Local News

City of Wrangell is preparing in case of mass shooting

by June Leffler | Nov 8, 2018

Public departments and SEARHC are conducting an active shooter drill at the medical clinic today.

Wrangell choir student heading to state, again

by Laura Helgeson | Nov 8, 2018

This year over 400 choir students auditioned and about a third got in.

Election day is over. Here’s how Wrangell voted.

by June Leffler | Nov 7, 2018

733 people cast their ballot in town this year. That’s 38.5 percent of registered voters.

Talk On The Rock

Talk on the Rock 032: Mike Bates with the Salvation Army

by June Leffler | Nov 6, 2018

Talk on the Rock is Wrangell's live call-in show. Listen to the full audio from our episode on November 6, 2018.

Talk on the Rock 031: Esther Ashton with the Wrangell Cooperative Association

by June Leffler | Oct 30, 2018

Talk on the Rock is Wrangell's live call-in show. Listen to the full audio from our episode on October 30, 2018.

Elections

U.S. House of Representatives Debate

by kstkadmin | Oct 26, 2018

Watch the U.S. House of Representatives debate here with Republican Incumbent Don Young and Challenger Alyse Galvin on Friday, October 26th at 7:00 pm.

Governor’s Debate for the State

by kstkadmin | Oct 26, 2018

Watch the Gubernatorial Debate between candidates Mark Begich and Mike Dunleavy here.

House District 36 candidates discuss the issues in Ketchikan

by kstkadmin | Oct 15, 2018

Leila Kheiry of sister station KRBD in Ketchikan hosted a House District 36 forum with Unaffiliated Incumbent candidate Dan Ortiz and Republican challenger Trevor Shaw. Listen to the full hour audio here. KSTK will host the candidates next week in a live on-air call-in forum from the KSTK studio in Wrangell.

Community

Wrangell’s Tlingit Phrase of the Week

by kstkadmin | Oct 5, 2018

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.

Southeast News

As more ballots are counted, Kreiss-Tomkins opens lead in House race

by KCAW Sitka | Nov 9, 2018

Democratic incumbent Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, pictured above participating in the Alaska Day Parade in Sitka, leads Republican challenger Richard Wein by almost 670 votes with 85 percent of precincts reporting as of 3 p.m....

‘Door-knock’ property tax audit troubles some Sitka seniors

by KCAW Sitka | Nov 9, 2018

Sitka resident Mary Todd Anderson — like all senior Alaskans who qualify — is exempt from paying property tax on the first $150,000 of value in her primary residence. In Sitka, that amounts to a $900 discount on her tax bill....