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OLD HARBOR, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska Fish and Game Department official says a thin female brown bear with four young cubs has been fatally shot Monday at the Old Harbor landfill after numerous efforts to deter her failed and she repeatedly menaced people. Fish and Game regional supervisor Larry Van Daele described the bear as a landfill "junkie," saying …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT This fall Kodiak residents will take to the polls and elect a number of borough-related positions. The nominating petitions and candidates’ handbook became available on Monday, and the filing period for the October election opens on August 1. This year there are two borough assembly seats open as the terms of Assemblywomen Louise Stutes and Carol Austerman expire. …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Kodiak High School graduate Trevor Dunbar did something Monday night in Portland that no other Alaskan – not even his father – had ever accomplished: He ran a mile under four minutes. His time of 3-minutes 59.06-seconds came in the Portland Roughrider Twilight Meet. Dunbar told an interviewer from the running website Flo-Track that he was thankful to …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Alaska Redistricting Board released Sunday what it hopes will be the last re-drawn map produced as part of the state’s reapportionment process. Last year’s elections were conducted under a temporary map that produced significant changes to the legislative district boundaries. The new map – at least for Kodiak Island voters – will look more like the one …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT A high number of humpback whales have been spending their days close to town this summer. This is good news for those who like to watch them, but local Marine Mammal Specialist Kate Wynne wants to remind folks to do so in a safe manner. “There are a lot of moms with calves out there. So you’ll see …

Jay Barrett/KMXT A Kodiak teenage boy is reported to be in critical condition after sustaining a shotgun wound Sunday night at a home on Woody Way Loop, and Police Chief T.C. Kamai says another teen is in custody, charged with first-degree assault. The 16-year-old victim was visiting in the home of the 15-year-old boy when the shooting occurred. “Well at …

Jay Barrett/KMXT A Kodiak teen is reported to be in critical condition after sustaining a shotgun wound Sunday night at a home on Woody Way Loop. Police Chief T.C. Kamai said the teen was visiting in the home of another when the shooting occurred. “Well at about 8:47 last night, officers were called to a residence on Woody Way Loop …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT More often than not, Kodiak’s fishing industry separates the catching and the processing. Most of Kodiak’s fleet heads out to sea, collects the bounty, and delivers it either directly to canneries in town, or to tenders that bring it back en masse. But last week a different type of boat was in town, one that pairs the two …