Local News
LatestWrangell Assembly preview: planned unit developments, land sale and the general fund budget
by Colette Czarnecki | Jun 24, 2025
Wrangell’s borough assembly will consider amending the municipal code to expand housing options at today's assembly meeting. This will include adding a chapter covering PUDs, or planned unit developments. The review began in 2021 and there were multiple work sessions since. During the June 19 Planning and Zoning meeting, the commission voted to adopt the final draft code for PUDs to exist on a minimum of one acre in Wrangell. PUDs are known to be efficient, creative and are located on private property under a single ownership.
Wrangell woman charged for sexual abuse of three minors
by Colette Czarnecki | Jun 18, 2025
Alaska state prosecutor Whitney Bostick charged a Wrangell woman with three felonies for an alleged sexual abuse act on three minors aged 13-15 years old.
Southeast News
LatestSitkans rally in opposition to proposed public lands sale
by KCAW Sitka | Jun 23, 2025
Saturday’s (6-21-25) rally in Sitka was large, but quiet. Organizers arranged for a drone to film...
Pickup truck destroyed in early morning blaze
by KCAW Sitka | Jun 23, 2025
A pickup truck caught fire and burned in the 1300 block of Halibut Point Road early Monday...
Talk On The Rock
LatestTalk On The Rock: Solvay Gillen, Director of the Wrangell Sr. Center
by kstkadmin | Jun 10, 2025
Episode 57: Solvay Gillen and her young assistant stopped by KSTK to talk about all of the...
Talk on the Rock: Krizz Kaliko on mental health and music
by Colette Czarnecki | May 20, 2025
Episode 56: Latoya Adams first stopped in KSTK to talk about and introduce Kansas City's hip-hop and country artist Krizz Kaliko. He's putting on three keynote events with the Wrangell Cooperative Association's Bouncing Back program in relation to mental health and the 2023 landslide that devastated the community. He also briefly chatted about his transition from hip-hop to country music and what that's been like for him.
Community
LatestRecreation and Road Report
Jun 23, 2025
Listen to, or read, the Recreation and Road Report for June 23 through 27.
Bouncing Back with Yazmin Adams
Jun 23, 2025
Join Yazmin Adams and Cindy Sweat in conversations about mental health with some great music mixed in the conversation. Find all of the episodes here.
Alaska News
LatestAlaska News Nightly: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
by APRN News | Jun 24, 2025
Interior firefighters welcome rain but expect more lightning-caused fires later this week.
Interior wildfires slowed overnight, but rainy weather is ‘just a respite’
by APRN News | Jun 24, 2025
Officials still don’t know how many structures have been lost, but the Bear Creek Fire near Healy...
The Anchorage Assembly is weighing whether to criminalize homeless camping
by APRN News | Jun 24, 2025
Three Assembly members are proposing to make unauthorized camping on public lands a jailable...
NPR
LatestRFK Jr.’s picks for CDC vaccine advisers meet this week amid controversy
Jun 25, 2025
For the first time since Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. replaced all the members of the...
Why America’s giant bunker-busting bombs may have failed to reach their target
Jun 25, 2025
Reaching Iran’s most fortified nuclear enrichment site is a challenge, even for the...
Why a war in the Middle East hasn’t sparked an oil crisis
Jun 25, 2025
Global crude oil prices are now lower than they were before Israel attacked Iran earlier this...
Borough Assembly Meeting
LatestWrangell Borough Assembly Meeting 6/10/25
Jun 11, 2025
Follow the agenda and listen to the Wrangell Borough Assembly Regular meeting of 6/10/25 here.
Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting 5/27/25
May 28, 2025
Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Location: Borough Assembly Chambers6:00 PM CALL TO ORDERa. PLEDGE OF...
Wrangell Borough Assembly meeting – May 13, 2025
May 14, 2025
Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Location: NOLAN CENTERWork Session from 6:00 – 7:00 PM | Regular Assembly...
