Nicole Klauss

Staying on top of schoolwork is hard for Kodiak students on a ferry with no Internet access. The Kodiak Island Borough school board is considering an approach to fix that problem by asking the Alaska Marine Highway System to install high-speed wireless Internet onboard ferries.

Nels Jensen, 16, knows how to read, but for him the words just don't look the way they are supposed to. Now he finally knows why.

Data collected during a summer study by the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge may help put the Kittlitz's Murrelet, a rare black-and-white Alaskan seabird, on the endangered species list.

This will be the first time in seven years that the Kodiak Island Drummers have played at the state fair, although they have been asked to appear almost every year. The group has been unable to travel back due to finances, until now.

There's a new sight on Margaret Lake: Bright red buoys bobbing on its waters are part of net pens that will be home to 750,000 sockeye salmon fry until next spring.

More than two decades after a daring rescue, the Coast Guard awarded medals to a helicopter crew that saved two of six people who were aboard the sinking fishing vessel Wayward Wind.

Anticipating increased boat traffic in the north as the result of vanishing sea ice, the Coast Guard has officially launched aviation operations in Barrow.

Russian culture is an important part of Kodiak's past, and the Kodiak Russian Balalaika Players are ensuring Kodiak children learn about it.

Gary Sinise, the star of "Forrest Gump" and "CSI: NY," visited Coast Guard Base Kodiak on Monday night to perform with the Lt. Dan Band for Kodiak's military community. Kodiak was the final stop on the band's Alaska tour on behalf of the USO.

Dozens of flyswatters bearing logos of collegiate and professional sports teams have been washing up on the beaches of Kodiak island.

As global warming opens the Arctic Ocean to commercial and industrial traffic, the U.S. Navy is pushing to catch up with Russia, Canada and even Denmark in its Arctic ability. If a crisis were to happen now, the Navy lacks the ability to act in the Arctic without the help of one of those countries or the Coast Guard.

Six days after a shooting that left two Coast Guard employees dead, more than 900 Kodiak residents attended a solemn memorial service in a hangar at the city's Coast Guard base. Those who attended included Coast Guard and other military personnel, as well as residents who simply wanted to offer their support.