The August primary election is a little less than a week away. Alan Austerman (left) is running unopposed in the Republican primary. Dave Kaplan (middle) and Andy Lundquist (right) square-off in the Democratic race. On Tuesday, KMXT aired a two-hour candidate forum featuring all three contestants, sponsored by the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce. Listen to or download both hours of the forum below (Photo by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

House District 36 Candidate Forum Hour 1:

House District 36 Candidate Forum Hour 2:

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            It’s been about a month since the paving of the Y-construction downtown has been completed. The last leg of the updated downtown is a new computerized traffic signal at the intersection of Marine Way and West Rezanof, which is expected to be fully operational by the end of this week. Mary Donaldson has more.     

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            It's a busy time at Kodiak College. Classes start in two weeks. Next week is open enrollment time and new student orientation, and classes are already filling up. KMXT's Casey Kelly hosts this Talk of the Rock with guests Jenny Myrick, the Kodiak College registrar, English Professor Jared Griffin, and Education Program Director Delany Smith.

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            The 857-foot Sun Princess cruise ship cancelled its port of call in Kodiak today (Tuesday) due to rough seas and high winds.