Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Kodiak Launch Complex isn’t located in the most accessible part of the island. It’s more than 35 miles of winding, two-lane highway from the nearest shipping port in Women’s Bay, and another five miles from the Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport. When equipment comes in, especially large equipment for a launch, the road is often completely shut …
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Protected Harbor Seal Found Dead from Gunshot
Jay Barrett/KMXT Federal officials are looking into the suspicious death of a protected marine mammal, which washed up on the Pasagshak beach late last week. NOAA Fisheries investigator Michael Killary said a 300-pound female harbor seal was found dead with a wound to its head. “It looked like a bullet wound. But we picked it up and took it back …
Read More »Kamai Reflects on Wins and Losses as Chief
Jay Barrett/KMXT As KMXT first told you Monday, Kodiak Police Chief T.C. Kamai will be retiring at the end of the month after 25 years with the department, about half of it as chief. Today we hear a little more from Kamai about his career and future.
Read More »Busy Meeting Week Kicks Off With Composting Discussion
Brianna Gibbs/KMXT It’s a busy week for Kodiak’s municipal government, with four meetings in the next three days. It all starts tonight when the City Council meets for a work session to discuss, among other things, composting. There will be an update on the Class B composting currently being done at the landfill, as well as an update on Quayanna …
Read More »St. John Joins Kodiak College, Continues With Museum
Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Alutiiq Museum has seen quite a few changes in the past few months. Long-time Director Sven Haakanson retired in June, and in August the museum welcomed Alisha Drabek as its new director. Now, the organization will start seeing less of another decade-long employee, Katie St. John. St. John has served the Alutiiq Museum for the past 12 …
Read More »Kodiak Sailor Serving on Aircraft Carrier
PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 5, 2013) Quartermaster 3rd Class Alexis Ensley, from Kodiak, Alaska, prepares to hoist signal flags aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is underway conducting engineering exercises. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Timothy Schumaker/Released)
Read More »ITN Clean-Up on Tugidak Yields 13-Plus Tons of Marine Debris
Brianna Gibbs/KMXT There’s no question that marine debris has been washing up on Alaska’s shores for hundreds of years. This summer six Kodiak Island Trails Network staffers and 13 volunteers made it their mission to put a sizeable dent in debris washed up on a remote island southwest of Kodiak. Nobody lives on Tugidak Island. It’s 67 square miles of …
Read More »Kodiak Police Chief Stepping Down After 25 Years
Retiring Kodiak Police Chief T.C. Kamai Jay Barrett/KMXT After the end of this month, there’ll only be one “Chief Kamai” working for the City of Kodiak. That’ll be the fire chief, Rome Kamai, because his brother, T.C., is retiring as chief of police: “Well, I’ve made it no secret that September of 2013 was 25 years for me,” he said. …
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