Kirsten Dobroth

It’s been nearly three years since the deadly sinking of the F/V Scandies Rose near Sutwik Island, off the Alaskan Peninsula. Now, pieces of the ship have started washing ashore, bringing closure to some family members of the crew members lost. Seven men were on board the Scandies Rose when she went down during stormy …

A panel of federal judges last week reaffirmed a Kodiak man’s conviction for murdering two of his Coast Guard colleagues; it’s the latest legal decision after nearly a decade of back and forth in the courts. James Wells was sentenced to life in federal prison two years ago for the murders of Petty Officer First …

The U.S. Secretary of Commerce has approved six fishery disaster designations for the state of Alaska – that includes the Yukon Kuskokwim and Chignik salmon fisheries for last year. Crabbers will also see relief for this year’s Bristol Bay red king crab and Bering Sea snow crab fisheries. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game …

The U.S. Coast Guard is expanding its fleet of icebreakers and could be homeporting one of the vessels in Alaska. Icebreakers are built with thicker hulls and used to navigate the world’s icy, northernmost waters. USCG Polar Sea, a decommissioned heavy icebreaker. (US Coast Guard) The U.S. Senate voted Thursday evening to authorize the National …

“Fissions of Native Identity” is the newest exhibit at the Kodiak History Museum – and the first to be chosen based on ideas from the public. The exhibition doesn’t take up a big space at the museum, but it asks two big questions: who is Native and who decides? A new exhibition at the Kodiak …

Students at North Star Elementary School were evacuated earlier today as a precaution, according to the Kodiak Police Department, due to a “suspicious item left outside the school.” All students are safe, and parents can pick up their kids at the Bayside Fire Department, according to the police. Parents received calls and emails from the …

Emergency crews responded to a pile-up in downtown Kodiak due to icy road conditions; no injuries were reported. (Brian Venua/KMXT) A storm system that moved in from the Bering Sea on Monday dropped nearly a foot of snow on Kodiak Island and caused slick driving conditions throughout the day – including an eight car pile-up …

ABL Space Systems’ RS1 rocket on the launchpad at Kodiak’s Pacific Spaceport Complex, November 2022. (ABL Space Systems) California-based aerospace company ABL Space Systems has pushed back its launch window to early December from the Kodiak Pacific Spaceport Complex. ABL Space Systems, which is based out of El Segundo, California, scrubbed its third launch attempt …

Kodiak Island Borough Assembly members voted unanimously at Thursday’s regular meeting to dispose of the Larsen Bay school. Ownership of the facility and the parcel it sits on will be transferred at no cost to the village of Larsen Bay, which plans to use the building as a multi-use facility for residents. That includes maintaining …

Gov. Mike Dunleavy requested $287 million from the federal government last month for fishermen impacted by the Bering Sea snow crab and Bristol Bay red king crab fisheries closures. The current process of getting financial relief to fishermen is cumbersome and takes a long time, but Bering Sea crabbers are hoping the plight of the …