Davis Hovey

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:

Candidates shared opening statements, answers to questions that were crafted by KMXT's news team with help from KVOK and the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce, as well as their closing statements. Both the audio and transcript are included in this post. And the link to the Kodiak Island Borough's YouTube video is posted here as well.

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.

On this week's episode with host Jared Griffin and KMXT's News Director Davis Hovey, we break down what voters can expect from the upcoming candidate forum and fisheries debates.Tuesday, Sept. 8, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. is the local candidate forum for Kodiak Island Borough Assembly candidates.Wednesday, Sept. 9, from 7 p.m. to about 9 p.m. is the Gubernatorial fisheries debate andSaturday, Sept. 12, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. is the Congressional fisheries debate with candidates from both the U.S. House of Rep. and U.S. Senate.

On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, a New York man was convicted of scamming a Kodiak woman out of $48,000 in 2024, the Alutiiq Museum is planning a monument for the Refuge Rock massacre, Kodiak College's enrollment is up 27%, a new Kodiak horse drill team is preparing for this weekend's rodeo and state fair, a break down of this summer's pink salmon commercial season, and the Navy is constructing a new building at Spruce Cape that will likely strain the local electric grid.

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.

This year’s election features three candidates that are running for Senate District C in the Alaska Legislature to represent Kodiak Island, Homer and parts of the Kenai Peninsula. Listen to KMXT's conversation from Aug. 20 with one of those candidates: Republican Louise Stutes of Kodiak.

On today's Midday Report with host Davis Hovey, a plane crash near Seldovia killed all four onboard according to Alaska Public Media, an interview with candidate Heath Smith for state Senate District C, Dan J. Sullivan of Petersburg told KFSK that he has no plans to withdraw from the race for U.S. Senate, and Alaska Public Media reports that pest removal calls for wasps are up this summer in the Anchorage area.

This year’s election features three candidates that are running for Senate District C in the Alaska Legislature to represent Kodiak Island, Homer and parts of the Kenai Peninsula. Listen to KMXT's conversation from Aug. 6 with one of those candidates: Republican Heath Smith of Homer.

On today's Midday Report with host Davis Hovey, the latest count of Primary election results show little change according to Alaska Public Media, an interview with state Senate District C candidate Carrie Harris, KDLL reports that the state is investigating a potential oil spill in Cook Inlet, and health insurance rates in Alaska's marketplace are set to increase again next year according to reporting from ADN.