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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research vessel Oscar Dyson left its homeport in Kodiak on April 1. The boat mostly provides insight into Alaska’s fish populations, from the Gulf of Alaska to the Bering Sea. The Oscar Dyson docked at Kodiak’s Pier 2 on March 31. Most of the day was foggy and misty …

In this newscast: Katmai National Park is proposing requiring permits for visitors to the Brooks River Corridor, a popular spot for bear-viewing, Ferry Matanuska remains broken down in Juneau, with more than two dozen passengers and their vehicles stranded, Bethel GCI customers experienced intermittent internet connectivity possibly due to a cable break in Cook Inlet …

Electric rates in Kodiak will increase by 12.5% starting April 1. That’s after the Kodiak Electric Association’s Board of Directors approved the utility provider’s first rate hike in 30 years at their meeting last week on March 28. That means the average resident will see a monthly bill later this month that costs about $12 …

In this newscast: Kodiak receives nearly two feet of snow in 24 hours — longtime residents say that’s how winters used to be, MH-60 Jayhawk crew from Air Station Kodiak medevac a badly burned fisherman from near St. Paul Island, Flight repatriating American citizens from Wuhan, China stops in Anchorage amid spread of coronavirus — …

In this newscast: Blizzard updates for Kodiak, Gulf of Alaska cod appear close to losing the Marine Stewardship Council’s sustainability certification, UAA sees a 10 percent drop in enrollment this fall, Pelican and Tenakee Springs react to a draft AMHS ferry schedule with no service for their remote island communities All that, plus Fish Radio …

A retired U.S. Air Force Colonel is the new president and chief executive officer of the Alaska Aerospace Corporation, which oversees Kodiak’s Pacific Spaceport Complex on Narrow Cape. John Oberst was announced as the head of the state-owned corporation last month on Feb. 26. Oberst has 30 years of military service, during which he was …

The village of Old Harbor, on the southeast side of Kodiak Island, is one step closer to building a hydroelectric facility that would power the entire community of roughly 200 people. The rural energy project is getting a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to help fund construction. Last month on Feb. …

OBI Seafoods announced earlier this month [March 8] that it would not be buying salmon from the setnet fleet in Kodiak’s Alitak District. The decision does not affect the area’s seine fleet. Less than three months before the commercial season opens, dozens of fishers are reeling from the surprise announcement. On a Friday evening earlier …

Three problem bears were killed last week. Each one was caught eating garbage from a dumpster on Selief Lane, according to Fish & Game area biologist Nate Svoboda. KPD shot the third one on Selief Thursday night, though it wasn’t immediately killed. “It’s my understanding that once again the dumpster was left open,” Svoboda said. …

In this newscast: Three problem bears killed last week, all near the same dumpster on Selief Lane KEA’s Upper Hidden Basin Diversion Project providing water security for Kodiak Ferry Kennicott will be delayed getting back to Kodiak in April State Village Public Safety Officer working group adopts final recommendations Bethel Rep. Tiffany Zulkosky hopes to …