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More than three-quarters of the Kodiak Island Borough School District’s costs are related to personnel, which makes it a huge focus when it comes to balancing the budget for next school year. The KIBSD board of education is looking to reduce its overall spending by more than $4 million without closing a school.
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Weekly Wrap
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KMXTIn this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we hear about the Christmas bird count in Kodiak, how the federal government shutdown caused a hiccup in the Pacific cod quota for this year's fishery around Kodiak Island, the Tustumena's last scheduled visit to Kodiak before annual maintenance, the latest direction the KIBSD Board of Education is considering to fill its multi-million-dollar budget gap and our colleagues at KNBA breakdown the Coast Guard's rescue of nine people after a fishing vessel ran aground on St. George Island.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, members of the Kodiak Historic Preservation Commission breakdown the city's first historic preservation plan and how everyone can engage with Kodiak's history. More information about the plan and the commission's upcoming meeting can be found on the City of Kodiak's website.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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(Sitka Conservation Society)This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:Jill Fratis reports on the rescue of nine fishermen from their grounded vessel for KNBA, KMXT's Davis Hovey on cod quota based on obsolete numbers, and Sitka's Fish to Schools program is in the spotlight, courtesy of KCAW's Ryan Cotter.
Alaska News
- Ahead of legislative session, Alaska lawmakers propose big changes and small tweaks
- Multiple small avalanches release in Juneau after city issues evacuation advisory
- Alaska's last steam engine retired in the '50s. These volunteers aim to get it back on track.
- Public comment period for proposed Cascade Point ferry terminal closes Friday
- Murkowski condemns Trump administration's 'aggressive rhetoric' on Greenland
- Murkowski votes to 'tee up debate' on Venezuela. Sullivan votes no.
- Weekend storm to bring Anchorage another 6 to 12 inches of snow and warmer temps
- ‘Ticking time bomb’: Extreme snowfall fuels avalanche danger around Haines
- Juneau braces for another storm as state coordinates disaster assistance
- National Native helpline for domestic violence and sexual assault to open Alaska-specific service
NPR National News
- RFK Jr. cast doubt on a key vaccine. This country can't wait to get it
- U.S. Figure Skating Championships will determine who's going to the Olympics
- Frictions over investigations emerge after ICE agent fatally shoots Minneapolis woman
- Southern Yemen separatist group says it will dissolve after its head fled to the UAE
- National Park Service will void passes with stickers over Trump's face
- Hiring slows in December to end the weakest year of job growth since the pandemic
- Venezuela releases imprisoned opposition figures, which Trump says U.S. requested
- In 'No Other Choice,' a loyal worker gets the ax — and starts chopping
- We're going to the Olympics! What do you want to know?
- Maduro is out, Congress is in and the quiz is back! Start 2026 with a perfect score