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Grocery store shelves in Kodiak were bare this weekend after rough weather delayed food deliveries to the island, and an emergency cargo flight filled with provisions landed in Kodiak Sunday morning to help fill the gap. Kodiak depends on barges to bring in everything from milk and meat to cereal and bread. The last barge …

Construction plans for the state’s oldest building are moving along, and it’s the first step in a bigger plan to preserve a piece of history on Kodiak Island. Members of Kodiak’s Historic Preservation Commission unanimously approved a service agreement for a new roof design for the Russian-American Magazin at a meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 28. …

Education funding has been a big part of discussions in the Alaska Legislature this session – and the uncertainty has forced tough conversations in school districts across the state. The Kodiak Island Borough School District is bracing for a flat base student allocation. A long exposure of Kodiak High School as a car drives by. …

Kodiak’s annual commercial fishing trade show ComFish kicks off in about two weeks – on Thursday, March 16. Jena Lowmaster is the executive director for the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce, which organizes ComFish each year. She said the Chamber is still finalizing this year’s schedule, which was published online this week. “We are still ironing …

Kodiak’s City Council is considering a request from the Kodiak Economic Development Corporation to join forces and jumpstart economic activity on the island. The corporation’s board members and staff pitched the idea at Thursday’s city council work session. The Kodiak Economic Development Corporation – also known as KEDC – was established back in March of …

The Skipper Science Partnership connects scientists and fishers all over the state, but received radio silence from the Kodiak Archipelago last year. Now in its third year, the program has some incentives to hear from folks with firsthand knowledge of what’s happening in the water. The Skipper Science Partnership is a free program that allows …

The state of Alaska recently received $38 million from the Department of Housing and Urban Development with the aim to ease the burden of climate change. Margaret Salazar, inside a recent build from the Kodiak Island Housing Association, Emerald Heights. March 31, 2023. (Brian Venua/KMXT) Margaret Salazar is HUD’s Northwest Regional Administrator. She oversees HUD’s …

Doug Vincent-Lang is the commissioner of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. He opened his presentation sharing concerns about Chinook and chum salmon stocks across the state. Salmon populations across most areas of the state have been struggling, with particular concerns for Chinook. Vincent-Lang says preservation is the priority amidst struggling fisheries around the …

A Family Dollar in York, Alabama is one of the few shopping options in town. But it's shuttered due to a warehouse rodent infestation.

Football is a way of life in Jackson, Mississippi. So are boil water notices. The latest water crisis has not stopped fans from filling the stands to support a local college team.