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It’s been a hard year for Alaska’s educators. The state legislature elected not to increase the base student allocation long term. Districts are also facing a teacher shortage, especially in rural communities. Kodiak Island Borough School District officials hoped for a higher BSA, or per pupil funding from the state, but ultimately braced for a …

A U.S. Navy Missile Cruiser, the USS Lake Champlain, docked at Kodiak’s Pier 2 over the weekend. It’s the third ship to bear the name Lake Champlain, and the second Naval vessel to visit the community this month as part of this year’s Northern Edge military training. The first was the USS Harpers Ferry on …

A drop in shares of European lender Credit Suisse sparked fears that banking turmoil is spreading around the world.

New Year’s Eve is this weekend and many folks may be planning on including fireworks as part of their celebrations. For anyone looking to start 2023 with a bang, Les and Dan’s firework store opened for the holiday earlier this week. Sarah Thompson has worked at the firework store for about 15 years. She said …

Results are in from Kodiak’s 50th annual Christmas Bird Count when avian enthusiasts gather each year for one day in December to survey the island’s bird population and send their results to the state and national Audubon Society. An Eagle found on Near Island. Brian Venua/KMXT Sixty-eight eager birders gathered on Dec. 18 to find …

Kodiak’s City Council and the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly held a joint work session for the first time since September 2021 on Wednesday. State Rep. Louise Stutes and State Sen. Gary Stevens joined the session remotely from Juneau to share their priorities going into the legislative session. The City of Kodiak sign at the Kodiak …

Thieves got away with $30 million in cash from a money storage facility in Los Angeles by breaking into the building on Easter and cracking the safe. Now detectives are seeking to unravel the heist.

"Instead of promoting unity in our church, our nation, and the world, his comments seem to have fostered division," the sisters wrote of the NFL kicker's controversial commencement address.

June 10, 2021 by Nat Herz, Alaska Public Media Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux, R-Anchorage, wraps up debate on House Bill 126 relating to a code of military justice, Feb. 3, 2016. (Photo by Skip Gray/KTOO) Former Anchorage GOP Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux faces four new felony counts of voter misconduct, state prosecutors announced Thursday. LeDoux’s former legislative aide, Lisa …

Republican House Speaker Louise Stutes of Kodiak joined KMXT’s Talk of the Rock Tuesday afternoon to discuss the upcoming special legislative session. She also touched upon her relationship with the state Republican Party’s leadership and minority Republicans in the legislature. Speaker Stutes spoke very candidly on the state legislature during her talk show interview in …