Local News

Wrangell vice mayor and other resident plead guilty to illegal elk hunt

by Colette Czarnecki | Dec 5, 2025

Wrangell’s Vice Mayor David Powell was fined last month after pleading guilty to negligently possessing and transporting an illegally harvested bull elk. His brother, Aaron Powell, was also fined.

In the boatyard: Alaskan Gypsy

by Colette Czarnecki | Dec 4, 2025

Audrey Cotter and Scott Dickerson spent a couple months fixing up their three-mast sailboat,...

Elections

Wrangell’s unofficial 2025 Municipal Election results

by Colette Czarnecki | Oct 7, 2025

Wrangell’s municipal election held two contested races, that being the school board and the borough assembly.

Southeast News

Gassman delivers annual ‘State of the Tribe’ address following resignation announcement

by KCAW Sitka | Dec 5, 2025

The longtime general manager and CEO of the Sheet’ká Ḵwáan Sitka Tribe of Alaska, Lisa Gassman,...

Ketchikan man pleads guilty to attempted sexual abuse of a minor

by KRBD Ketchikan | Dec 4, 2025

Ketchikan’s state courthouse stands at 415 Main Street on Dec. 8, 2020. (Eric Stone/KRBD) A...

Special on KSTK

Talk of Alaska – The Future of Public Media in Alaska

by Alaska Public Media - Image Credit: Katie Baldwin Basile/KYUK | Sep 17, 2025

Listen to the Tuesday, September 16th Talk of Alaska from Alaska Public Media. With federal...

Talk On The Rock

Talk on the Rock: Sara Michalski on prophetic messages and missionary work

by Colette Czarnecki | Dec 3, 2025

Episode 77: Author and missionary Sara Michalski spoke with KSTK's Colette Czarnecki about some of her experiences with supernatural powers by way of her faith. While in town from Seattle area, she spoke at Touch Point Alaskan Ministries and Harbor Light for her book tour. Wrangell was her last stop. During the conversation, she spoke about being charged for smuggling Bibles in Russia for 10 years, but she said the judge let her go after 21 days in 1976.

Talk on the Rock: Audrey Cotter and Scott Dickerson on the Alaskan Gypsy and boat life

by Colette Czarnecki | Nov 26, 2025

Episode 76: Audrey Cotter and Scott Dickerson have been spending a lot of time in Wrangell's boat yard over the past couple months. They bought the Alaskan Gypsy in Ketchikan and chose Wrangell's Marine Service Center to fix it up. Cotter and Dickerson share their experiences with KSTK's Colette Czarnecki on Wrangell, living on a boat and their future plans. They just put the Alaskan Gypsy back in the water and will motor away from the island community for a little while. They’ve been documenting their boat life experience on their YouTube channel, The Alaskan Gypsy Life.

Community

Bouncing 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.