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KMXT Weekly Wrap

Weekly Wrap: Oct 31, 2025

By Brian Venua

Published October 31, 2025 at 2:33 PM AKDT

In this week's episode with Host Brian Venua, near record winds in Kodiak, Caroline Roberts will remain on the borough assembly, Kodiak schools have fewer students, there will be no Tanner crab fishery for Kodiak, Highmark Marine Fabrication is taking more control over the City of Kodiak's shipyard, United Fishermen of Alaska held a meeting on the island — a first in over 20 years, and the Alaska Desk's Shelby Herbert talks about support for the military amid a government shutdown.

KMXT Weekly Wrap

Brian Venua

Born and raised in Dillingham, Brian Venua graduated from Gonzaga University before ultimately returning to Alaska. He moved to Kodiak and joined KMXT in 2022. Venua has since won awards for the newsroom as both a writer and photojournalist, with work focused on strengthening community, breaking down complex topics, and sharing stories of and for the people of the Kodiak Archipelago.<br/><br/>Contact him at brian@kmxt.org

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