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The Alaska Board of Fisheries handled more than just salmon issues while in Kodiak for its finfish meeting last month. Today we look at some groundfish issues, and on Wednesday we’ll look at sports fishing regulation changes. While the recent Board of Fisheries meeting held in Kodiak centered on salmon, the fish board addressed …

KMXT will provide live coverage of this evening’s State of the Union Address beginning at 5 p.m. It’s expected that NPR coverage will continue until 7, so that means KMXT’s schedule for today will be changed as follows: 5-7 p.m. Live NPR “State of the Union” coverage 7 p.m. Return to normal programming Note there …

In this newscast: Medical workers union authorizes a strike on Saturday, holds an informational picket outside PKIMC, Gov. Dunleavy’s chief of staff announces the administration is asking the Legislature for AMHS repairs funding, Four children lost near Nunam Iqua, a village at the mouth of the Yukon River, located by ground searchers, A Togiak resident …

Kodiak’s City Council and the Alaska Department of Fish & Game are partnering to repair the St. Paul Harbor Boat Launch Ramp in downtown Kodiak. The council formally authorized the cooperative agreement last week during its regular meeting on Thursday, March 28. According to city documents, the City of Kodiak and Fish & Game have …

Debbie Rohrer, owner and manager of the KFC/Taco Bell on Mill Bay Road, announced on Facebook late Thursday night that the restaurant would be “permanently closing its doors.” “We are saddened and disappointed it has come to this,” she wrote. According to her post, she and her brother Dan Rohrer are unable to comment further …

Fossil Beach, at the southern end of Kodiak Island road system, will be closed Friday, March 29, and Saturday, March 30, from 5-10 p.m. The Pacific Spaceport Complex Alaska at Narrow Cape announced the road closure March 28. After that initial announcement, PSCA released an update on the evening of March 29 stating Fossil Beach …

Kodiak’s herring sac roe fishery opens April 1 at 9:00 a.m. with another year of massive harvest levels. But because of continued market problems, few local fishermen are expected to participate and a surplus of fish could be left in the water. This year’s guideline harvest level is more than 8,000 tons for Kodiak’s sac …

Take a walk past a grocery store seafood counter and you might notice the little blue stickers that mark certain types of fish “sustainably caught.” As demand for environmentally-conscious seafood goes up, sustainability certifications are increasingly important. But at the same time, climate change is threatening Alaska’s longstanding reputation for sustainable fisheries. In just a …

UPDATED at 9:45 am, January 29, 2020. All schools and Kodiak College are closed today due to the weather. Air Station Kodiak closed to non-essential personnel. USCG Base Kodiak: work is canceled for Base Kodiak today. The Child Development Center is also closed. Kodiak Public Library is closed. Senior Center of Kodiak is closed and …

In this newscast: Public Works fixes gushing fire hydrant at Walmart Southeast high school basketball teams stranded in Upper Lynn Canal after engine trouble on the M/V Matanuska Environmental group protests federal money going to a timber group to assess trees in the Tongass National Forest Alaska lawmakers weigh whether to change the law that …