The leader of the Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak was ousted by the Tribal Council last week on Sept. 4. According to a statement on social media, the council ended Jeannine “JJ” Marsh’s employment as Tribal Administrator and Chief Executive Officer, effective on Friday.
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Weekly Wrap
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KMXTOn this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, a New York man was convicted of scamming a Kodiak woman out of $48,000 in 2024, the Alutiiq Museum is planning a monument for the Refuge Rock massacre, Kodiak College's enrollment is up 27%, a new Kodiak horse drill team is preparing for this weekend's rodeo and state fair, a break down of this summer's pink salmon commercial season, and the Navy is constructing a new building at Spruce Cape that will likely strain the local electric grid.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Jared Griffin and KMXT's News Director Davis Hovey, we break down what voters can expect from the upcoming candidate forum and fisheries debates.Tuesday, Sept. 8, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. is the local candidate forum for Kodiak Island Borough Assembly candidates.Wednesday, Sept. 9, from 7 p.m. to about 9 p.m. is the Gubernatorial fisheries debate andSaturday, Sept. 12, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. is the Congressional fisheries debate with candidates from both the U.S. House of Rep. and U.S. Senate.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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(Angela Denning/Coast Alaska)On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with host Terry Haines: A boom in the population of Southeast sea otters is bad news for dive fishermen, according to KFSK's Baiz Hoen, there will be a season for red king crab in Southeast Alaska for the second year in a row, story from KFSK's Olivia Rose, and a better than expected salmon season in Kodiak, as reported by KMXT's Katherine Irving.
Alaska News
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- Federal government transfers ANMC to tribal ownership after decades-long advocacy
- Trump-aligned group sues Alaska’s judge-nominating body over delayed records
- Alaska Judicial Council takes rare step of recommending ‘no’ votes on 2 judges
- How one Anchorage nonprofit is rebuilding trust with its raptors
- Trump says he’ll campaign for Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska
- Democratic withdrawals leave some Alaskans questioning the point of ranked choice voting
NPR National News
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- The U.S.-Canada trade war is creating a headache for auto-parts makers
- Empty seats, socialism and Trump dominate the Republican midterm convention
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- Hong Kong court sentences 3 Tiananmen vigil organizers to prison