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Last night the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly handily dealt with all its agenda items, approved the disposal of property seized for not paying taxes, and authorized two contracts for design work. And as KMXT’s Maggie Wall reports, there assembly had a brief training on the coronavirus. Click arrow to listen to report, or …

In this newscast: The city of Kodiak puts together an incident management team to prepare the community for a potential spread of the coronavirus The Borough Assembly authorizes two design contracts, hears a report from Bayside Fire Department and awards one borough staffer Employee of the Year and Employee of the Quarter awards. Saturday is …

KMXT received this article and photo from the U.S. Coast Guard public affairs office. We’ve posted it as received. Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Lauren Dean U.S. Coast Guard District 17 Firefighter Phillip Galindo dons his gear, layering up for the unforgiving Alaskan elements. For Galindo, it’s just another day at work on the …

In this newscast: The Alutiiq Museum is preparing to help people digitize their photos of Alutiiq life and people. If you have old family photos, or even more recent ones, the museum would like to see them. They will digitize photos to preserve them and make them easier to share. And, with your permission, they …

The Alaska Legislature honored Kodiak’s Dr. Bob Johnson with a memorial citation to recognize his life’s work as a doctor, and as a supporter of the arts and humanities. The citation was passed by the legislature on Friday, according to Senator Gary Steven’s office. Johnson, known best as Dr. Bob, passed away on January …

In this newscast: An update on 2016 Pink Salmon Disaster funds, At tonight’s meeting, Kodiak City Council will consider allowing sales of marijuana edibles, and next steps to collect sales taxes for online purchases. Remote Southeast town of Pelican gets a bit of good news — they’ll get at least one ferry visit in the …

This summer the North Pacific was hit with the second marine heatwave of the decade. Mirroring the first so-called “Blob” of 2014, scientists measured ocean temperatures as more than five degrees above normal, across millions of square miles stretching from Alaska to California. The first “Blob” decimated fisheries, caused a mass seabird die-off, and spurred …

Kodiak has had quite a year with snow—and we are only mid-way through February. Despite regular dumps of new snow, we have had just one Snow Day declared at the schools. KMXT’s Maggie Wall has this report on what prompts the closure of local schools. Click arrow to listen to report, or continue …

In this newscast: Remembering Joe Floyd, a beloved coach and mentor in Kodiak who started many of the high school’s athletic programs. Floyd died this past weekend. After years of receiving corporate donations from oil and gas giant BP, Alaska non-profits will have to adjust to a new kind of giving program under Hilcorp. Arctic …

Kodiak’s athletic community lost an icon this past weekend with the passing of Joe “Coach” Floyd. Floyd and his wife Carolyn moved to Kodiak in the 1950s. He was a teacher, coach and athletic director. For many years he was Kodiak High School’s only coach and developed virtually every sport, as well as many non-sporting …