Brian Venua, KMXT - Kodiak
Humpback found dead near Kodiak gets Alaska’s first 2023 whale necropsy
Investigators say the whale, a female sub-adult found Sept. 25, had been attacked by predators and may have been struck by a boat.
After viral ad offering expense-free living, Alaska community will have school for the first time since 2018
To reopen its school, Karluk's tribal council posted a viral ad offering to pay a year of living expenses for two families to move there. It worked.
‘We don’t know what it is’: Scientists baffled by golden orb found in Gulf of Alaska
The orb is being sent along with other samples from the expedition to Washington, D.C. for identification.
In Kodiak, state funding cuts mean bigger class sizes and higher costs for families
The Kodiak Island Borough School District was counting on a one-time funding boost approved by the state Legislature.
A salmon glut has sent prices plunging, and economists don’t know when they’ll recover
Processors recently announced a base price of just 50 cents per pound – the lowest price in decades, when adjusted for inflation.
Senate Agriculture Committee’s ranking member visits Kodiak to talk fisheries and farms
Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., visited a co-op store in Kodiak and a farm in Ouzinkie to gain perspective on Alaska agriculture concerns.
One of the oldest – and most beloved – bears at Katmai National Park finally returns to Brooks Falls
Bear 480, a longtime Fat Bear Week contender also known as Otis, arrived at Brooks Falls on July 26 — the latest he’s been noticed yet.
Kodiak police name driver in fatal hit-and-run during tsunami evacuation
Police say Clint Moudy has been cooperating with investigators since the late-night July 15 collision. No charges have yet been filed.
Kodiak resident dies in hit-and-run during Saturday’s tsunami evacuation
Kodiak police say they've spoken with the driver who struck and killed the 45-year-old woman. No charges have yet been filed.
Pilot in deadly Kodiak Island plane crash said he made a forced landing
The Piper Cherokee went down just after takeoff from the Old Harbor airstrip on July 2, killing passengers Rod Murdock and Byron Chitwood.
Southwestern Alaska is having its cloudiest summer in 30 years, climatologists say
A low-pressure front that’s stuck over the southern part of the Bering Sea has formed clouds, which the jet stream carries east into southern Alaska.
Thousands respond to Karluk’s viral ad for cost-free living
The community is looking to pay two families with four children each to move to the village in an effort to get state funding and re-establish a school.
Navy missile cruiser stops in Kodiak during Northern Edge exercise
The USS Lake Champlain is the second naval vessel to visit Kodiak this month during this year’s Northern Edge military training exercise.
This year’s El Niño weather pattern could mean more storms for southern Alaska
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has declared this year’s climate to be an El Niño year, based on Pacific Ocean conditions.
Alaska gets $38M federal grant for climate-related housing disaster recovery
The state of Alaska recently received $38 million from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to ease the burden of climate change.
Kodiak Island Borough’s mayor becomes its manager
Aimee Williams' appointment by the Assembly ends a tumultuous job search, but leaves the borough seeking an interim mayor.
Alaska Legislature sends $300K in salmon donations to Ukraine
More than a year into the war in Ukraine, Alaska’s government is doing its part by sending aid in the form of seafood from the Last Frontier.
Kodiak seafood processing vessel fined $200K for sanitation and safety violations
The violations include murky, brown water in the ship’s drinking tanks and serving expired food to crew.
A Kodiak museum is creating a digital archive of its entire collection
The Kodiak History Museum received a $48,000 federal grant last fall to digitize its entire collection of about 2,300 items.
Providence starts ‘earn while you learn’ program to fill empty CNA positions
The Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center is one of 17 hospitals in the state trying a new program to pay potential certified nursing assistants as they train.