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Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak High School Bears football team kicked off the 2012 season on Saturday against the West Anchorage JV in grand fashion, rolling up 45 points and holding the Eagles to zero. The "mercy rule," which kicks in when one team is so far ahead that officials keep the clock running, was instituted in the second quarter, resulting …

Kodiak, a 15-year-old Steller Sea Lion, at the Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut, died on Friday. Photo Mystic Aquarium Jay Barrett/KMXT The most popular Steller sea lion in Connecticut died on Friday. Veterinarians tried to save the 2,000 pound star of the Mystic Aquarium, but he failed to respond to treatment for liver disease and kidney failure. The 15-year-old pinniped was …

Jay Barrett/KMXT In the news today, five fishermen are safe after their boat hit a rock and began taking on water; municipal election results have been finalized; and the Kodiak Island Borough has selected its new manager.

This week on The Naturalist, Deb Mignogno, the summer volunteer at Fort Abercrombie State Park tells us a fish story – about Dolly Varden, the different kinds and different sizes and the different habitats they live in.

Jay Barrett/KMXT draft_ferry_schedule 896.54 Kb This week the Alaska Marine Highway System released a draft of the state ferry schedule for next summer. There aren’t a lot of changes for the Kodiak run, with service by the Tustumena three weeks a month between here and Homer. The Kennicott will cover the other week when the Tusty goes down the Alaska …

Kodiak emergency medical services transfer a fisherman suffering from severe abdominal distress from a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew to an awaiting ambulance Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2012, at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska. The fisherman was taken to Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center for further care. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg Jay Barrett/KMXT An …

Coming up this week, East side Cook Inlet Setnetters get a day or two fishing in after all; clean up and salvage is expected to begin soon on the sunken Evening Star; and Trident’s president passes away suddenly while in Alaska. All that, and the first review of the CDQ program is underway. We had help this week from KSTK’s …

Jay Barrett/KMXT A U.S. Coast Guard cutter has chased an illegal high-seas driftnetter across the Pacific Ocean and is now awaiting orders on what to do with the ship and crew. The Hawaii-based cutter Rush was patrolling Alaska waters when it came across the stateless vessel last week. Coast Guard Admiral Robert Papp says crew from the 378-foot cutter Rush …