Brian Venua

4 days ago | kmxt.org | Brian Venua

“Am I thankful for the 500 inside the BSA? Yes,” said Cyndy Mika, the Kodiak Island Borough School District’s superintendent. “Is it very much money? No. And is it less than we got from the state last year? Yes.”The state approved $680 per student in a one-time boost last year. Increasing education funding has been a massive back and forth between the Alaska Legislature and Gov. Dunleavy. The Legislature approved three bills in the last two years to increase the formula, all of which were vetoed.

1 week ago | kmxt.org | Brian Venua

1 week ago | kmxt.org | Brian Venua

Twenty Alaska high school students were part of a mass panic at the National Speech and Debate Association's tournament in Des Moines, Iowa on June 19. No major injuries were reported by the association, but at least two Alaska teenagers have minor ones. A Kodiak teen has a bruised knee after she and a chaperone were trampled during the evacuation according to Kodiak’s coach, Jared Griffin. Another kid from Anchorage also has a few bruises after helping them in the rush.

1 week ago | kyuk.org | Samantha Watson |Brian Venua |Clarise Larson |Katherine Rose

On June 14, communities across Alaska took part in a national day of protest against the Trump administration. National organizers estimated that over five million protesters showed up to "No Kings" rallies, planned to coincide with a parade in Washington, D.C. celebrating 250 years of the United States Army and President Donald Trump’s birthday.

1 week ago | kmxt.org | Brian Venua

A puppy at Kodiak’s sole animal shelter tested positive for parvovirus – a deadly disease for dogs. The shelter is now closed until further notice, according to its Facebook post. This is the second time this year the shelter has caught a case of the disease – it was closed for about a week in late February and early March. Another dog outside of the shelter tested positive for the disease around the same time. It’s unknown how any of the dogs contracted the disease.