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Close-up of defect on Survitec immersion suits. Glue attaching the zipper to the neoprene shell does not adhere well. Listen to this story; Kodiak Marine Supply is a large department store on Kodiak’s dockside, selling just about anything one might find on a fishing boat. Normally, that would include survival suits – but this year …

Charles Barker enjoys a sunny day at the beach. (Photo courtesy of Kodiak Independent Living Center.) Listen to this story; Kodiak Island’s Independent Living Center will be holding a disability pride event on Saturday, July 30 at the Buskin River State Recreation Site’s Ben Aure Shelter. It’s the organization’s first in-person pride event since the …

Marine and terrestrial weather, Alaska Dept of Fish and Game commercial salmon announcement, and local events.

Providence hospital building. Courtesy of Providence. Listen to this story; The BA.5 variant of COVID-19 is causing an uptick of cases in Alaska and around the country. Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center is still seeing cases of the virus, but patients are often less sick than in times past. Amy Corder is the incident management …

A power outage in Fairbanks is affecting KMXT’s ability to send our signal to villages on Kodiak Island. Until the issue is fixed, listeners in the villages will not be able to pick up KMXT 100.1 FM, though they can still stream the station on kmxt.org or the new KMXT app. KMXT’s signal to the …

Nearly a decade ago, HBO's The Jinx helped kick off the true-crime boom, and played a role in the arrest of suspected murder Robert Durst. Now, its follow-up series is grasping for revelations.

Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game announced earlier this week that it was increasing the bag and possession limit for sockeye salmon in the Saltery Cove drainage. Sport fishermen can now bag up to 10 sockeye per day. The changes were announced Tuesday, July 19 and went into effect Thursday, July 21 at midnight. Sockeye …

Mikael Petrosyan of Children's National Hospital says gun violence against children is preventable.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal discusses on NPR's All Things Considered how further U.S. aid would make a difference on the front lines, and the state of the war in general.

A naval chief petty officer who served on a Japan-based destroyer was found guilty of sharing classified information with a foreign government, the Navy's investigative agency said.