Local News
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Wrangell Police Department receives grant to hire school resource officer
The Wrangell Police Department was awarded $218,000 in federal funds through the COPS Hiring Program on Oct. 10. This position will be specifically for a school resource officer.
Wrangell Police Department sees pay raises
Wrangell’s borough assembly voted unanimously to raise non-union police department wages by $2 at a meeting earlier this month.
Elections
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Wrangell’s unofficial 2025 Municipal Election results
Wrangell’s municipal election held two contested races, that being the school board and the borough assembly.
Southeast News
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As bear calls tick up this fall, an unsecured trash can is a ‘free buffet’
(KCAW/Meredith Redick 2019) Local police are reminding Sitkans to secure their garbage in light of...
‘Trolling is what sustains us’: Pacific Salmon Commission testimony highlights importance of Chinook to Southeast
Several people from across Southeast Alaska spoke during the Pacific Salmon Commission meeting...
Special on KSTK
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Talk of Alaska – The Future of Public Media in Alaska
Listen to the Tuesday, September 16th Talk of Alaska from Alaska Public Media. With federal...
Talk On The Rock
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Talk on the Rock: Snow Goose Writers on this year’s fellowship in Wrangell
Episode 73: Wrangell's Snow Goose Writer fellows talked with KSTK's Colette Czarnecki (another Snow Goose fellow) about the program that began in March. Vivian Prescott organized the fellowship and seven fellows met monthly to learn and advance their writing. Fellows Bonnie Demerjian, Sandy Churchill, Cathy Gross and Jami Catterson, along with organizer Vivian Prescott attended this interview. Additionally, they shared some of their writing they worked on since the spring.
Talk on the Rock: Spruce Root’s Haley Armstrong on Financial Wellness
Episode 72: Spruce Root's Program Manager for Financial Wellness Haley Armstrong spoke with News Director Colette Czarnecki on upcoming workshops to build financial stability. Armstrong says the financial wellness class is for anyone in any type of financial stage. She also talked about the upcoming Business Basic Workshop for small business owners or those aspiring to be. Additionally, there's another class that will be offered on building wealth strategies. Those interested in the last course had to of previously taken Financial Wellness.
Community
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Bouncing Back with Yazmin Adams
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
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Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, November 4, 2025
A look at the now-canceled EPA grant for a storm-impacted Alaska community.
Capturing the music of nature | Hometown, Alaska
Matthew Burtner is a composer, sound artist and eco-acoustician fresh off a Canadian...
Haines and Skagway collect donations for people displaced by Typhoon Halong
The Dahl Memorial Clinic and Chilkoot Indian Association are gathering supplies and food from...
NPR
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California voters OK new congressional lines, boosting Democrats ahead of midterms
California voters have approved a ballot measure to redraw the state’s congressional map to...
Mamdani wins New York City mayoral race, in a historic victory for progressives
Mamdani, a democratic socialist and state assemblymember, will make history as the first Muslim...
Rep. Mikie Sherrill wins N.J. governor in Tuesday’s second victory for Democrats
Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill, a former Navy pilot, was first elected to Congress in 2018. She...
Borough Assembly Meeting
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Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting 10/28/25
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 Location: Borough Assembly Chambers Work Session from 6:00-7:00 PM / Regular Meeting at 7:00 PM
Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting 10/21/25
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 Location: Borough Assembly Chambers 6:00 PM
Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting 09/23/25
Tuesday, September 23, 2025 Location: Borough Assembly Chambers 6:00 PM
