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Regulation changes could be coming for Kodiak Island’s black-tailed deer population, including what kind of deer and how many can be taken by subsistence hunters. The proposals will ultimately go before the Federal Subsistence Board later this spring. Wildlife managers and the regional advisory council are still divided over Kodiak’s antlerless deer hunt across Kodiak …

Proceedings are underway this week in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. On Tuesday, Alaska’s junior senator Dan Sullivan voted with other Republicans to block Democrats’ attempts to subpoena documents for the trial from the White House and State Department. Sullivan spoke with KMXT last week about his concerns about the impeachment process. “I …

The Kodiak Fire Protection Area No. 1 Board [also known as the Bayside Fire Department] is seeking to cut their area’s property tax rate or mill rate by 10% from 1.5 to 1.35 mills. That decision was a point of contention during the Board’s meeting last week on March 12. Residents across Kodiak Island Borough saw …

Taxes – even just the word – can trigger a negative reaction in people. But this spring, it’s not all bad news for Kodiak’s tax-paying residents. The Kodiak Island Borough announced that their tax assessor is one of the best in the state. Assessors and appraisers can be rated in levels of one to five …

The Kodiak History Museum hired a new executive director after months of searching. Kristin O’Lear, the new executive director, is bringing over a decade of experience in museums to the job. She arrives on the island in May. “I am so excited to be in this new role and to move to Kodiak and just …

The Kodiak man who was recently convicted and sentenced for the 2012 double murder at the Coast Guard Communication Station in Kodiak filed a notice with the court on Friday that he plans to appeal the case. James Michael Wells was convicted in the murder of two co-workers in an October 2019 trial, and sentenced …

Kodiak’s trawl fleet is heading out to the fishing grounds to catch pollock in a fishery that opened Jan. 20. Julie Bonney is the Executive Director of the Alaska Groundfish Data Bank, which represents trawlers and processors. She says the trawlers are looking at lower quota level this year. “The pollock quotas this …

As warmer spring weather approaches, and the snow continues to build in the backcountry on Kodiak Island, conditions are prime for avalanches. This week the Alaska Avalanche School will be in Kodiak to provide classes for residents who want to be safe when recreating in avalanche areas. Chris Bruno, one of the instructors with the …

The Kodiak Island Borough Board of Education last night approved contracts for tenured certificated teacher for the 2020 through 2021 school year. KMXT’s Maggie Wall has more. Click on arrow to listen to report, or continue below to read. And with that the Kodiak Island Borough School District’s certificated, tenured teachers can breathe …

The Kodiak Island Borough Board of Education meets tonight to consider approval of the school’s 2020-2021 certificated tenured teacher contracts. The board reviewed the long list of tenured teachers at a recent work session and it is expected that they will approve all at one time during tonight’s meeting. The total cost for all the …