KMXT 100.1 FM Public Radio in Kodiak, Alaska

 Kodiak’s Alutiiq Museum is now the sole owner of a rare kayak from the 19th century that had previously been on loan from Harvard University’s Peabody Museum. The exterior of the kayak, or qayaq, is made from seal or sea lion skin that was stitched together by hand and pulled tight over a wooden frame. Tufts of human hair were also …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy repeated his goal to make Alaska the “most pro-life state in the country” yesterday. Gas supply from proven fields in Cook Inlet will only satisfy demand from Alaska’s main population center for about four more years. The Bristol Bay Native Corporation has cheered the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision …

Nate Svoboda and Bill Dunker from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s Kodiak office stop by the station to discuss what Kodiak bears are up to in the middle of winter, bear education programs for school kids, and this summer’s busy bear season in town.  

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The 2023 Arctic Winter Games got underway in Wood Buffalo, Alberta Canada on Sunday night. A trial is set for late summer in the criminal case involving the deaths of two teenagers in a crash on Unalaska’s Mount Ballyhoo nearly four years ago. And environmental protesters against the Willow Project seem few …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Fairbanks Native Association and Tanana Chiefs Conference hosted a gathering to raise awareness about cases of missing and murdered Alaska Native people. A sentencing hearing for admitted arsonist Jamison Gallion concluded Wednesday in Fairbanks. And Bethel musher Pete Kaiser has won the Kuskokwim 300. Pete Kaiser wins his seventh Kuskokwim 300 …

After two weeks of staying at the dock, Kodiak’s Tanner crab fleet is finally going fishing. Crabbers agreed to a price with the island’s processors on Saturday, Jan. 28.   Boats tied up in Kodiak’s St. Paul Harbor (Brian Venua/KMXT) Each of Kodiak’s four canneries offered slightly different deals – Alaska Pacific Seafoods agreed to $3.35 per pound plus a retro …

Crabbers in Kodiak are still standing down almost two weeks after the opening of the area’s largest Tanner crab fishery in nearly 40 years. Fishermen say they won’t go fishing for the prices offered by local seafood processors, and the impasse comes as both the Bering Sea snow crab and king crab fisheries were closed this year. KMXT’s Kirsten Dobroth …

Kodiak’s St. Herman’s Harbor at sunset (Kirsten Dobroth/KMXT) The City of Kodiak has outlined a list of capital improvement projects it hopes to fund this year. Among the city’s top priorities – and biggest expenses – are $40 million worth of repairs for its biggest harbor. St. Herman Harbor – right by Near Island –  is the larger of Kodiak’s …