All four candidates running to be the next governor of Alaska were in Kodiak on Wednesday evening, Sept. 9, for this year’s fisheries debate. The debate, hosted by KMXT and the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce, revealed some details about each candidate’s approach to fisheries management.Click the audio link to listen to the full fisheries debate, watch the video from the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce, or read KMXT's recap below:

All six candidates pushed for the sale of Borough land and the development of non-fisheries industries in Kodiak’s economy, like the spaceport and tourism.

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.

KMXT's Katherine Irving broke down the season's twists and turns with Kodiak commercial salmon fisherman Darren Platt.

Kodiak’s team of eight riders of all ages and their seven horses–plus one mule–just started practicing together in April. But their trainer Tatiana Vaudrin said they’re showing promise.

Kodiak's smaller military base, the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Center where Navy Seals are trained, is planning to build a new facility. Local rumors have circulated about what they're building, including the possibility of a data center. The Navy has shot down those claims. But as KMXT reports, there's already concerns about how the new facility could potentially strain the local power grid.

According to Kodiak College's Interim Director Jackie Cason, the amount of enrolled students went up by around 27% this year.

The museum's executive director April Counceller said she hopes the monument will honor the resilience of the Alutiiq people.

Old Harbor hosted what the local Native corporation is calling its first commercial cruise ship earlier this month on Aug. 2. Prior to that, the Alutiiq community, roughly 40 miles southeast of Kodiak, hadn’t hosted any cruise ships in 30 years since a Marine Expeditions vessel with 40 passengers visited in 1997, according to the Anchorage Daily News and Old Harbor Native Corporation.

According to photos provided by a Kodiak resident, there have been at least nine bears feeding on trash in the landfill at any given time this summer.