The fishing vessel Tanusha capsized in January off Kodiak Island. Its crew was hoisted to safety, and now the salvage process is underway. Here's what removing the wreckage from the 58-foot vessel looks like:

Emperor geese populations have struggled across the state, but the ones nesting near Kodiak seem to be prospering. Biologists are working to verify the local flock’s growth in surveys.

It's the newest fast response cutter stationed at Base Kodiak and is hosting tours of the vessel on March 29 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. It will be officially commissioned on April 3.

Scientists say the mountain, which is 80 miles west of Anchorage, is likely to erupt in the coming weeks, but can’t predict when. If it does, several factors will affect the amount of ashfall that hits Southcentral Alaska and Kodiak.

The Florida-based hiring firm plans to post a recruitment profile on its website by the end of day on April 4, accept applicants through May and have final candidates ready for the city to interview in June.

Kodiak Police responded to two incidents, troopers backed them up after one suspect resisted arrest. Local police say they’re also investigating an alleged theft of services and an assault.

A self-help housing project in Kodiak is one step closer to reality after the City Council passed a resolution to sell 6 acres of land near the municipal airport to the project. The council had committed to selling that land last fall, but was waiting on the project’s partners to secure the money for purchasing the property before transferring it.

The Institute of Museum and Library Services is another victim of the Trump administration’s executive order cuts on March 15. The service provided Kodiak nonprofits hundreds of thousands of dollars in recent years.

Kodiak’s herring fishery has been extended and broken into new seasons, for sac roe and for food and bait. That’s after the Alaska Board of Fisheries approved changes to the fishery at its statewide shellfish meeting in Anchorage March 11 - March 16.

A downed fiber optic line near Kodiak’s state airport caused a major traffic jam on Mar. 19 on the only road south of town. KMXT’s Davis Hovey talked to Reporter Brian Venua, who was one of dozens of drivers stuck in the jam.