Jay Barrett, KBBI, Homer
Jay Barrett is the news director at KMXT in Kodiak.
Homer couple’s home and business raided by FBI, possibly in connection to Jan. 6 insurrection
A Homer couple say their home and business was raided by the FBI on Wednesday morning. An FBI spokesperson confirmed that agents visited Paul and Marilyn Heuper at Homer Inn and Spa, though described it as “a court-authorized law-enforcement activity,” and not a raid.
Storm damages Nikiski dock
The U.S. Coast Guard says about 300 gallons of diesel fuel was spilled when fuel lines were ruptured in the collapse
Traffic flow remains intermittent as Swan Lake Fire grows
The 40,000-acre Swan Lake Fire, burning northeast of Sterling, is ending its third week, now with over 500 firefighters responding.
Flood watch for Kenai River drainage as dammed lake releases
The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for much of the Kenai River drainage due to the release of water from a dammed glacial lake. Listen now
NOAA Fisheries hosts first citizen beluga count this weekend
On Saturday, NOAA Fisheries Alaska is organizing its first ever citizen beluga count in Cook Inlet. Listen now
Fleet consolidation and loss of fishing jobs a hot topic at MSA hearing
Timed to coincide with the 25th annual Kenai River Classic invitation-only fishing derby, Senator Dan Sullivan brought his Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard to Soldotna on Wednesday for a hearing on the reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Listen now
All absentee ballots counted and accounted for
Just before heading out for the Thanksgiving holiday, the Alaska Division of Elections made its final count Wednesday of outstanding ballots from the November 8th General Election. Listen Now
Retired ‘Prairie Home Companion’ host Garrison Keillor visits Alaska on summer cruise
The cast and crew of the American Public Media program “A Prairie Home Companion” cruised to Alaska this summer.
Kodiak mayor seeks answers to police body-cam policy change
The move by Kodiak Police Department to discontinue the use of video cameras attached to officers’ uniforms was a surprise to Kodiak Mayor Pat Branson and the city council.
Crew safe as Homer Seiner remains capsized off Alaska Peninsula
Four crew-members escaped safely when their fishing boat rolled over near the Alaska Peninsula on Friday. Listen now
Cause of Kodiak fire still a mystery as troopers work to identify victims
There is still no official word from authorities as to the identities of the victims of the fire yesterday morning at a remote Kodiak Island lodge that claimed one life and injured three. State Trooper spokesperson Megan Peters says Troopers made it to the site late Thursday evening, and are still working to identify the victim. Download Audio
One dead and three injured in Kodiak fire
One person is dead and three others are injured after a fire at a remote fishing lodge on Kodiak Island. Download Audio
Pletnikoff family takes city to court
The Pletnikoff family on Tuesday filed suit in Kodiak Superior Court against the city, the police department and two of the three officers involved. Download Audio
Kodiak harbor shooting leaves 1 dead
One 28-year-old fisherman is dead and another is in custody after an early Sunday shooting in Kodiak’s Saint Herman Harbor.
City releases audio, video of Kodiak police encounter with Pletnikoff
The city of Kodiak released video and audio recordings and other documents associated with the case where three city police officers are suspected of using excessive force in subduing Nick Pletnikoff, an autistic young man, in September.
Kodiak stripper boat owner guilty of sewage dumping
The owner of the Wild Alaskan, a night club aboard a converted Bering Sea crabber that had been anchored in Kodiak, was found guilty in federal court Wednesday of illegal dumping of sewage and lying to federal authorities about it.
Judge orders Kodiak to comply with public records request
A Superior Court judge this week sided with Kodiak Public Broadcasting Corporation and ordered the City of Kodiak to immediately comply with the state's public records act in a case of alleged excessive use of force by three Kodiak police officers. Download Audio
KMXT radio sues Kodiak for documents in police brutality case
Kodiak Public Broadcasting Corporation, licensee of public radio station KMXT, has filed suit against the City of Kodiak, seeking the release of public documents related to the detention, handcuffing, pepper-spraying and assault of Nick Pletnikoff, an autistic man, by three Kodiak Police officers in mid-September.
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Crawdad pie, anyone? In Kodiak, an invasive species proliferates
There's somewhat of a slow motion invasion of a fresh water crustacean happening in Buskin River and Buskin Lake. It has a hard shell, two claws and tastes great in pies.
Kodiak police respond to allegations of excessive force
Last Wednesday evening, a little after 5 pm, an autistic 28-year-old Kodiak man walked down his quiet neighborhood street to check the mailbox, as he does most days. His condition is such that it's one of the few tasks that he's comfortable executing and is allowed to do unsupervised. It's unclear what happened next, but when Nick Pletnikoff''s mother found him, he was surrounded by three Kodiak Police Officers who had pinned him to the ground and pepper-sprayed him from point-blank range.