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At 7:33 p.m. on Wednesday evening, the Alaska Earthquake Center detected a magnitude 5.2 earthquake. No tsunami warning was generated. The quake 73 miles east of Chignik occurred only 90 miles away from the epicenter of an 8.2 quake from last July. Alaska Earthquake Center senior scientist Natalia Ruppert says seismologists suspect they were linked. …

During a meeting on the 19th in Anchorage at the Federal Building, a panel of politicians and other high ranking figures in Alaska got the chance to address Interior Secretary Deb Haaland. Among them were representatives from the Alaska Oil and Gas Association, Rasmuson Foundation, Alaska Federation of Natives, and the Alaska Municipal League. Representing …

Some 20 aspiring kelp entrepreneurs got hands-on experience on Thursday processing ribbon and sugar kelp in a few different ways. Some are involved in pilot growing programs scattered around the Alaska coast, some are involved in recently opened farms- all of which are convinced that they are slicing, grinding, brining and freeze drying the crop of …

The Kodiak City Council voted at its Thurs., April 14 meeting to approve a $207,000 contract with AIM Maintenance LLC for the installation of four free-standing public toilets. There are currently no public toilets in Kodiak, and City Manager Mike Tvenge said the new restrooms would be a big improvement. “Installation of the Portland Loos …

Every parent wants their children to succeed in school, but not every parent is in the same position. Getting support from a school district can be a daunting task; the Kodiak Island Borough School District’s new Family Resource Center is hoping to make it a bit easier. Superintendent Larry LeDoux says that the goal is …

There’s a new pint-sized exhibition on display at Kodiak’s downtown brewery. The Kodiak Maritime Museum’s exhibition is called “Water Haul,” and features art inspired by and for the commercial fishing industry. Catie Bursch is an artist from Homer. She’s been an Alaska commercial fisherman for more than three decades with her family in Bristol Bay. …

City officials in Kodiak are moving forward with an ambitious plan to rethink the community’s decade-old waterfront master plan. The city has already identified some areas – like Near Island’s St. Herman Harbor – as high priority for upgrades. City Manager Mike Tvenge said there’s a lot of interest, noting the standing room only crowd …

Kodiak’s Coast Guard Base is getting a major influx of federal infrastructure money. The Coast Guard received $429 million from the bipartisan infrastructure bill signed by President Biden last fall. Speaking during ComFish’s legislative forum Thursday in Kodiak, Sen. Lisa Murkowski said most of that money is coming to Kodiak. “Out of the $429 million …

Kodiak’s annual commercial fishing trade show ComFish kicks off in-person and virtually on Thurs., March 23. The event typically brings together a mix of vendors, fishermen, lawmakers and scientists to discuss and celebrate the state of Alaska’s fisheries. And one topic is top of mind at this year’s conference: climate change. “For years now we’ve …

Jay Barrett in the KYUK-Bethel newsroom in 1996. (Photo: Martha Scott/KDLL) By Sabine Poux | KDLL Veteran Alaska journalist and KBBI news director Laurence Jay Barrett died Thursday, March 17, at his home in Homer. He was 60. If you’ve ever turned on a radio in Alaska, there’s a good chance you’ve heard Jay Barrett’s …