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KMXT Weekly WrapWeekly Wrap: July 25, 2025This week we hear about the expanding infrastructure to monitor vessels traveling in Alaska's Arctic waters, the Kodiak Police Department has nowhere to store more impounded vehicles, pet boarding facilities and pet hotels can now operate in more zoning districts within the Borough, Starlink had a global outage for a couple hours Thursday that affected Kodiak residents, and an Alaska Airlines plane was grounded after running over deer on the Kodiak runway.2025-07-2615 minKMXT Weekly WrapWeekly Wrap: July 18, 2025This week we hear a recap of the tsunami warning and later all clear in Kodiak and the Alaska Peninsula, Congress voted to cut public media funding, the state government has struggled to keep up with Alaskans applying for government benefits, and inside Kodiak's sole operational kelp hatchery.2025-07-1916 minKMXT Weekly WrapWeekly Wrap: July 11, 2025This week we hear about the vacant position for the director of engineering and facilities at the Kodiak Island Borough, the City of Kodiak approved an agreement with a new city manager, the federal government has frozen more than a million in grants that would fund KIBSD programs, NOAA has multiple research vessels conducting surveys this month, ADF&G raises catch limits for sockeye in Kodiak area rivers and some of the Kodiak Alutiiq Dancers participate in the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington D.C.2025-07-1218 minKMXT Weekly WrapWeekly Wrap: July 4, 2025This week we hear about more than half a million dollars in federal grant money slated for Kodiak College is frozen, the Alutiiq Museum's archaeology team has pieced together a historical timeline for Shuyak Island, the City approved its FY26 budget, the borough is on the hook for a quarter million dollars for school bond debt, and another dead whale washed up on Surfer's Beach.2025-07-0416 minKMXT Weekly WrapWeekly Wrap: June 27, 2025This week with host Davis Hovey, we hear about how Gov. Dunleavy's line item vetoes to education funding will impact Kodiak's school district, the city council has selected a new city manager as negotiations continue, a recap of the inaugural Kodiak Mountain Series and a report from our colleagues at Alaska Public Media about the latest on how portions of the "big, beautiful bill" will impact Alaskans.2025-06-2814 minKMXT Weekly WrapWeekly Wrap: June 20, 2025This week we hear about Alaska students being part of a mass panic at the National Speech and Debate Association's tournament, Harbormaster Dave Johnson's charges were dismissed by the state, a Kodiak dog has parvovirus, the Griffin Memorial Hospital could be used for museum storage, state land is for sale on Kupreanof Strait for the first time, and Kodiak was part of the "No Kings Day" protests on June 14.2025-06-2113 minKMXT Weekly WrapWeekly Wrap: June 13, 2025This week we hear about a dead gray whale washed up near Surfer Beach, the Kodiak Island Borough will lower its mill rate, young fishermen went through a new training program, a Kodiak fisherman went to D.C. to testify in front of lawmakers about illegal fishing, and Chiniak has a new resort.2025-06-1420 minKMXT Weekly WrapWeekly Wrap: June 6, 2025This week we hear about the Coast Guard cutter Earl Cunningham arrives in Kodiak, a Kodiak crabber illegally transported Tanners, Harbormaster Dave Johnson is arrested for assault, North Star elementary school teachers look ahead to next year as they clean out their building, the City Council denies Brechan Construction's proposal to buy land on Near Island, and two finalists for the city manager job are set to visit Kodiak later this month.2025-06-0718 minKMXT Weekly WrapWeekly Wrap: May 30, 2025This week we hear about the Alutiiq Museum reopened, Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center has a few openings, there's a new fishermen crew training course, half of Kodiak's rural school seniors were in Ouzinkie, the Kodiak Island Borough upped how much it funds education, and we look at bills Kodiak's state legislators worked on.2025-06-0121 minKMXT Weekly WrapWeekly Wrap: Mabuhay sa AlaskaThis week we have a special edition of the show. KMXT presents: Mabuhay sa Alaska, a five part feature series exploring Alaska schools recruiting teachers from the Philippines.We look at what recruiting is like, meet teachers looking to come here, learn how some already in Kodiak are navigating their new lives, learn some history about Filipino immigration, and question if hiring teachers from the Philippines leads to a brain drain.2025-05-2427 minKMXT Weekly WrapWeekly Wrap: May 16, 2025This week we hear about harmful algal blooms around Kodiak, the City Council picked its next clerk, halibut populations are at some of the lowest levels in a century, the Alaska Legislature is winding down its 2025 session, Ouzinkie is declared tsunami ready, and Kodiak Middle School's Kaci Martin, Jasper Ignacio, Neal Skonberg, Ryker Christiansen, and Cole Martin give us a preview of CrabFest. That story is featured in KMXT's Weekly Wrap thanks to a collaboration between KMS' journalism class and KMXT News staff.2025-05-1717 minKMXT Weekly WrapWeekly Wrap: May 9, 2025This week we hear about a busy cruise ship week season in Kodiak, statewide recognition and awareness events for national Missing and Murdered Indigenous People's day, the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly is preparing to sell land it owns, and a story from our partners at Alaska Public Media about the Alaska Legislature passing a budget with a $1,000 PFD which now heads to Gov. Dunleavy's desk.2025-05-1014 minKMXT Weekly WrapWeekly Wrap: May 2, 2025KIBSD plans to drain its savings, Kodiak had its first cruise ship of the season arrive this week, a handful of earthquakes rocked the island, residents held its fourth protest of the federal government in as many months, and REAL IDs will be needed for commercial flights soon.2025-05-0312 minKMXT Weekly WrapWeekly Wrap: April 25, 2025A Philippine national living in Kodiak was arrested by ICE last week, Rep. Begich focuses on reauthorizing certain fisheries bills during ComFish, Sen. Murkowski got at our of St. Herman Harbor, ADF&G Commissioner advocates for finfish farming bill, the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge's visitor center will reopen to the public next week, and the YMCA-Alaska is interested in running an after-school program in Kodiak.2025-04-2619 minKMXT Weekly WrapWeekly Wrap: April 18, 2025On this week's episode we hear about a Kodiak couple arrested for allegedly possessing 10 lbs. of cocaine, the potential bylaw change for Kodiak Electric Association to be announced at its upcoming annual meeting, NOAA plans to conduct summer surveys in the Gulf of Alaska but can't fully confirm yet, and a recap of the Alaska Congressional delegation's remarks during this week's ComFish in Kodiak.2025-04-1913 minKMXT Weekly WrapWeekly Wrap: April 4, 2025This week we hear about the Tustumena returning after its annual winter repairs, shakeups in federal agencies could change how weather data from buoys works, Flying Geese, a longtime fabric store, is closing, the Alaska Food Policy Council held its statewide food festival and conference, and Kodiak Harvest Food Coop has grown significantly in less than a decade.2025-04-0515 minKMXT Weekly WrapWeekly Wrap: March 28, 2025This week we hear about the self-help housing project in Kodiak getting funds and land, an update on the city manager search, surveys of Kodiak Island's emperor geese show the population is doing well, a look into the salvage process for the Tanusha, a tour of the Coast Guard fast response cutter John Witherspoon, and Kodiak's Emergency Services are preparing for potential impacts of a likely Mt. Spurr eruption.2025-03-2914 minKMXT Weekly WrapWeekly Wrap: March 21, 2025This week we hear about a major traffic jam, the Kodiak Island Borough is figuring out what to do with the old mental health buildings, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem visited Coast Guard Base Kodiak, the state Board of Fish changed Kodiak's herring fishery, the Danger Bay logging site on Afognak Island is reducing its workforce due to the trade war with China, and the Institute of Museums and Library Services is being gutted.2025-03-2216 minKMXT Weekly WrapWeekly Wrap: March 14, 2025This week we hear about a Kodiak herring fishery proposal being taken up by the Alaska Board of Fisheries, why two wind turbines on Pillar Mountain aren't spinning, a new Alutiiq Culture and language class & livestream in Port Lions, a bear gut jacket from a Sugpiag artist will be displayed at the Alutiiq Museum, Jessie Holmes is this year's Iditarod champion and Mount Spurr volcano outside of Anchorage is likely to erupt in the coming weeks.2025-03-1516 minKMXT Weekly WrapWeekly Wrap: March 7, 2025This week we hear about steep restrictions on fishing in Southwest Kodiak, Kodiak dogs tested positive for parvovirus, there's a new version of a bill that boosts education funding, and how the federal funding freeze is affecting Kodiak.2025-03-0712 min
The Alaska Fisheries Report from KMXTAlaska Fisheries Report 16 January 2025This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: the Juneau Assembly voted to oppose a Board of Fish proposition to limit Southeast Alaska hatchery production, story by KTOO's Yvonne Krumrey, Kodiak's tanner season has started, according to KMXT's Brian Venua, plus Andy Lusk and Maggie Nelson report on a snow crab processing deal for public radio KUCB, whose Sofia Stuart-Rasi reports about genetic diversity among populations of red king crab.
Photo: Red king crab on the deck of a research vessel. Credit: NOAA Fisheries / Erin Fedewa2025-01-1614 min
The Alaska Fisheries Report from KMXTAlaska Fisheries Report 25 December 2024This week on the Alaska Fisheires Report
with Terry Haines:
Davis Hovey of KMXT reports that the Governor plans to fund the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute next year, Brian Venua, also from KMXT, tells us that Trident's Kodiak plant has officially changed hands, Southeast crab fisheries open February 17th, according to Olivia Rose of KFSK, and Ashlyn O'Hara reports that Kenai has finally banked fishery disaster money after years of waiting.
2024-12-2714 min
The Alaska Fisheries Report from KMXTAlaska Fisheries Report 07 November 2024On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:
Davis Hovey of KMXT reports of a Prince William Sound herring fishery, KUCB's Theo Greenly notes the retirement of the Executive Director of At Sea Processors, public radio KDLL's Ashlyn OHara tells us that the Board of Fisheries won't be meeting in Kenai after all, and Brian Venua, reporting for KMXT, visits the Kodiak dock where fresh king crab are sold to the public.
Photo: Red king crab being sold at the dock in Kodiak. Brian Venua/KMXT2024-11-0714 min
The Alaska Fisheries Report from KMXTAlaska Fisheries Report 17 October 2024On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:
Trident has sold its plant in Kodiak, the last one on its chopping block, , story from KMXT's Brian Venua, who also participates in a two way with KMXT's Davis Hovey discussing the recent fisheries debate among Alaska's Congressional candidates. And Simon Lopez adds a story about challenging times for fishermen on the southern Kenai Peninsula.
Photo: Nick Begich, Republican candidate for U.S. House, speaks during a Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 debate in Kodiak. At center is Alaskan Independence Party candidate John Wayne Howe, and at right is...2024-10-1714 min
The Alaska Fisheries Report from KMXTAlaska Fisheries Report 26 September 2024This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KDLL's Ashlyn O'Hara reports on federal relief money that will finally get into the hands of Alaskan fishermen, KMXT's Brian Venua on Alaska's only crayfish derby, and Davis Hovey, also at KMXT, supplies a 2 way conversation with Nat Herz on a Peter Pan investor's successful bid for many of the troubled company's assets.
Photo: King Cove in August 2023. The Peter Pan processing facility here was among assets for which Rodger May was the successful bidder. (Theo Greenly/KUCB)2024-09-2614 min
The Alaska Fisheries Report from KMXTAlaska Fisheries Report 30 May 2024This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KMXT's Brian Venua reports on a flood of Russian fish, and on Bristol Bay's new 400 foot floater, plus Sofia Stuart-Rasi of KUCB on the Qawalagin Tribe's efforts to make mussels safe again in Unalaska.
Photo: Northline’s new processing barge Hannah. (Northline image)2024-05-3014 min
The Alaska Fisheries Report from KMXTAlaska Fisheries Report 18 April 2024This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KUCB’s Theo Greenly reports on the clamor over chum bycatch, and on Peter Pan’s mic drop, plus both Senator Sullivan and Commissioner Vincent-Lang have markets on their minds, stories by Brian Venua of KMXT.
2024-04-2614 min
The Alaska Fisheries Report from KMXTAlaska Fisheries Report 04 April 2024This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Davis Hovey reports that the only salmon buyer in Kodiak's Alitak Bay is pulling out just before the summer season begins, Brian Venua offers a story on new funding for mapping harmful algal blooms on the Oscar Dyson, and then Davis Hovey is back with a sad tale of herring gone unharvested, all produced in the shining production palaces of KMXT.
Photo: NOAA research vessel Oscar_Dyson_(R_224)
2024-04-0414 min
The Alaska Fisheries Report from KMXTAlaska Fisheries Report 28 December 2023This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KMXT's Brian Venua reports on Trident's downsizing in Alaska, plus the executive order to ban re-routed Russian seafood, Jack Darrell focuses on the Ketchikan part of the Trident pullout for KRBD, and C share reform gets final action at the NPFMC.
2023-12-2914 min
The Alaska Fisheries Report from KMXTAlaska Fisheries Report 23 November 2023This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KMXT's Brian Venua on the upcoming Kodiak tanner crab season, Sitkans gird themselves to battle green crabs as reported by KCAW's Meredith Redick, and KDLL's Hunter Morrison reports on pesky northern pike.
Northern Pike in Andreafsky river. Photo: USFWS
2023-11-2314 min
The Alaska Fisheries Report from KMXTAlaska Fisheries Report 16 November 2023This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Alaska Public Media's Kavitha George talks to Cordova kelp farmers, the Tanana Cheifs Conference weighs salmon hatcheries, as reported by Dan Bross of KUAC, and KMXT's Brian Venua chats with Undercurrent reporter Kirsten Dobroth about a somber meeting of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute.
2023-11-1614 min
The Alaska Fisheries Report from KMXTAlaska Fisheries Report 28 September 2023This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: The Alaska Department of Fish and Game kicks off its traveling bycatch roadshow, story from Brian Venua of KMXT (plus audio postcard!), and Kavitha George delves into the Yukon salmon collapse for Alaska Public Media.
2023-09-2814 min
The Alaska Fisheries Report from KMXTAlaska Fisheries Report 7 September 2023This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: The National Transportation Safety Board issues its report on the sinking of the Challenger, story and setup by Brian Venua, of KMXT, who also contributes a report about a forty year old salmon hatchery in Kodiak.
2023-09-0714 min
The Alaska Fisheries Report from KMXTAlaska Fisheries Report 31 August 2023This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Brian Venua's report on the salmon market, from KMXT, Desiree Hagen's spot on the Kotzebue salmon closure, and a stroll around a noisy Kodiak boat harbor.
2023-09-0514 min
Talk of the RockTalk of the Rock: News Roundup
On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin gathers the KMXT news team for another news roundup edition. Join reporter Brian Venua and news director Kirstin Dobroth as they recap the huge stories coming out of Kodiak these past few months, and, of course, women’s World Cup soccer.
2023-08-0829 min
The Alaska Fisheries Report from KMXTAlaska Fisheries Report 20 July 2023This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KCAW’s Robert Woolsey reports on an overabundance of sockeye in a Sitka lake, Brian Venua of KMXT on a slow start for Kodiak seiners, and his colleague Kirsten Dobroth on whether everyone can play nice in the “sandbox.”2023-07-2014 min
The Alaska Fisheries Report from KMXTAlaska Fisheries Report 2 March, 2023This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Brian Venua of KMXT reports that ASMI is helping the state distribute salmon in Ukraine, The Board of Fish votes to continue to manage 2 Chignik sockeye runs separately, story by KBBI’s Corrinne Smith, Sabine Poux reports on a possible buyback plan for Cook Inlet setnetters for KDLL, and Izzy Ross of KDLG on Area M restrictions.2023-03-0214 minTalk of the RockTalk of the Rock: News Year in ReviewJoin host Jared Griffin as he talks about news highlights from 2022 with KMXT news director Kirsten Dobroth and KMXT reporter Brian Venua.2022-12-2029 min