An unidentified city official documents the fire damage at Baranof Park this (Wednesday) morning. Brianna Gibbs photos Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Substantial damage was caused by a fire of unknown origin at Baranof Park last night. The building that houses the ice rink caught fire, damaging a sizeable portion of the south wall. Dasher boards, a penalty box and the corrugated plastic …
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Passing Like Ships in the … Day
The Kodiak-based fishing vessel Cornelia Marie and the Alaska State Ferry Kennicott cross paths near Kodiak on Friday. Brianna Gibbs/KMXT photo
Read More »McDonald Reaches Missouri on ADQ-EYW Bike Trek
A photo of John McDonald, center, from his blog, of Kodiak friends who met up with him in Yellowstone. John McDonald photo Brianna Gibbs/KMXT It’s been more than two months since Kodiak High School Alumnus John McDonald embarked on a bike trip of epic proportions. On May 22, McDonald and his trusty bicycle boarded a state ferry in Kodiak, the …
Read More »Chiefs’ Mess Organizing Food Drive on Base
Jay Barrett/KMXT A nationwide initiative sparked by President Barack Obama has the potential to deliver two and a half tons of food to the Kodiak Food Bank by the end of August. At least that’s the goal of Chief Jason Riggs from Coast Guard Base Kodiak. He’s heading up the "Feds Feeding Families" program on the base. "Secretary Napolitano has …
Read More »Chilly Kodiak July Didn’t Reach Record Cold
Jay Barrett/KMXT Residents in Anchorage experienced what could very well have been the coldest July on record up there. But here in Kodiak, while it’s been cold, it hasn’t been record cold. The National Weather Service says the monthly average of 51.9 degrees is 2.2 degrees below the historic monthly average. At 66 degrees, the warmest day last month was …
Read More »Sen. Stevens Will Work for Coalition’s Continuation
Jay Barrett/KMXT A couple of weeks ago Alaska Governor Sean Parnell declared his desire to see the bi-partisan coalition in the state senate broken up, and vowed to work to elect more Republicans who side with him on oil issues. Currently, there are 10 Republicans and 10 Democrats in the senate, and for the last half-dozen years many of them …
Read More »Pitbull Wows Kodiak Crowd – Promises Shout Out in Future Song
Young fans of singer Pitbull show off their posters and shades handed out at the performer’s Kodiak apperance Monday. Brianna Gibbs/KMXT photo Brianna Gibbs/KMXT A month after an online campaign started an effort to send Miami singer Pitbull to Kodiak, Mr. Worldwide finally touched down on the island Monday morning. KMXT’s Brianna Gibbs has more.
Read More »Two More Walrus Rescued from Arctic
Two Coast Guard crewmembers aboard a Kodiak-based HC-130 Hercules airplane transfer a baby walrus from the plane to an awaiting Air Force truck at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 30, 2012. Two baby walrus were rescued in Barrow and transported by the Coast Guard to the Anchorage area where they then transferred to an awaiting truck for transportation to the …
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