Katherine Irving
ReporterKatherine Irving was born and raised in Oakland, California. After graduating from Macalester College, where she dissected sharks, excavated dinosaur bones, and assisted with wolf vaccinations, Katherine dove into a career in journalism with positions at Science Magazine, Sierra Magazine, and more. Katherine loves reporting about the intersection of people and the planet, with a focus on research, wildlife, and the ocean. She is excited to call Kodiak home and delve into the stories that make this place special.
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Closures on the west side of the island aim to protect the Karluk and Ayakulik Chinook runs, which have hit record lows over the past few years. -
Scientists worry the two phenomena will result in unusually warm conditions that could damage marine ecosystems. -
On this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, Kodiak's police chief has thrown his name into the ring to be the next city manager, a potential marine heatwave could combine with an El Niño event this summer, two licenses to serve beer and wine in Kodiak have come available, and a Kodiak hatchery embarks on a mission to rehabilitate the Karluk king salmon. -
Kodiak Regional Aquaculture Association will take eggs from the wild Karluk king salmon run in an effort to save the population. -
At least 16 candidates are vying to be the next Governor of Alaska in this year’s primary election. One of those is Republican candidate and former Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson. Listen to KMXT's interview with Bronson during his visit to Kodiak on May 1 ahead of a bear hunting trip with his son: -
Kodiak has 13 potential areas: the most of anywhere else in the state. -
On this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, the results are in from annual election for KEA's Board of Directors, a bill aims to relax conflict-of-interest rules for the Board of Fisheries, KMXT's Davis Hovey sits down with gubernatorial candidates Adam Crum and Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, and a new study finds that harvested Kodiak bears are getting bigger.
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Study authors say this means managers are doing a good job of regulating the population -
On this week's episode, an unidentified boy is rescued after falling into Island Lake, the Alaska Aerospace Corporation partners with an Israeli startup, the Kodiak school board approves the FY'28 school calendar, the M/V Kennicott makes its return to Kodiak after several years, three Kodiak teenagers participated in the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards in Soldotna, and Kodiak canines get a taste of the popular sport called flyball.
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Although the calendar they approved is similar to last year's, the board also considered some more unconventional options, including a four-week winter break.
