Local News
LatestKetchikan, Wrangell join forces to revitalize Southeast’s maritime industry.
by kstkadmin | Apr 6, 2026
The City and Borough of Wrangell and the City of Ketchikan have adopted a joint resolution to establish a Maritime Prosperity Zone. They’re looking to build upon their strengths – from shipbuilding to port infrastructure to maritime logistics. Each community has deepwater access, has developed expanded maritime industrial infrastructure and uses low-cost renewable hydroelectric power.
Southeast back to an average harvest goal for king salmon after last year’s low
by Angela Denning, CoastAlaska | Apr 3, 2026
Fishermen in Southeast Alaska will be able to harvest about 70,000 more king salmon this season than last year.
Southeast News
Latest‘Hearing our language is like medicine to us’: new book features Tlingit Raven stories in original language
by KCAW Sitka | Apr 8, 2026
“Yéil Kundayaayí, Adventures of Raven” in the SHI store. (Courtesy of Mircea Brown) Nonprofit...
KIC overcomes first hurdle in bringing healing center to Ketchikan
by KRBD Ketchikan | Apr 8, 2026
The Ketchikan Indian Community recently purchased and plans to convert the former Salmon Falls...
Talk On The Rock
LatestTalk on the Rock: Wrangell Police Chief on fraud and law enforcement in a small town
by Colette Czarnecki | Apr 7, 2026
Episode 90: Wrangell’s Police Chief Gene Meek chats with KSTK's news director Colette Czarnecki on all kinds of fraud, the police department's staff and the current public safety issues they're focusing on. Meek says with fraud, it's always important to take a step back and not act on impulse.
Talk on the Rock: Olivia Strano on the second annual Milk Run Music Festival
by Colette Czarnecki | Mar 31, 2026
Episode 89: With a month left until the second annual Milk Run Music Festival, founder Olivia Strano chatted with KSTK's Colette Czarnecki on what event goers are to expect. Strano said the festival has grown over the year, with more bands, equipment and workshops.
Community
LatestBouncing Back with Yazmin Adams
Aug 22, 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
LatestAfter Alaska’s coldest winter in a half-century, El Niño warmup is coming
by APRN News | Apr 9, 2026
In the shift to spring, the melt is on across the state, but a bigger shift is coming, as...
The Anchorage Weekender: ‘Dino-Day,’ home improvement workshops and 5 other local events
by APRN News | Apr 9, 2026
Does the sunny weather make you want to get out there? The Anchorage Weekender rounded up seven...
Alaska Senate leaders still aiming for $1,000 dividend despite high oil prices
by APRN News | Apr 8, 2026
Sen. Bert Stedman, a Sitka Republican, said he’d rather direct additional revenue toward...
NPR
LatestArtemis II astronauts have fitness lessons for everyone
Apr 9, 2026
The Artemis II astronauts don’t have a lot of space to exercise. That’s why...
This doctor turned a 31-foot RV into one of the country’s only mobile OB-GYN clinics
Apr 9, 2026
Mary Fariba Afsari’s book, Labor, is a portrait of reproductive healthcare in post-Dobbs America. Her book also is about her Iranian heritage and her grandmother’s death from an illegal abortion.
In the Trump era, everybody’s talking about ‘soft power.’ But … what is it exactly?
Apr 9, 2026
The U.S. government long saw giving international aid as a way to build goodwill throughout the...
Borough Assembly Meeting
LatestWrangell borough assembly meeting 3/24/26
Mar 25, 2026
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 Location: Borough Assembly Chambers 6:00 PM
Wrangell borough assembly meeting 02/24/26
Feb 25, 2026
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 Location: Borough Assembly Chambers 6:00 PM
Wrangell borough assembly meeting 2/10/26
Feb 11, 2026
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 Location: Borough Assembly Chambers Presentation from 6 - 7 PM | Regular Assembly Meeting at 7 PM












