Local News
LatestBoard of Game authorizes Zarembo Island elk hunt
by Sage Smiley | Jan 26, 2023
ADF&G opposed the hunt, but strong support from Wrangell and other local communities helped convince the board to take the leap.
Tongass National Forest back under the Roadless Rule
by Sage Smiley | Jan 25, 2023
The United States Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday it had restored roadless protections to 9.37 million acres of the Tongass National Forest.
Parks & Rec Director Kate Thomas to take over Wrangell’s economic development
by Sage Smiley | Jan 24, 2023
For the past eight years, Kate Thomas has been the smiling face of Wrangell’s Parks and Recreation department. Soon, she’ll take on a new role as the borough’s economic development director.
Southeast News
LatestSitka’s Annual Report: Cruise rebound nets gain of $3 million in sales taxes
by KCAW Sitka | Jan 26, 2023
The surge in independent travel in the last two quarters of 2021, combined with a rebound in...
Despite hunter concerns, sport limit for deer to remain at six for Southeast’s ‘ABC Islands’
by KCAW Sitka | Jan 26, 2023
Proposal 10 was a rare creature in its own right, as hunters asked the Board of Game for a...
Wolf hunting season lengthened, Alaska Wildlife Alliance proposals fail at Ketchikan’s Board of Game meeting
by KRBD Ketchikan | Jan 26, 2023
Wolves rest on Michael Kampnich’s game camera on Prince of Wales Island. (Photo courtesy of...
KSTK's Latest
LatestBoard of Game authorizes Zarembo Island elk hunt
by Sage Smiley | Jan 26, 2023 | 0
ADF&G opposed the hunt, but strong support from Wrangell and other local communities helped convince the board to take the leap.
Tongass National Forest back under the Roadless Rule
by Sage Smiley | Jan 25, 2023 | 0
The United States Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday it had restored roadless protections to 9.37 million acres of the Tongass National Forest.
Parks & Rec Director Kate Thomas to take over Wrangell’s economic development
by Sage Smiley | Jan 24, 2023 | 0
For the past eight years, Kate Thomas has been the smiling face of Wrangell’s Parks and Recreation department. Soon, she’ll take on a new role as the borough’s economic development director.
Learning Tlingit Language
LatestMia’s Gift
by kstkadmin | Jun 2, 2022 | Learning Tlingit Language | 0
Mia's Gift is a local podcast created and hosted by Mia Wiederspohn of Wrangell, Alaska. Mia's Gift teaches Tlingit language, preserves a precious culture, educates and delights. Enjoy!
Application of Learning Tlingit Language
by kstkadmin | May 24, 2021 | Learning Tlingit Language | 0
Join teacher Virginia Oliver and Beginning Tlingit Language student Mia Wiederspohn and learn Tlingit phrases, words, vowels and consonants.
Tlingit Phrase
LatestWrangell’s Tlingit Phrase of the Week
Jan 11, 2023
Tlingit Phrase of the Week is a project launched to help with the survival and renewal of the Tlingit language in Wrangell. Each phrase speaks to Wrangell’s seasons and the Tlingit way of life. January, Canada geese month. Pertains to the geese that stay through the winter.
Alaska News
LatestFive Indigenous mushers set to compete in 2023 Iditarod despite rising costs
by APRN News | Jan 26, 2023
Mike Williams Jr. during the 2016 Iditarod. (Ben Matheson/Alaska Public Media) It’s sunny and...
Feds award $285M for Alaska ferries. But to get it, the state needs to put up money, too.
by APRN News | Jan 26, 2023
The Tustumena is 58-years-old. Federal grants would pay for a replacement that would run on diesel...
What do you want to ask Anchorage Assembly and school board candidates?
by APRN News | Jan 26, 2023
Anchorage City Hall. (Hannah Lies/Alaska Public Media) The Anchorage municipal election is April...
NPR
LatestA Thai court sentences an activist to 28 years for online posts about the monarchy
Jan 26, 2023
A court in Thailand sentenced a 27-year-old political activist to 28 years in prison on for...
FDA committee votes to roll out new COVID vaccination strategy
Jan 26, 2023
Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today endorsed a proposal to make big changes in...
Oil refineries release lots of water pollution near communities of color, data show
Jan 26, 2023
Oil refineries release billions of pounds of pollution into waterways each year, according to...
Borough Assembly Meeting
LatestWrangell Borough Assembly Meeting 1/24/23
Jan 26, 2023
Wrangell Borough Assembly meeting for January 24, 2023 in Borough Assembly Chambers.
Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting 1/10/2023
Jan 11, 2023
Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting of Tuesday, January 10, 2023 in Borough Assembly Chambers at Wrangell City Hall.
Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting of 12-20-2022
Dec 22, 2022
Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting of Tuesday, December 20, 2022 (Rescheduled from 12-13-22). In Wrangell Borough Assembly Chambers at 7:00 PM.