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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(Kalie Granier)On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with host Terry Haines: Kenai's Silver Salmon Derby has been cancelled, according to KDLL's Ashlyn O'Hara, St. Paul is aiming to become a research community, as reported by Katie Reuther of KUHB, and an artist with a passion for kelp forests.https://kaliegranier.com
Alaska News
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- Appeals court tosses indictment of Whittier woman charged with voter misconduct
- 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
- Where Alaska races stand after a chaotic end to primary election season
NPR National News
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- A year after Charlie Kirk was killed, young conservatives navigate a divided movement
- Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured
- A pilot of the Amazon cargo plane in Miami crash warned it was coming in too fast
- Fetterman, already at odds with his party, makes surprise video for GOP convention
- Fold the phone: Apple's new CEO unveils a foldable iPhone
- Special education head at Education Department abruptly resigns
- Andrew Tate is denied bail and will remain in jail during his extradition fight
- Greetings from Paris, where the 2024 Olympics balloon rises again
- A new Anthropic model seeks to test how AI could impact the U.S. economy