An unusual number of dying otters were found in Southwest Alaska. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service launched an investigation into what was killing these seemingly healthy animals.
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Oil response crew continues to clean up Shuyak Strait spill
Responders collected six bags of oil and are using containment booms on the remaining waste. No oiled wildlife has been reported and response crews are looking into cleaning up debris.
Teaching positions are on the chopping block in Kodiak
If the Kodiak Island Borough School District doesn’t get the funds it’s requesting from the borough it’ll have to cut about 14 teaching positions
Cleanup underway on oil spill in Shuyak Strait
Winds on Monday toppled a fuel bladder containing up to 3,000 gallons of oil off a dock on the south end of Shuyak Island, roughly 50 miles north of the City of Kodiak.
A new Baranov Museum discovery shows Russian efforts to preserve Alutiiq language
A few old pieces of paper rediscovered in the Baranov Museum’s collection are teaching local historians some interesting lessons.
January earthquake leaves Kodiak’s fire station damaged, but energizes efforts to replace it
An earthquake January in the Gulf of Alaska left the city of Kodiak’s fire station shaken and cracked. It’s also stimulated the efforts to replace the building.