Local News
LatestWrangell Borough Assembly preview: sea otter management and micromobility devices
by Colette Czarnecki | Jul 8, 2025
Wrangell’s assembly will consider initiating a request to federal and state agencies to immediately restore Southeast Alaska’s shellfish commercial fisheries at Tuesday’s meeting.
Wrangell’s Fourth of July boat races will soon beat the imagined heat
by Colette Czarnecki | Jul 3, 2025
It’s not unusual to see boats flying above the water—literally—during Wrangell’s annual Fourth of July boat races. And this year, the action returns soon with the eighth annual competition just around the corner.
Southeast News
LatestWet weather system to hit Sitka on Thursday
by KCAW Sitka | Jul 8, 2025
(NWS Photo) An atmospheric river will saturate the outer coast on Thursday (7-10-25), hitting the...
July 4 search for missing man in Sitka yields no new information
by KCAW Sitka | Jul 8, 2025
A missing poster shows a photo of Jedidiah Kowchee who was reported missing in Sitka on Dec. 15,...
Talk On The Rock
LatestTalk on the Rock: KSTK’s General Manager Cindy Sweat on what the rescissions package looks like for public media
by Colette Czarnecki | Jul 8, 2025
Episode 59: Public media is facing a threat these days, as the House passed a rescissions package on June 12. It would eliminate $1.1 billion in approved funding for public media. That funding would normally go to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which helps fund many public media outlets, including ours here at KSTK. The station's General Manager Cindy Sweat spoke with News Director Colette Czarnecki to give more of an idea of what defunding public media looks like and what it might mean for our rural communities.
Talk on the Rock: Mike Hoyt and Tony Harding on carving totem poles for the upcoming totem pole raising
by Colette Czarnecki | Jul 2, 2025
Episode 58: The first totem pole raising event since 38 years ago will happen this month, July 18-20. Many people are traveling to Wrangell for the celebration, leaving little vacancy in the island's lodging. Over the past year, the Wrangell Cooperative Association has brought in master carvers to help teach apprentice carvers. Two of them, Tony Harding and Mike Hoyt, who is also WCA’s totem pole project manager chatted with KSTK's Colette Czarnecki on their carving experience, the history of totems on Wrangell and what to expect during the event.
Community
LatestBouncing Back with Yazmin Adams
Jul 7, 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.
Recreation and Road Report
Jul 7, 2025
Listen to, or read, the Recreation and Road Report for July 7 through 11.
Alaska News
LatestAlaska News Nightly: Wednesday, July 9, 2025
by APRN News | Jul 9, 2025
As climate change makes life more difficult in rural Alaska, research is helping inform tough...
Tinnitus and Hearing Loss | Line One
by APRN News | Jul 9, 2025
On this Line One, join Dr. Justin Clark for a discussion about tinnitus and hearing loss....
Alaska appeals court reverses attempted murder conviction after technical error at trial
by APRN News | Jul 9, 2025
Rigoberto Guillermo Walker stabbed a 74-year-old woman as she was gardening in front of an...
NPR
Latest31 workers reach safety after partial collapse of Los Angeles industrial tunnel
Jul 9, 2025
Construction workers inside a huge industrial tunnel in Los Angeles made it to safety after a...
U.S. issues sanctions against United Nations investigator probing abuses in Gaza
Jul 9, 2025
The State Department’s decision to impose sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special...
New data reveals FEMA missed major flood risks at Camp Mystic
Jul 9, 2025
The data also highlights critical risks in other areas along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County,...
Borough Assembly Meeting
LatestWrangell Borough Assembly Meeting 7/8/25
Jul 9, 2025
Tuesday, July 08, 2025 Location: Borough Assembly Chambers 5:30 PM
Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting 6/24/25
Jun 25, 2025
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 Location: Borough Assembly Chambers Work Session from 6:00 – 7:00 PM / Regular Assembly Meeting at 7:00 PM
Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting 6/10/25
Jun 11, 2025
Follow the agenda and listen to the Wrangell Borough Assembly Regular meeting of 6/10/25 here.