Brian Venua

Signal crayfish, an invasive species, are showing signs of stress on the population. Biologists from the Sun'aq Tribe of Kodiak share updates on their efforts and guesses what's going on.

In this week's recap with Host Brian Venua, Old Harbor has water again, Kodiak's Chamber of Commerce held its annual awards dinner, the State of Alaska is looking into an agriculture cooperative and recently published its preliminary salmon numbers statewide, and the Alaska Groundfish Data Bank was raided by state troopers.

This summer’s salmon season was the 12th largest harvest in the last 40 years. It was also the 13th lowest in value when accounting for inflation. That’s according to preliminary numbers from the state.

Cheryl Siemers (left) and Jacelyn Keys (right) in Keys' office, Nov. 18, 2025.

Matt Van Daele examines some of the gear they removed from the whale, Nov. 24, 2025.

Kodiak's Visitor Information building houses its ferry terminal as well as its Chamber of Commerce and tourism bureau, Discover Kodiak, Oct. 11, 2025.

In this week's recap with Host Brian Venua, the City of Kodiak has a new manager, an entangled humpback died near the island, Port Lions got a special delivery of salmon fillets, Kodiak residents are trying to grow fruit trees, a Kodiak farm is providing some of its milk to local families, and the Chamber of Commerce is bringing a home show back to the island after an over 30 year hiatus.

On this week's episode, with host Davis Hovey, KMXT's former news reporter Brian Venua breaks down some of the top stories he and Hovey reported on during this year. Venua's last day working at KMXT was earlier in December and KMXT is hiring for a news reporter. More information about the position can be found on our homepage - https://www.kmxt.org/about/employment.

Dan Sullivan smiles for a photo at Petersburg’s Airport Bypass Road on June 2, 2026.

A handful of the nearly 30 parakeets that Karen Rappe is fostering in her South Anchorage home on June 24. 2026. To apply to adopt a bird, contact the Alaska Bird Club.