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Two Kodiak museums will be collaborating to catalog over a thousand artifacts never before seen by the public. The Kodiak History Museum and the Alutiiq Museum announced the joint project to work the biggest unprocessed collection the history museum has. All 1,100 pieces being processed were found around the archipelago between 1957 and 1962 by …

By Kirsten Dobroth, KMXT – Kodiak and Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media The U.S. House will vote Wednesday on an agreement to raise the nation’s debt ceiling, and Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola supports the deal, a spokesman said Tuesday. For other Democrats, the worst parts of the agreement the White House and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy struck Sunday …

This spring, Kodiak Island Brewing debuted a gin they’ve been working on for months. Labels are in, and the new liquor is now available at the brewery’s tasting room. It’s the business’ latest bet to bring a new, spirited customer base back after a post-pandemic dip in sales. The brewery has been experimenting with spirits …

Plastic, wood, fishing nets and buoys are just some of the waste that washes up on even the most remote parts of Alaska’s coastline. Now, programs aimed at cleaning up that marine debris are getting a funding boost from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – thanks to an influx of grant money from the …

The State of Alaska has filed criminal misdemeanor charges against a vessel operator caught illegally trawling near the south end of Kodiak Island, according to a press release filed by the U.S. Coast Guard. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Law Enforcement tipped the Coast Guard and Alaska Wildlife Troopers that a ship …

The terminal of the Trans Alaska Pipeline system is at “risk of a serious accident or incident in the near future.” That’s a main takeaway of a sweeping 180-page report that was published in April, detailing wide-ranging safety concerns at the Valdez Marine Terminal, where North Slope crude is loaded onto ocean tankers. The Alyeska …

Jazz Night shines a light on the artistry and activism of pianist and singer Hazel Scott, and the efforts to recover her legacy.

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 …

Heather Preece of the local nonprofit Kodiak KINDNESS received a national award from the United States Lactation Consultant Association last month. Kodiak KINDNESS is a local nonprofit focused on teaching parents the best ways to feed their infants; Preece is Kodiak KINDNESS’ executive director.. She said she didn’t even know her team nominated her and …

Earlier this year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration proposed listing the sunflower sea star as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The proposal comes as disease has wiped out billions of sea stars from California up the western coast to the Aleutians in Alaska. Now, the agency is asking for public comment ahead of …