KMXT Kodiak News

Kodiak is only the second city in the state to join the dashboard – the other is Anchorage. tinyurl.com/4uhacwvu

Trident Seafoods announced over the weekend that they will pay just 20 cents per pound for chums – that’s less than half of last year’s price per pound – and will stop buying salmon altogether from most of the state starting in September. tinyurl.com/4ztvwdme

The Coast Guard cutter Cypress has new leadership after officials held a change of command ceremony on Aug. 3. tinyurl.com/mvjhrhc8

Island Trails Network, which helps the city of Kodiak maintain hiking trails, has been working this summer to keep Near Island’s south-end trails usable. tinyurl.com/4vfexp2b

Last week, the National Guard armory in Kodiak was renamed to honor Daniel Lee Harmon, an Army Ranger from Woody Island. tinyurl.com/2c7y55n4

Fans feared the bear had passed away, but the elderly ursine just slept in before making his first appearance on the national park’s cameras. tinyurl.com/4d945mkv

Scott Ellis joins the crew after more than three decades as a firefighter on the East Coast. tinyurl.com/mshye4pv

ICYMI: Our website is back up and running. Make sure to visit and listen to this week's Alaska Fisheries Report. tinyurl.com/2ffvx2xh

Altogether, 2,500 attended the taping in Anchorage – the first time in 28 seasons the show visited Alaska. tinyurl.com/y46uhbnk

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Kodiak Veterinary Clinic is the only facility on the island that provides veterinary care. And the new building is a major step for improving care for Kodiak pets. tinyurl.com/38p77jc9

Sen. Lisa Murkowski introduced legislation this week that would prioritize food security and small-scale food producers in the state – including Alaska’s seafood industry. tinyurl.com/2p88vf8u

The last two years have been big for Kodiak Tanner crab fishermen. But all that attention has also renewed discussions about how to best manage – and protect – the fishery going forward. tinyurl.com/hezh42zy

Police have already contacted a suspect; they say the investigation is ongoing and no one has yet been charged. tinyurl.com/4ktfv95w

The earthquake triggered a tsunami warning for the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island just before 11 p.m. on Saturday. It was later downgraded to an advisory and was canceled altogether by 1 a.m. Sunday. tinyurl.com/2s47uxw3

This week's sun was a welcome change – forecasters say this May and June were the cloudiest in decades. tinyurl.com/2uzde975

Salmon escapement is down across Kodiak Island from last year in nearly every river. The only exception is the Karluk River, but that area is still behind historic averages for this time of year. tinyurl.com/yv5k48zs

State economists studied survey data from last year that compared the costs of living in 265 communities across the country. Kodiak topped the list nationwide for two out of the six: groceries and healthcare. tinyurl.com/38r7hf7t

Karluk's Tribal Council is looking to pay two families with four children each to move to the village in an effort to get state funding and re-establish a school. tinyurl.com/ybjypn9k

KMXT's Brian Venua caught up with Bristol Bay Fisheries Report Director Corinne Smith for an update on how the season is going on the other side of the Alaska Peninsula. tinyurl.com/45xuhhcb