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The first domestic case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, was first detected in the southeastern U.S. back in January. It’s made it as far west as Colorado since then, and spring migration season means it’s likely on the move. “With birds moving south to north this time of year, there’s the possibility that …

The Dinghy’s door was damaged by an attempted break in by a Kodiak grizzly. Photo courtesy of Kristyn Kenney. Listen to this story: In the wee hours following Monday night, the Dinghy food truck in Kodiak received an unexpected visitor looking for one of its enormous grilled cheese sandwiches. The patron stood at six feet …

ComFish is arguably Kodiak’s biggest event of the year. It went virtual in 2020, and was rebooted in-person this year. And as afternoon clouds blew in on Saturday, a small crowd gathered in the Harbor Convention Center’s parking lot to watch the Fishermen’s Showcase. Listen to the story here: The four fishermen competing in this …

Kodiak is slated to see its first cruise ships since 2019. Nick Szabo is the resident port agent for Kodiak with Alaska Maritime Agencies. He says there’s currently 15 large and small cruise ships scheduled to call in Kodiak. That’s unless COVID-19 disrupts those plans. “It just depends, if we have another variant that is …

Israeli strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah killed 22 people, including 18 children. Meanwhile, the United States approved $26 billion in aid for Israel, including around $9 billion for Gaza.

Servers and kitchen staff are in short supply and high demand on Kodiak Island. It’s led some restaurants to delay their summer openings, take out tables – and even close on weekends, and it’s a statewide problem that’s hitting restaurants right as peak tourist season begins. Restaurants in downtown Kodiak during lunch on Wed., June …

Listen to this story; Earlier this month, Amy Canavan cleaned up at the National Special Olympic Games held in Orlando, Florida. The 37-year old powerlifter from Kodiak brought home three silver medals and one bronze. One might think that participating in a national-level athletic competition might be stressful. You wouldn’t get that impression from talking …

Today, Tues., June 21, officially marks the start of the summer – although many parts of Alaska have experienced summer-like temperatures for the better part of the last month, and Kodiak Island is no exception. June temperatures have been warm and included several record daily highs. (Photo: Kirsten Dobroth/KMXT} Kodiak broke a cluster of daily …

The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly voted unanimously at Thursday night’s meeting to amend its emergency rules that were passed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic back in 2020. Assembly members had debated changes to the rules since early last month. The rule change allows Assembly members to meet virtually if a disaster or emergency has …

The Touch Tank and Aquarium at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Kodiak Lab is where kids – and adults – can get their hands on all types of squishy and slimy creatures that live under the sea. During a normal summer, the tank is open to the public six days a week. It first …