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Crew members shovel pollock on the deck of a Bering Sea trawler last year. (Nathaniel Herz/Alaska’s Energy Desk) By Nathaniel Herz, Alaska’s Energy Desk Fishing businesses across the country have suffered during President Donald Trump’s trade war against China: They’ve faced big tariffs that cut into their exports. Trump announced an effort to fix the problem …

In the midst of the Covid-19 crisis and the threat of food shortages, “sustainability” and “food security” are no longer just buzzwords to communities across Alaska. And some look to Old Harbor for answers. Old Harbor is a community tucked away in the rugged wilderness on the southeast side of Kodiak Island. It started its …

Map of Kodiak’s Service Area 1, highlighted in blue. (source: Kodiak Island Borough) The City of Kodiak is looking to significantly increase its size and population as it considers annexing two nearby areas within the next year. One area under consideration is a 2 square mile stretch from Gibson Cove to Swampy Acres, which would …

The following press release, which outlines testing and mask requirements for travelling on the state ferries, was received Wednesday afternoon from the Alaska Department of Transportation. We post it as received with minor editing. This is a breaking story and KMXT will have more information, and an explanation of the rules during local newscast which …

Louisiana's new congressional map is caught in a legal fight that could determine the balance of power in the next Congress and set up another Supreme Court test of the Voting Rights Act.

Jared Griffin presents the Midday Report featuring national headlines from NPR, and state and local stories on: Coast Guard crew from Air Station Kodiak medevacs a pregnant crewmember near St. Paul Trident Seafoods is looking to enter the kelp farming business SW AK Municipal conference has a new program to help small businesses receive aid …

Jared Griffin presents the Midday Report featuring national headlines from NPR, and state and local stories on: Kodiak’s COVID-19 count added one more case on Monday, a nonresident traveler Astra scrubbed their final rocket launch attempt The AK DOT released a proposed winter schedule for the AK Marine Highway system, which doesn’t look good for …

Kodiak’s COVID-19 count went up by one on Friday. The Kodiak Emergency Operations Center reported a new case that’s been identified at the OBI Seafoods Plant at Alitak on the southern tip Kodiak Island. The OBI processing plant has had 38 cases since July 28th. This latest case brings the total count for Kodiak Island …

Jared Griffin presents the Midday Report featuring national headlines from NPR, and state and local stories on: Kodiak families should be getting the long-awaited school reopening plan soon Yesterday’s rocket launch was canceled, with the final attempt this evening Kodiak’s rental market is holding steady Wildlife officials killed four bears on Wednesday as part of …

Kids in the ages 5-9 division burst out of the starting line for the 2019 Bear Crawl. (Photo by Bradley Pigage) Kodiak is the best place in Alaska to raise a family. That’s according to Niche, a group of data scientists and engineers who research communities in the United States, and develop report cards to …