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A Kodiak woman has been named to the National 4-H Hall of Fame. The Cooperative Extension service at the University of Alaska Fairbanks says that the honor goes to Marie Rice, a long time 4-H member and leader. If you hear it from her friends, it’s a wonder she didn’t get the honor sooner. “I …

Stay tuned for the midday news report with host Terry Haines. Today topics include: The Kodiak region has sees it’s second COVID-19 case this week, with currently 13 cases classified as active. Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz resigns over “unacceptable personal conduct” A watchdog group hopes lawsuit will shake loose more evidence of lost revenue from …

Al Gross stopped in Kodiak Monday along the campaign trail for Dan Sullivan’s senate seat, after participating in the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce’s fisheries debate that Saturday before. Gross stumped below the gazebo on Kodiak’s dock to a standing audience shielded from the rain under a tent. He made an appeal to Kodiak’s working community, …

Kodiak’s only sea cucumber fishery has run into a new problem this year. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game says the cucumbers are fine; the allotted yield is the same 120,000-pound figure it was last year. It’s the divers actually. Typically, there are over 20 divers who take the plunge every season in October …

Stay tuned for the midday news report with host Terry Haines. Today topics include: Al Gross visits Kodiak to talk with voters. An update on Kodiak’s Covid-19 count. What is Kodiak Harvest Food Coop and what are their plans Navy’s plans for exercises and maneuvers in SE.

The COVID-19 count for the Kodiak region is now up to 95 cases since April. The Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization reported a new case today (Tuesday) involving a Kodiak resident. There is no information available yet on how this person contracted the virus. The emergency services group would only say that the case is …

The Kodiak Chamber of Commerce’s U.S. Senate debate is the only Alaska political forum of its kind devoted exclusively to fisheries. And Saturday night’s showdown between Senator Dan Sullivan and his challenger, Al Gross, had some heated exchanges. “If this was a Nascar race, you would have corporate sponsor patches all over your jacket,” said …

After years of hard work, a young Kodiak man has achieved an award of high national esteem. No one on the Kodiak Island has ever received such an honor—and all before completing his first year of college. KMXT’s Dylan Simard tells us, the award is given by congress. It’s known as the Congressional Award, …

The Coast Guard rescued two men Sunday afternoon, after their skiff capsized in Sitkinak lagoon, approximately 85 nautical miles Southwest of Kodiak. Rescue team member lowered to the water from a helicopter. Photo courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard. Both men were rescued from the water by a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk from their craft, and …

Please note: This story has been updated to include a late breaking development from the Kodiak Island Borough clerk’s office, to assist voters who did not receive mail in ballots. Elections are never easy in Alaska’s smallest communities. And this election day is especially problematic in the Kodiak Island Borough’s outlying communities. As of Tuesday’s …