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Kodiak City leaders expect services to the community to be maintained into next year, although the expense of paying for them will likely increase. The city council unanimously approved a fiscal year 2026 budget Thursday night.
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Weekly Wrap
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KMXTThis week with host Davis Hovey, we hear about how Gov. Dunleavy's line item vetoes to education funding will impact Kodiak's school district, the city council has selected a new city manager as negotiations continue, a recap of the inaugural Kodiak Mountain Series and a report from our colleagues at Alaska Public Media about the latest on how portions of the "big, beautiful bill" will impact Alaskans.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we hear from two Pacific Seafood officials about their operations going into summer salmon season as well the latest update from the Kodiak plant as the old Trident processing plant is owned by Pacific Seafood.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:Regional Fishery Management Councils have been tasked with recommending ways to made fisheries more productive. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has closed the Ninilchik River to sportfishing. KFSK's Hannah Weaver reports on a partnership between a hatchery and a hydroelectric powerplant, and on a flare disposal program. And KUCB's Theo Greenly tells of lean times for the North Pacific Fishery Management Council.
Alaska News
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- Gov. Dunleavy vetoes bill sharply limiting payday loans
- In one of Alaska’s most fire-threatened neighborhoods, many refused to follow evacuation notices
- Infant care providers say governor’s veto will cost Alaska more money over time
- Murkowski pushes back on White House rescission of public broadcasting funds
- ‘We all made it’: Residents recount their escape from the Bear Creek Fire
- Homes lost, hundreds evacuated as wildfires explode across Interior Alaska
NPR National News
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- 'Hamilton' producer Jeffrey Seller traces his journey from 'Theater Kid' to Broadway
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- Canada ditches digital tax after tariff threat from Trump
- The WNBA is expanding again, adding 3 new cities for a record 18 teams
- Click, speak, move: These brain implants are poised to help people with disabilities
- This company wants to be the first to mine the ocean floor, with Trump's help
- In effort to protect children, France bans smoking at parks and beaches
- Decades later, Karen de Boer still remembers a kind gesture from her college hallmate
- The best support for a friend with cancer? Presence, listening and space to vent