Local News
LatestPaint, press and print – gyotaku at Bear Fest
by Colette Czarnecki | Sep 3, 2025
About a dozen people during Wrangell's annual Bear Fest this summer were busy painting dead fish or drying out their fresh new prints with hairdryers in Wrangell’s Nolan Center. The room was mostly quiet, except for the hairdryer blowing and a gentle chatter between people every now and then. Fish from the Fourth of July’s Scrap Derby lay in a cooler full of ice. There’s also rubber molds of salmon and halibut on a table to the side in the large room.
Wrangell Borough Assembly votes no minimum age on micromobility devices
by Colette Czarnecki | Sep 2, 2025
The vote came after months of debate on creating a city ordinance regarding micromobility devices — or e-bikes and e-scooters. The Wrangell Borough Assembly decided not to enforce a minimum age for people riding the devices, and to follow state law to reduce liability for the city and borough.
“Better than expected”: Wrangell teen on police internship
by Colette Czarnecki | Aug 28, 2025
When 16-year-old Haidyn Gadd applied for a summer internship through the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, she initially wanted to work at her mom’s coffee shop.
Southeast News
LatestThreading together wisdom and technique, Sydney Akagi highlights the transformative power of weaving
by KCAW Sitka | Aug 25, 2025
Lingít weaver Tleinax Shaawat Sydney Akagi poses with two of her creations displayed at the...
Sitka Assembly candidate files suit against city over alleged social media censorship
by KCAW Sitka | Aug 22, 2025
Austin Cranford filed the lawsuit in Alaska’s U.S. District Court on Aug. 18. (KCAW/McKenney) A...
Special on KSTK
LatestCommunity Calendar and Swap & Sell Changes
by kstkadmin | Aug 20, 2025
Due to staff reductions at KSTK, starting September 1: Swap and Sell will air on Friday at 9:45 am...
KSTK’s Loss of Funding Means…
by kstkadmin | Jul 22, 2025
By now you’ve probably heard that 1.1 billion has been cut from public broadcasting. This...
Talk On The Rock
LatestTalk on the Rock: Ronan Rooney on the fifth year anniversary of Wrangell History Unlocked
by Colette Czarnecki | Sep 3, 2025
Episode 66: Sept. 2 marks Ronan Rooney's fifth year anniversary of his multimedia project, Wrangell History Unlocked. It consists of his podcast, a blog and a historical timeline of archival footage he's helped uncover. He spoke with KSTK's Colette Czarnecki about his commitment to historical storytelling, how he juggles working simultaneously on a variety of Wrangell stories and his journey throughout the last five years with the project.
Community
LatestBouncing 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.
Alaska News
LatestMillions in West facing dangerous heat wave amid multiple wildfires
by APRN News | Aug 25, 2025
Parts of California, Oregon and Washington state will experience extreme heat at least through...
Peeking behind the curtain of Anchorage’s drag scene | Hometown, Alaska
by APRN News | Aug 25, 2025
From their first times on stage to fundraising for nonprofits, hear from local drag queens Golden...
Mat-Su to distribute millions in opioid help under new borough-city partnerships
by APRN News | Aug 25, 2025
The money is part of national opioid relief settlements.
NPR
LatestIsraeli strikes kill 22, including 5 journalists, in a Gaza hospital
Aug 25, 2025
Israeli forces killed 22 people, including five journalists, in two strikes on Gaza’s Nasser...
Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre’s memoir will be published months after her death
Aug 25, 2025
Virginia Giuffre was one of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s most outspoken...
Kennedy Center names new director of dance programming, days after former staff firings
Aug 25, 2025
Stephen Nakagawa, a former Washington Ballet dancer, will be the new director of dance...
Borough Assembly Meeting
LatestWrangell Borough Assembly Meeting 8/26/25
Aug 27, 2025
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 Location: Borough Assembly Chambers 6:00 PM
Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting 8/21/25
Aug 22, 2025
Thursday, August 21, 2025 Location: Borough Assembly Chambers WS at 5:30 PM | Special Meeting to immediately follow
Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting 7/29/25
Jul 30, 2025
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 Location: Borough Assembly Chambers Work Session from 6:00-7PM | Regular Assembly meeting at 7:00PM