Brian Venua

Emperor geese populations have struggled across the state, but the ones nesting near Kodiak seem to be prospering. Biologists are working to verify the local flock’s growth in surveys.

It's the newest fast response cutter stationed at Base Kodiak and is hosting tours of the vessel on March 29 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. It will be officially commissioned on April 3.

Kodiak Police responded to two incidents, troopers backed them up after one suspect resisted arrest. Local police say they’re also investigating an alleged theft of services and an assault.

This week we hear about a major traffic jam, the Kodiak Island Borough is figuring out what to do with the old mental health buildings, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem visited Coast Guard Base Kodiak, the state Board of Fish changed Kodiak's herring fishery, the Danger Bay logging site on Afognak Island is reducing its workforce due to the trade war with China, and the Institute of Museums and Library Services is being gutted.

The Institute of Museum and Library Services is another victim of the Trump administration’s executive order cuts on March 15. The service provided Kodiak nonprofits hundreds of thousands of dollars in recent years.

A downed fiber optic line near Kodiak’s state airport caused a major traffic jam on Mar. 19 on the only road south of town. KMXT’s Davis Hovey talked to Reporter Brian Venua, who was one of dozens of drivers stuck in the jam.

The new piece is made from the intestines of a Kodiak brown bear harvested near Old Harbor and donated by the hunter. It will be part of a display on kayaks and traditional clothing when the museum reopens on May 22.

Host Brian Venua meets with Natura Richardson, ITN's new executive director to talk about how she's liked the job so far and some new projects for the nonprofit.

This week we hear about steep restrictions on fishing in Southwest Kodiak, Kodiak dogs tested positive for parvovirus, there's a new version of a bill that boosts education funding, and how the federal funding freeze is affecting Kodiak.

On today's Midday Report with Host Brian Venua: Karluk and Ayakulik fisheries are facing steep restrictions for struggling Chinook stocks, the National Weather Service got hit by federal cuts, Ukrainians in Alaska are worried about their legal status, bears used to be wild in the Aleutians a long time ago, and Iditarod mushers have arrived in Galena.