About $13.8 million in taxpayer money is going to the Kodiak Island Borough School District after the Borough Assembly on May 21 set the final contribution for the upcoming fiscal year, FY'2027. That’s about half the increase school officials were hoping for, which means more school personnel cuts are coming.
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Weekly Wrap
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On this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, a Kodiak teenager was found dead in the Pasagshak area, the M/V Tustumena cancels sailings, Alaska vets recommend dogs get the leptospirosis vaccine, a landing craft capsized off of the coast of Narrow Cape, gubernatorial candidates Shelley Hughes and Click Bishop visit KMXT during their visits to Kodiak for Crabfest, and KMXT's Davis Hovey visits an outgoing professor at Kodiak College.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's show with host Davis Hovey, we go over the schedule, some of the vendors and the new features at this year's Crabfest with staff from the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce. Opening day is Thursday, May 21, at noon. More information and the full schedule of events can be found online at kodiakcrabfest.com.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KUCB's Maggie Nelson reports on missing buoys in False Pass, Theo Greenly, also of KUCB, on the voiding of Area M restrictions, and KTOO's Yvonne Krumrey on both false emergency alerts and on the passing of a beloved advocate for Alaska Native fishing rights.
Alaska News
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- Alaskans seeking Sen. Sullivan, Rep. Begich stance on Trump compensation fund get silence
- This Alaska pilot has been flying kids to school for the last four decades
- Former Alaska Gov. Bill Walker considers fifth run for governor as deadline approaches
- Denali rangers trying to reach 4 fallen climbers
- Legislation would prevent state from using psychiatric hospitals as makeshift foster placements
- An Alaska reporter investigates billions of dollars in subsidies that went to telecoms
- Alaska lawmakers seek first boost to unemployment benefits since 2009
- Healthcare bills spurred by $50B federal program await Alaska Gov. Dunleavy’s signature
- Alaska's North Slope proposed as home for massive AI data center
NPR National News
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- 'At what point does it make sense to ditch a gas car for an electric vehicle?'
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- One by one, U.S. civil rights agency dismantles tools to fight discrimination
- Violent clashes give way to peaceful PSG parade after Champions League win
- Right-wing candidate pulls ahead in first round of Colombia's presidential vote
- U.S. bombs Iranian military sites and Kuwait is hit by drone and missile fire
- How aid cuts are hampering the front-line response to the Ebola crisis
- Trump floats MAGA rally instead of concert after musicians drop out of Freedom 250