Local News
LatestTwo dogs shot and left on Wrangell Island
Police Chief Doug McCloskey says both dogs were shot and “poorly disposed of.”
U.S. Forest Service says Zarembo Island is trashed with old cars
The U.S. Forest Service says Zarembo Island is trashed with abandoned cars. The Wrangell Ranger District hopes to clean up the island with the help of the city and local tribe. Zarembo Island attracts Wrangell residents for...
A brief history of Wrangell’s Christmas tree lighting
The oldest record we could find is from 1974.
Talk On The Rock
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Talk on the Rock 037: Aleisha Mollen with Wrangell Public Schools
Talk on the Rock is Wrangell's live call-in show. Listen to the full audio from our episode on December 11, 2018.
Talk on the Rock 036: Alicia Holder with the Wrangell Chamber of Commerce
Talk on the Rock is Wrangell's live call-in show. Listen to the full audio from our episode on December 4, 2018.
Community
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Send a Seasonal Shout Out on KSTK
Would you like to send out a holiday message on KSTK? We welcome community members of all ages to...
Wrangell’s Tlingit Phrase of the Week
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. Northern lights at City Park photo by Vincent Balansag.
Southeast News
LatestFailed protective device trips breaker at Green Lake, causing outage
A photo of the Green Lake Dam in 2008. City Utility Director Bryan Bertacchi says a breaker flipped at the facility, causing a brief power outage in Sitka on Wednesday (12/12/18) night. (Photo/KCAW Archives) UPDATE: 3:00 p.m....
Holiday stress can exacerbate domestic violence, advocates say
The Choose Respect campaign is one of many fronts where SAFV is trying to change cultural norms around intimate partner violence. (File photo/Courtesy of SAFV) While Sitkans are counting down the days to the winter holiday,...
Assembly gives go-ahead for Blue Lake water filtration plant
The Blue Lake Reservoir provides unfiltered drinking water to Sitka, but a recent uptick in turbidity events is causing the city to move ahead with the construction of a water filtration plant. (Photo/2015/Courtesy Lance Ewers)...
Alaska News
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U.S. future in Arctic hinges on expanding its icebreaker fleet, Coast Guard says
The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Healy (WAGB-20) is in the ice Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, about 715 miles...
This winter, a major oil exploration effort is happening in a familiar place: Prudhoe Bay
An oil rig at Prudhoe Bay in 2017. This winter, BP is undertaking a massive 3-D seismic...
Gov. Dunleavy introduces budget with larger PFDs, with cuts to come
Then-candidate Mike Dunleavy talks to a group gathered at the Mendenhall Valley Public Library in...
NPR
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Protests Grip Hungary In Response To Overtime Measure That Critics Call A ‘Slave Law’
The new law allows employers to ask staff to work up to 400 hours per year of overtime — but...
Ukraine Moves To Form A Unified Orthodox Church Independent From Russia
The move comes at a time of heightened tensions between Russia and Ukraine, and has already drawn...
‘I Wish I Had Never Been President’: SNL Imagines ‘It’s A Wonderful Trump’
Celebrity cameos reappear to imagine a world where Trump lost the 2016 election.
Borough Assembly Meeting
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Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting 11-27-2018
Wrangell Borough Assembly met for a regular meeting on November 27, 2018. Read the agenda and listen to the full audio here.
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