KMXT Weekly Wrap

On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we hear about this year's cooler May in Kodiak and Southcentral, local fourth graders released their salmon fry into Island Lake, how high fuel costs will impact Kodiak's salmon fishermen, the City of Kodiak is back pedaling on two proposed parks projects, the city has a new interim city manager after Chris Hladick left, an interview with gubernatorial candidate Tom Begich, and the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly is budgeting $13.8 million for KIBSD for the upcoming fiscal year.

On this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, a Kodiak teenager was found dead in the Pasagshak area, the M/V Tustumena cancels sailings, Alaska vets recommend dogs get the leptospirosis vaccine, a landing craft capsized off of the coast of Narrow Cape, gubernatorial candidates Shelley Hughes and Click Bishop visit KMXT during their visits to Kodiak for Crabfest, and KMXT's Davis Hovey visits an outgoing professor at Kodiak College.

On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, details about a delay in construction at the Seward dock rerouting cruise ships to Whittier, summer salmon fishing restrictions in Kodiak Island rivers, a reversal of the Alaska Board of Fisheries rules by the state attorney general, KIBSD is paying for up to 20 of its international teachers to receive their green cards, and a special remembrance of Alaskan veterans ahead of Memorial Day on Monday from the Alaska Desk at Alaska Public Media.

On this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, Kodiak's police chief has thrown his name into the ring to be the next city manager, a potential marine heatwave could combine with an El Niño event this summer, two licenses to serve beer and wine in Kodiak have come available, and a Kodiak hatchery embarks on a mission to rehabilitate the Karluk king salmon.

On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we hear about Arctic Care 2026 visiting Kodiak Archipelago communities this month, a public comment period is open on aquaculture opportunity areas in Alaska, a conversation with U.S. House of Representatives candidate Bill Hill, a conversation with gubernatorial candidate Dave Bronson, and the City of Kodiak temporarily paused the hiring process for its next permanent city manager.

On this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, the results are in from annual election for KEA's Board of Directors, a bill aims to relax conflict-of-interest rules for the Board of Fisheries, KMXT's Davis Hovey sits down with gubernatorial candidates Adam Crum and Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, and a new study finds that harvested Kodiak bears are getting bigger.

On this week's episode, an unidentified boy is rescued after falling into Island Lake, the Alaska Aerospace Corporation partners with an Israeli startup, the Kodiak school board approves the FY'28 school calendar, the M/V Kennicott makes its return to Kodiak after several years, three Kodiak teenagers participated in the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards in Soldotna, and Kodiak canines get a taste of the popular sport called flyball.

On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we hear about a trash fire at the Kodiak Island landfill, Kodiak KINDNESS gets a surprise check from Credit Union 1, Alaska Public Media reports on the state House passing it's budget with a $1,500 PFD, KHNS reports on shipping companies like Matson increasing their rates this month, and the USDA has created an Office of Seafood to treat fishermen like farmers of the sea.

On this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, we hear about the effects of the prolonged shutdown at Kodiak's Coast Guard base, a resolution supporting the continued federal ban on Russian seafood, Old Harbor Native Corporation's new tourism business, the potential sale of the historic Orpheum Theatre, and a salmon dissection at Main Elementary.

On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we hear about the updated tsunami alert messaging for Alaskans, Bering Sea ice extent hit its highest peak in 13 years, Kodiak hunting guides weigh in on the Board of Game's recent decisions, Alaska Aerospace purchases more land at Narrow Cape, the Kodiak Island cruise ship schedule for this summer is out, and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is considering holding a mineral lease sale for seafloor mining in the Gulf of Alaska.