Jared Griffin

Host Jared Griffin speaks with Nancy Castro, of the Association of Latin Women in Alaska (ALMA), about Hispanic Heritage Month, ALMA programming, and the growing Hispanic community in Kodiak. Listen here: If you’d like to support ALMA’s work, contact them at: almainkodiak@hotmail.com or 907-942-2479

A power outage in Fairbanks is affecting KMXT’s ability to send our signal to villages on Kodiak Island. Until the issue is fixed, listeners in the villages will not be able to pick up KMXT 100.1 FM, though they can still stream the station on kmxt.org or the new KMXT app. KMXT’s signal to the …

Host Jared Griffin talks to members of Kodiak Arts Council’s Kodiak Youth Theatre production of “The Doctor in Wonderland.” Members of the cast and crew joining Griffin were Kylie Eaton, Ruby Gandel, Delaney Glenn, Al Hartt, Ronan Hinman, Serabella Jones, and Amelia Transano. Performances are Friday, June 29 at 6pm and Saturday, June 30 at …

Ships deploy a boom in Women’s Bay on August 12 to contain a 300-foot sheen believed to be from shipwreck disturbed by July 28’s massive earthquake some 260 miles away. (Photo by Judy Heller via KMXT) by Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska A shipwreck from decades ago has begun leaking diesel fuel off Kodiak Island. Environmental officials suspect last …

U.S. Census data released today (THURSDAY) revealed the changing race and ethnic demographics of Kodiak Island. It tells a story of the island’s overall shrinking population, despite growth in Kodiak’s racial minority communities. The White population in Kodiak, for instance, plummeted by 12% since 2010, making the borough’s overall population exactly 50% White and 50% …

A U.S. District Court judge today [Friday] sentenced commercial fisherman James Aaron Stevens of Kodiak to six months in federal prison and a $1 million fine for falsely labeling fish in violation of the Lacey Act. Stevens pleaded guilty to the charges in November 2020 after an investigation by NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement. Stevens …

Kodiak has crossed 100 active COVID-19 cases for the first time since late 2020. The Kodiak Emergency Operations Center announced 34 new cases today (FRIDAY), bringing the total active case count to 105. Three people are currently hospitalized in Kodiak. Half of the 34 new cases are close contacts of previously reported cases. Only two …

The Kodiak Emergency Operations Center announced this (THURSDAY) afternoon that they have raised the community risk level from green to yellow. According to the EOC’s Community Mitigation Plan, the yellow risk level indicates a “Pandemic Alert Period”, prompting mask recommendations and limiting gatherings of people to fewer than 20 people. However, the EOC said that …

Sockeye counts at the Buskin Lake weir as of June 11, 2021, indicate numbers far from escapement goal of 5,000-8,000 sockeye. (ADF&G) The Buskin River will close for sockeye salmon fishing. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced today (Friday) that only 114 sockeye have passed through the weir at Buskin Lake. The ten-year …

Capt.John Mayer, one of the Tustamena ferry’s two captains. Masks will no longer be mandated in outdoor maritime areas. The Coast Guard announced today (Friday) that they have received permission from the CDC to no longer enforce the mandate that requires anyone travelling on commercial maritime vessels, including ferries, to wear a mask in outdoor …