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  • Newscast — Friday, Feb. 28, 2020

    In this newscast:

    • Kodiak City Council advanced to public hearing a controversial ordinance which would allow sales of edible marijuana products.
    • Kodiak City Mayor and City Council remember Dr. Bob Johnson and Coach Joe Floyd, who died within the last month.
    • Endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales are continuing to drop in number and scientists aren't certain why.
    • Private sector barges have benefitted from the near shutdown of the Alaska Marine Highway System, but it's costing state and private citizens a lot more to ship vehicles.
    • The Anchorage Assembly is trying to figure out what to do with thousands of racially discriminatory covenants —  now illegal — that remain on the deeds of thousands homes across the city.

      • All that, plus Fish Radio, the Island Messenger community bulletin and Island Byways. Fish Radio is provided by Laine Welch at alaskafishradio.com and Byways is produced by KMXT'S Pam Foreman.

      26 min
    • Newscast — Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020

      In this newscast:

      • An update on 2016 Pink Salmon Disaster funds,
      • At tonight's meeting, Kodiak City Council will consider allowing sales of marijuana edibles, and next steps to collect sales taxes for online purchases.
      • Remote Southeast town of Pelican gets a bit of good news — they'll get at least one ferry visit in the spring, after being left off the draft summer schedule.
      • Without ferry delivery, one Southeast school district appealed to the Coast Guard for assistance with a delivery of school cafeteria food. The Coast Guard declined.
      • J.P. Morgan Chase announced on Tuesday that it will stop financing new oil and gas projects in the Arctic.

        • All that, plus Fish Radio and the Island Messenger community bulletin. Fish Radio is provided by Laine Welch at alaskafishradio.com.

        27 min
      • Newscast — Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020

        In this newscast:

        • The second "Blob" marine heat wave may have disappeared, but Alaska scientists warn, things aren't back to normal yet.
        • Several cruise ships canceled stops in Kodiak this summer amid the spread of the coronavirus.
        • Alaska State Legislature honors Kodiak's Dr. Bob Johnson with a memorial citation.
        • Towns in Southeast Alaska are struggling without ferries. One issue in particular is the question of how to handle sanitation.
        • A three-line bill would prohibit the state from selling, transferring or disposing of a state ferry without express approval by lawmakers.
        • Pebble Partnership is proposing to offset its impact on wetlands by repairing sewer systems in three communities close to the mine site.

          • All that, plus Fish Radio and the Island Messenger community bulletin. Fish Radio is provided by Laine Welch at alaskafishradio.com.

          27 min
        • Newscast — Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020

          In this newscast:

          • Remembering Joe Floyd, a beloved coach and mentor in Kodiak who started many of the high school’s athletic programs. Floyd died this past weekend.
          • After years of receiving corporate donations from oil and gas giant BP, Alaska non-profits will have to adjust to a new kind of giving program under Hilcorp.
          • Arctic Ocean temperatures are rising at rates faster than previously thought by the scientific community.
          • Sen. Lisa Murkowski talks with KRBD’s Eric Stone about breaking with her Republican colleagues in voting for a resolution to limit the president’s power.

            • All that, plus Fish Radio and the Island Messenger community bulletin. Fish Radio is provided by Laine Welch at alaskafishradio.com.

            28 min
          • Newscast — Monday, Feb. 24, 2020

            In this newscast:

            • A fire decimated an outbuilding next to a residence on Sargent Drive on Sunday morning, just below Near Island Bridge. Kodiak Fire Department had the blaze out in an hour, despite difficulties due to the cold weather.
            • Tribal officials are frustrated with the lack of movement from the state about getting rural Alaskans REAL IDs.
            • Signature gathering for the campaign to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy has officially started. The campaign needs 71,000 signatures to hold a recall election.
            • Five Italian tourists were rescued near the infamous Fairbanks city bus in which adventurer Christopher McCandless lived and starved to death in 1992.
            • The National Archives and Records Administration facility in Seattle, which houses federal records pertaining to Alaska, is slated to close. Alaska's records could be moved to California, or even further away.

              • All that, plus Fish Radio and the Island Messenger community bulletin. Fish Radio is provided by Laine Welch at alaskafishradio.com.

              24 min
            • Newscast — Friday, Feb. 21, 2020

              In this newscast:

              • The second "Blob," a massive marine heat wave across the north Pacific, appear to be subsiding for now,
              • Ketchikan city council is skeptical that a cruise-industry backed monitoring program can replace the scrapped Ocean Rangers program,
              • The M/V Matanuska won't be returning to service in early March. Repairs have yet to begin on the broken down ferry.

                • All that, plus Fish Radio, the Island Messenger community bulletin, and Island Byways. Fish Radio is provided by Laine Welch at alaskafishradio.com and Island Byways is produced by KMXT's Pam Foreman.

                25 min
              • Newscast — Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020

                In this newscast:

                • Astra CEO Chris Kemp is keeping expectations low for the upcoming DARPA Launch Challenge launch at Narrow Cape,
                • NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard talks about some Alaska-related NASA projects,
                • Gov. Mike Dunleavy calls for the Legislature to pay back the amount cut from the last few years’ permanent fund dividends,
                • Haines and Skagway schools pay for charter boats to bring students and stranded travelers home from Juneau, raising questions about who should pay for alternative transportation while the Alaska Marine Highway System is down

                  • All that, plus Fish Radio and the Island Messenger community bulletin. Fish Radio is provided by Laine Welch at alaskafishradio.com.

                  26 min
                • Newscast — Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020

                  In this newscast:

                  • Kodiak History Museum discusses the ongoing mission to preserve Kodiak's stories,
                  • Pebble Partnership leaned on Gov. Mike Dunleavy for help last summer, pleading the proposed mine was at risk,
                  • An update on the campaign to recall, after Stand Tall with Mike told its lawyers to withdraw its appeal of the recall yesterday,
                  • Sen. Lisa Murkowski calls on the state to make getting REAL IDs more accessible for Alaskans,
                  • A middle school band class in Sitka explores a technique called "soundpainting"

                    • All that, plus Fish Radio and the Island Messenger community bulletin. Alaska Fish Radio is provided by Laine Welch at alaskafishradio.com.

                    26 min
                  • Newscast — Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020

                    In this newscast:

                    • How does Kodiak's school district make the decision to close for a snow day?
                    • The organization opposing the recall campaign against Gov. Mike Dunleavy has withdrawn its appeal of the recall
                    • King Cove's Peter Pan processing plant — a major economic driver of the town — is up for sale
                    • State lawmakers are looking to extend state recognition of federally recognized Alaska Native tribes
                      • 16 min
                    • Newscast — Friday, Feb. 14, 2020

                      In this newscast:

                      • Kodiak City Council approves a lease at Trident Basin and adopts a method for sharing the raw fish tax among area governments,
                      • The Rasmuson Foundation awards the Alutiiq Museum with an unsolicited grant of $25,000,
                      • Kodiak Rep. Louise Stutes' champions an amendment to budget an additional $11.3 million to restore year-round ferry service to stranded coastal communities,
                      • The shutdown of most of the Alaska Marine Highway System has jeopardized medical care for seniors and people with mobility issues in Southeast Alaska,
                      • Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks on the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in a Senate hearing on Thursday

                        • All that, plus Fish Radio, the Island Messenger community bulletin, and Island Byways. Fish Radio is provided by Laine Welch at alaskafishradio.com. Island Byways is provided by KMXT's Pam Foreman.

                        24 min

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