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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 …

Many travelers are still trying to get home after a major winter storm slammed the Lower 48 and disrupted travel across the country over the weekend. Ferries and flights to and from Kodiak Island were also delayed – leading to a ripple of other cancellations. Kodiak’s Joe Floyd Christmas Tournament brings high school basketball teams …

A panel of federal judges last week reaffirmed a Kodiak man’s conviction for murdering two of his Coast Guard colleagues; it’s the latest legal decision after nearly a decade of back and forth in the courts. James Wells was sentenced to life in federal prison two years ago for the murders of Petty Officer First …

Kodiak’s biggest Tanner crab fishery in nearly 40 years is set to open on Sunday, but the fleet is standing down. Fishermen say they won’t go fishing for the prices offered by local canneries. It’s the latest wrinkle on a winter fishing season already impacted by closures and strikes. Kodiak’s commercial fishing fleet has been …

Kodiak’s tanner crab fishery opens on Sunday, Jan. 15 and it’s a whopper – this year’s harvest levels are the biggest they’ve been in nearly 40 years, and fishermen are gearing up for a big season in more ways than one. Kodiak’s St. Paul Harbor in early January, 2023 (Kirsten Dobroth/KMXT) Darren Platt owns the …

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 …

A black plume was visible from the city of Kodiak shortly after ABL’s launch attempt on Jan. 10, 2023. (Brian Venua/KMXT) This post was updated Jan. 11, 2023. ABL Space Systems confirmed that its RS-1 rocket experienced an anomaly during liftoff from the Kodiak Pacific Spaceport today. All nine of the the rocket’s engines shut …

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Chase Burningham, a marine science technician, waves aboard a helicopter as it circles over Larsen Bay, Alaska, on Dec. 5, 2022. (Courtesy U.S. Coast Guard) Santa traded his sleigh for a Jayhawk helicopter and made a special visit to Kodiak’s villages earlier this month, as part of a …

Certified nursing assistants are in short supply in Alaska. And the Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center is one of 17 hospitals in the state trying a new program to pay potential candidates as they train and hire new employees to fill the gap. Providence has 15 open CNA positions between their Providence hospital building. Courtesy …

The future of Kodiak’s Port and Harbors Advisory Board was up for discussion at Tuesday night’s city council work session. There was no clear consensus on what changes, if any, might be in store for the group, except that the advisory board is here to stay. Tuesday evening’s work session included discussion of a draft …