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
LatestFailed conductor identified as cause of brief Sitka power outage
by KCAW Sitka | Jul 11, 2025
Sitka experienced a brief, widespread power outage on Wednesday afternoon (7-9-25).Staff from the...
‘We have cabins, we have trails, we have playgrounds:’ Sitka Assembly grapples with rec initiative
by KCAW Sitka | Jul 10, 2025
Moller Field is Sitka’s sole artificial-turf ballfield. (KCAW/McKenney) Sitka’s athletic...
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
LatestCourt affirms split federal-state Cook Inlet salmon management system
by APRN News | Jul 11, 2025
NMFS now manages commercial salmon catches in the inlet’s federal waters, but the state will...
Man found dead in slough near Alakanuk
by APRN News | Jul 11, 2025
Troopers said 37-year-old Benjamin Edmund’s body was found Wednesday night floating in a...
Proposed seasonal sales tax would take advantage of Juneau’s summer tourism
by APRN News | Jul 11, 2025
The proposed ballot measure is meant to capitalize on the millions of cruise ship visitors that...
NPR
LatestNigeria says it won’t accept U.S. deportees: “We have enough problems of our own”
Jul 11, 2025
Nigeria’s government is pushing back against U.S. efforts to send them migrants and foreign...
Russia Intensifies Its Air War in Ukraine
Jul 11, 2025
Russia ratcheted up air attacks by drones and missiles on Ukraine this week. The increase comes as...
Sumy, a center of Ukrainian culture, lives in the crosshairs of a new Russian offensive
Jul 11, 2025
The northern regional capital has become a frequent target of Russian drones, missiles and guided...
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.