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This story comes to us from Hope McKenney at KUCB in Unalaska. (KUCB.org) A note to listeners … This story includes intense descriptions of the sinking and may be upsetting to some. It’s been just over a month since the F/V Scandies Rose sunk west of Kodiak. Two fishermen were rescued wearing gumby survival …

Kodiak area sport fishing enthusiasts will find a few new additions to the sport fishing regulations that are expected to make for a better experience. That comes after the Alaska Board of Fisheries approved several sport fish proposals at last month’s finfish meeting here in Kodiak. KMXT’s Maggie Wall has more. Click arrow to listen …

The Kodiak Island Sportsman’s Association wants to establish a new lease with the borough to operate the island’s main outdoor firing range. The KISA also operates an indoor shooting range off of Monashka Bay Road, north of city limits. But last week on April 4 the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly voted no on a five-year …

Kodiak’s annual commercial fisheries trade show, ComFish, is April 10-13. Ellen Simeonoff is the executive director of the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce, which organizes the trade show. It’s her first year lining up the booths and contacting presenters but she said she was grateful for help from the ComFish Committee. “They help determine the blueprint …

Federally qualified subsistence deer hunters in the Kodiak Archipelago will be able to take four black-tailed deer annually. Hunters are currently only allowed three deer between August and the end of January. That was part of the proposal passed by the Federal Subsistence Board at its meeting in Anchorage this week, April 2-5. Thursday, April …

Over 100 Kodiak High School students walked out of classes April 4 as part of a statewide protest over Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoing SB 140, a bill that would have permanently increased education funding. Students walked from the front entrance of the high school, down Mill Bay Road, and between Main Elementary and …

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 — …