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Maggie Wall/KMXT All that snow and ice out there may look inviting, but Kodiak’s top firefighter says to stay off the ice. In fact, Fire Chief Rome Kamai says no ice is safe in the Kodiak area—ever. Kamai says people—especially kids—shouldn’t fool themselves into thinking that since the lake is shallow that it’s OK to be on it. Many areas …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak Police Department has put out an all-points bulletin for a man wanted on a variety of drug charges. In a release from the police this morning, the department is seeking the public’s help in locating Sabino Abrego, who they say is known to be in the Kodiak area. He is 5-foot-4-inches tall, 165 pounds, with black …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The NCAA held its Cross Country running championships over the weekend, and at least two former Kodiak High School runners were in contention. Dylan Anthony, running for the University of Alaska Anchorage in Division 2, was 23rd in the Mens 10,000 meter race held in Joplin, Missouri. He had a time of 30-minutes 9-seconds. His teammate, Micah Chelimo, …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak Chamber of Commerce has a new Economic Development Specialist. Joe Bailor took the job this fall. He told KMXT that the job is a lot like the one that brought him to Kodiak originally.

Maggie Wall/KMXT Who doesn’t love a good bear story? Kodiak residents learn early how to live and play in bear territory. Soon a new book directed toward children and their book-reading parents will teach children about bears and about the importance of being bear aware. KMXT’s Maggie Wall spoke with author Stacy Studebaker about her newest book. You can hear …

Matt Miller/KTOO A commercial fisherman who was a former associate of Arne Fuglvog will have to pay a hundred-thousand dollars for his own illegal fishing activities. Freddie Joe Hankins was sentenced last week to three years probation and will have all of his future fishing activities recorded by an electronic monitoring device. Twenty-five-thousand dollars will be in the form of …

Coming up this week, setnetting on Cook Inlet this year… worst than you thought, as is the king salmon disaster. And, the future could be just as bleak. All that, but a ray of sunshine from Southeast. We had help from KTOO’s Kelsey Gobroski in Juneau, KHNS’ Margaret Friedenauer in Haines and KYUK’s Trim Nick in Bethel.

The 78-foot tug Polar Wind and its 250-foot barge sit aground 20 miles east of Cold Bay, Alaska, Nov. 14, 2012. The five crew members of the Polar Wind were rescued by Air Station Kodiak Coast Guard helicopter crews and safely transferred to Cold Bay. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Benjamin Stixrud Alexandra Gutierrez/KUCB Five crewmembers …