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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 …

Ballots are still being counted for the special election to fill Alaska’s lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, but a picture of the local results is beginning to come into focus. Former governor Sarah Palin was the top vote getter in Kodiak’s precinct with more than 33% of the vote, according to the …

The remains of four members of the Alutiiq community came to their final resting places at a cemetery in Kodiak this week. Members of the Sun’aq Tribe and the Alutiiq Museum gathered at Kodiak’s City Cemetery for the burial on Monday, June 6. The graveside service was led by the local Russian Orthodox church. April …

Listen to this story; The first sockeye salmon are beginning their run for the season, and commercial fishermen in one of North America’s largest fishing fleets will soon get a chance to fill their holds. Forrest Bowers is the deputy director for Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game Division of Commercial Fisheries. He says it …