KMXT Weekly Wrap

This week we hear about the City of Kodiak's main recreation center's name change continuing to be pushed back, City Fire Chief Frank Dorner announces his upcoming retirement, the Alaska Seafood Task Force holds its final meeting before giving recommendations to the Legislature, a small business celebrates a year in the Kodiak Marketplace, two cases of whooping cough confirmed in Kodiak schools, and a teenager has been indicted on charges of assault in relation to the White Sands beach explosion that injured almost a dozen youth last month.

This week we hear an update on the lawsuit between KANA and the borough, symptoms of a shrinking population, how climate change is affecting Kodiak, staffing issues on Base Kodiak, and a grow-your-own program for firefighters.

This week we hear about a potential plan to enforce parking limits at Kodiak's state airport, the current renovations and changes underway at the Kodiak Harbor Convention Center, an upcoming seafood marketing conference in Anchorage next week, American Seafoods gave thousands of dollars to Kodiak nonprofits, the upcoming Board of Fisheries meeting features four proposals that could further restrict or even close the pollock trawl fishery in Prince William Sound, and a guest story from our partners Alaska Public Media about a recount of votes for Ballot Measure 2 in this month's state election.

This week we hear about plans for Kodiak's convention center, the upcoming "All Hands on Deck" conference, a recap of a poor commercial salmon season around the island, a federal grant to bolster kelp farms in Southwest Alaska, U.S. Supreme Court justice speaks to KHS students, and an update from one of the burn victims badly burned during a recent explosion at White Sands Beach.

This week we hear about the explosion at White Sands, a threat at Kodiak High School being found not credible, $11 million in federal funds as well as a new cutter headed to Kodiak, the Alutiiq Museum will revamp its library, and the harvest limits for the 2025 Tanner crab season has been set.

This week we hear results from the general election, snow plowing service north of town, The Tustumena Replacement Vessel getting delayed, herring fisheries in Prince William Sound, and red king crabs being sold in and cooked by Kodiak residents.