiak was one of many coastal communities in Alaska greatly affected that day, and will be hosting a slew of events surrounding …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Even though it’s a festive time of year, Alaska State Troopers are reminding folks to not let holiday festivities impair their judgment on the road. A press release from the State Troopers office said officers will be ramping up their efforts in the next two weeks as part of the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over,” national driving …

Here’s a little Christmas cheer from public radio reporters around the state, who, like us here at KMXT, are wishing you a very safe and happy holiday season!