Newscast — Wednesday, March 4, 2020

An episode of the KMXT News podcast, hosted by KMXT, titled "Newscast — Wednesday, March 4, 2020" was published on March 4, 2020 and runs 25 minutes.

March 4, 2020 ·25m · KMXT News

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Summary

In this newscast: Kodiak College Interim Director Betty Walters says the school will continue to serve the community despite budget woes in the University of Alaska system. The Alaska House passed the state budget on Tuesday along caucus lines. After touring ferry headquarters in Ketchikan, Kodiak Rep. Louise Stutes says the Alaska Marine Highway System is in poor shape. A Kaktovik man was sentenced to three months in prison for wasting a polar bear he shot outside his house. Kaktovik is seeing more visits from bears as the climate warms and their sea ice habitat melts away. All that, plus Fish Radio and the Island Messenger community bulletin. Fish Radio is provided by Laine Welch at alaskafishradio.com.

Episode Description

In this newscast:

Kodiak College Interim Director Betty Walters says the school will continue to serve the community despite budget woes in the University of Alaska system.
The Alaska House passed the state budget on Tuesday along caucus lines.
After touring ferry headquarters in Ketchikan, Kodiak Rep. Louise Stutes says the Alaska Marine Highway System is in poor shape.
A Kaktovik man was sentenced to three months in prison for wasting a polar bear he shot outside his house. Kaktovik is seeing more visits from bears as the climate warms and their sea ice habitat melts away.

All that, plus Fish Radio and the Island Messenger community bulletin. Fish Radio is provided by Laine Welch at alaskafishradio.com.