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The airline industry is in dire need of pilots – and Alaska is no exception. Just this spring, Alaska Airlines became the latest company blaming an ongoing pilot shortage for canceled and delayed flights. But finding new pilots remains a hurdle, and it’s not easy to get into the cockpit of a major airline. Take …

Listen to the interview here: Several congressional candidates made stops in Kodiak over the weekend for CrabFest – including Sen. Lisa Murkowski. Murkowski was last in Kodiak – virtually – in March for ComFish, when she gave a federal legislative update with Sen. Dan Sullivan. Much of the discussion then focused on the future of …

Listen to the story: Senate Bill 33 extends tax credits through the year 2026 for salmon and herring processors in Alaska that invest in new equipment. The bill was sent to the governor on May 2, and if it’s signed into law, shoreside facilities that process Pacific cod and pollock would also be eligible for …

Listen to this story; The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s marine mammal stranding hotline received a call on Sunday afternoon about a gray whale carcass. It was spotted by a passerby near Surfer’s beach, at the southern end of the Kodiak road system. The NOAA office then called Matt Van Daele, the natural resources director …

Kodiak residents may have seen leaflets recently raising awareness for a survey on health and wellbeing. According to Providence, it’s part of an ongoing effort to evaluate the healthcare needs of a community and then work to meet those needs. “We of course have access to, you know, patient data and those who walk through …

The Kodiak History Museum has made a selection for their temporary exhibit program after a call to the public for ideas. The program is part of an ongoing effort to get the community involved in what their museum looks like. While the Museum is still in the early stage of planning the exhibit and has …

At a recent meeting, Kodiak Island Borough Assembly members discussed rolling back the emergency orders that were passed in the early stages of the pandemic – like the formation of Kodiak’s Emergency Services Council. That should have included a sunset provision, according to Assembly member Scott Arndt. “And as you can see, we’ve gone on …

An environmental advocacy group is suing the U.S. State Department for more information about a mass whale stranding that happened off the coast of Alaska nearly four years ago. Eight whales that washed up on the shores of Adak – near the tip of the Aleutian chain – back in the summer of 2018 are …

A massive new commercial building is being added to downtown Kodiak’s skyline, and the island’s nonprofit health provider is behind the 63,000 square foot development. The Kodiak Area Native Association announced its plans for the Kodiak Marketplace – on the corner of Rezanoff and Marine Way – at a City Council work session last September. …

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 …