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
LatestJuly 8, 2025: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?
by KCAW Sitka | Jul 8, 2025
Should restrictions be lifted on Sitka’s Community Hospital fund to pay for upgrades to Sitka’s...
Former trooper academy leader sworn in as Sitka’s interim police chief
by KCAW Sitka | Jul 7, 2025
Judge Amanda Browning swears in Chad Goeden to serve as Sitka’s interim police chief (KCAW Photo)...
Talk On The Rock
LatestTalk 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.
Talk On The Rock: Solvay Gillen, Director of the Wrangell Sr. Center
by kstkadmin | Jun 10, 2025
Episode 57: Solvay Gillen and her young assistant stopped by KSTK to talk about all of the...
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
LatestFishermen rescued in multiple close calls across Bristol Bay
by APRN News | Jul 8, 2025
A commercial fishing boat with three crew members capsized near Pilot Point, and deckhands fell...
What the big beautiful bill means for renewable energy | Talk of Alaska
by APRN News | Jul 8, 2025
The bill signed by President Trump on July 4th rescinds a lot of funding and tax credits for...
Chevak man charged with murder of woman in Bethel
by APRN News | Jul 8, 2025
Edward Atcherian, 24, faces second-degree murder charges after police officers found a...
NPR
LatestSupreme Court allows Trump to resume mass federal layoffs for now
Jul 8, 2025
Liberal Justice Elena Kagan denied/granted the Trump administration’s request to stay a...
Graphics: Where the Texas floods happened and how high the waters rose
Jul 8, 2025
One Guadalupe River flood gauge near Kerrville and Camp Mystic recorded a rise of more than 25...
Prime Day — er, Days — tests deal hunters’ will to spend amid tariffs
Jul 8, 2025
Electronics and back-to-school supplies are expected to top many shoppers’ lists.
Borough Assembly Meeting
LatestWrangell 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.
Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting 5/27/25
May 28, 2025
Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Location: Borough Assembly Chambers6:00 PM CALL TO ORDERa. PLEDGE OF...