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A humpback whale was found dead near Kodiak Island on Sept. 25. Federal and tribal workers brought the corpse to a nearby island the next day to try to determine the cause of death. It’s the first whale necropsy in Alaska this year and biologists hope it could help explain why local humpback populations seem …

As America tries to come to terms with its complicated racial past, efforts are underway to remove all eponymous bird names and to "decolonize the birding experience" to include more Black people.

The FAA says it is investigating a whistleblower's claims about flaws in the assembly of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner. The company calls those allegations inaccurate, and insists the plane is safe to fly.

The Clifford family was as prepared as possible to welcome Terrance the octopus. But there was one thing they missed: she was pregnant. And then she laid a whole lot of eggs.

Summer has had a slow start from Southcentral Alaska, down to Kodiak, all the way out the Aleutian Chain. Slower than it’s been in decades. “By climate model analysis, we’ve had less sunshine this May and June combined than any May/June in the last 30 years,” said Rick Thoman, the Alaska climate specialist at the …

Most Alaskans can attest to paying a lot at the grocery store. But data released last week by Alaska’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development in its monthly economic newsletter Trends, suggests food prices in Kodiak could be the highest in the country. A new article from state economists uses survey data from 265 that …

Economists sent 83,000 fake job applications to a slew of major U.S. companies, and found that the typical firm favored white applicants over Black ones by around 9%.

This post was updated Jan. 17, 2023. Kodiak’s Tanner crab fishery opened yesterday, but the fleet is continuing to stand down. Local fishermen and canneries in Kodiak haven’t come to an agreement on price – and this year’s harvest may end up being processed off the island. Boats stacked with empty crab pots sit in …

Brian Venua/KMXT Food insecurity has risen on Kodiak Island recently. It comes as food stamps and other state-provided aid have been unreliable for months, leaving folks in need to rely on food banks more than normal on the island. Majors Dave and Lola Davis work for the Salvation Army in Kodiak. Dave says the need …

New Year’s Eve is this weekend and many folks may be planning on including fireworks as part of their celebrations. For anyone looking to start 2023 with a bang, Les and Dan’s firework store opened for the holiday earlier this week. Sarah Thompson has worked at the firework store for about 15 years. She said …