About 200 people lined downtown with signs sharing disapproval for President Donald Trump. It's the fifth protest this year, and second-largest one so far.

Some of the larger ticket items include roughly $13 million for education support, $6 million for the debt service and $2 million for the Kodiak Fisheries Research Center.

All the finalists have at least two decades of experience working with various municipal governments in a variety of roles, not just as city managers. Three out of the five have worked in Alaska communities. But none have lived or worked in Kodiak.

The Alaska Legislature’s session ended on May 20 after lawmakers passed the capital and operating budgets. Before those final hours, Kodiak’s legislators pushed forward bills on topics ranging from a world trade committee to commercial boat registration.

Alaska school districts hiring from the Philippines are taking some of the country’s best and brightest teachers. It’s a win for Alaska kids, but what does that mean for students back in Southeast Asia? KMXT’s Brian Venua explores brain drain and brain gain in Part 5 of his series, Mabuhay sa Alaska.

Alaska school districts are hiring teachers from the Philippines, but it’s not the first time employers in the state have looked to the island nation to address a labor shortage. In part 4 of Mabuhay sa Alaska, KMXT’s Brian Venua reports that this is just the latest wave in more than a century of ebb and flow.

The Borough Assembly is scheduled to finalize the fiscal year 2026 budget at its June 5 meeting, after a public hearing. The meeting is also set to also include certifying and levying property taxes.

About 60 people stood around "the Y" once again to share their frustration with President Donald Trump and his administration. Attendance has varied, but organizers say they want to keep going.

The school system's financial situation is only getting more dire, as politicians in Juneau scramble to figure out how to increase funding for schools. It’s submitting a draft budget to local government for approval this week.

Kodiak’s St. Herman Harbor is in dire need of replacement. City officials took Alaska’s senior senator to tour its waterfront infrastructure on a recent stop to the island.