During this year’s cruise ship season, between May and the end of September, 25,663 cruise ship passengers are scheduled to visit Kodiak according to Discover Kodiak, after Hurtigruten Expeditions’ ships Roald Amundsen and Nansen recently canceled their port calls in Kodiak for this year.

About 60 people stood around "the Y" once again to share their frustration with President Donald Trump and his administration. Attendance has varied, but organizers say they want to keep going.

Companies must demonstrate they are unable to fill processing jobs with American workers, and then through the temporary H-2B visa program, they hire thousands of guest workers to meet the needs of Alaska’s labor-intensive, high-volume commercial fishing seasons.

The Kodiak DMV, like other offices statewide, offers customers an option to book a 10-minute appointment window. Every day from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., minus the sole DMV employee's lunch break from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m., Kate Blondin is booked for a total of 40 appointments, Monday through Friday.

The school system's financial situation is only getting more dire, as politicians in Juneau scramble to figure out how to increase funding for schools. It’s submitting a draft budget to local government for approval this week.

The first cruise ship of the summer season arrived in Kodiak today, April 29. Initially there were 30 cruise ships scheduled to visit the island this year, but one Norwegian company canceled two of its vessels’ sailings, bringing the current total to 26.

According to the Alaska Earthquake Center, two separate 4.5 magnitude earthquakes occurred within 45 miles of Kodiak on two consecutive days, April 24 & 25. Those quakes were part of about ten that shook around Kodiak Island within the last five days.

Kodiak’s options for licensed child care and after-school programming has shrunk in recent years. In most cases, the main obstacle locally has been finding enough state-licensed staff to operate and sustain some of the after-school programs.

Kodiak’s St. Herman Harbor is in dire need of replacement. City officials took Alaska’s senior senator to tour its waterfront infrastructure on a recent stop to the island.

Commercial fishing is inherently competitive. But there’s one event at Kodiak’s annual commercial fishing trade show where the competition is friendly – the Fisherman’s Showcase. It’s sort of a pentathlon race where captains and crew show off their skills this year.