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A Wrangell man lost his home and his dogs in a house fire. He shares what it was like

A Wrangell man lost his home and his dogs in a house fire. He shares what it was like

by | May 6, 2026 | , , | 0

A house fire in late April claimed the lives of four pets and left one man burned. The fire broke out about eight miles outside of Wrangell on April 27th, tearing through a two-unit home. Bruce Levine was burned on his face and hands trying to save his dogs, who didn’t survive. His downstairs neighbors escaped with their dogs, but lost their two cats. KSTK’s Colette Czarnecki spoke with Levine at the trailer where he’s been staying since the fire. 

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Wrangell Public School’s Special Education teacher says farewell and reflects on why she does what she does

Wrangell Public School’s Special Education teacher says farewell and reflects on why she does what she does

by | May 5, 2026 | , , | 0

Mikki Angerman has been working with Wrangell Public Schools for the past 15 years. And the last three, she’s been working as the middle school Special Education teacher, which she discovered is a passion of hers once she started. But recently, she made a difficult decision with her family to leave Wrangell. She sat down with KSTK’s Colette Czarnecki to talk about her journey as an educator in Wrangell, and why she’s made the decision to relocate to the Lower 48.

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