Local News
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A little taste of island hopping in Southeast Alaskan
People living in Southeast Alaska depend on boats and planes to reach other communities. The region’s network of islands has no connecting roads.
Wrangell’s on its way to repairing roads; one resident upset with lack of public process
The City and Borough of Wrangell passed a budget of a little over $510,000 for street maintenance this year. It’s part of a plan to replace some degraded roads. The plan starts with the town’s First Avenue and then they’ll move on to repair other roads.
Wrangell will show Blue Ticket: a play about the disappearance of Juneau’s gay men in the ’60s.
Wrangell’s Nolan Center will host Blue Ticket on Monday. It’s a film of a play with the same name that KTOO documented back in 2019. The play’s author, Maureen Longworth, documented how gay men in Juneau were exiled from the city in the 1960s. KSTK’s Colette Czarnecki spoke with Longworth about that time and the process of making the story.
Learning Tlingit Language
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Mia’s Gift
Mia's Gift is a local podcast created and hosted by Mia Wiederspohn of Wrangell, Alaska. Mia's Gift teaches Tlingit language, preserves a precious culture, educates and delights. Enjoy!
Application of Learning Tlingit Language
Join teacher Virginia Oliver and Beginning Tlingit Language student Mia Wiederspohn and learn Tlingit phrases, words, vowels and consonants.
Talk On The Rock
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Talk on the Rock: BRAVE’s Kay Larson discusses Child Abuse Prevention Month
Episode 9 of Talk on the Rock. Kay Larson, from BRAVE - Building Respect and Valuing Everyone - speaks about how April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. She and KSTK's News Director Colette Czarnecki about what BRAVE has done to participate in preventing child abuse and the other things BRAVE does throughout the year for community enrichment.
Talk on the Rock: U.S. Forest Service Wrangell District Ranger, Tory Houser, on the Tongass National Forest – including Christmas
Episode 8 of Talk on the Rock. Wrangell District Ranger, Tory Houser, discusses the many things going on with the Tongass National Forest in the area. This includes project proposals, construction, the Capitol Christmas tree and working with high school and middle school students.
Southeast News
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Haida language and culture non-profit H.E.A.L. opens in Craig
Craig, Alaska from above. (KRBD file photo) A new Craig-based non-profit has been established with...
Borough ratifies disaster declaration for South Tongass fire, state investigation is ongoing
The aftermath of the April 9 fire at the South Tongass Volunteer Fire Department. (Jack...
Tlingit Phrase
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Wrangell’s Tlingit Phrase of the Week
Tlingit Phrase of the Week is a project launched to help with the survival and renewal of the Tlingit language in Wrangell. Each phrase speaks to Wrangell’s seasons and the Tlingit way of life. April, month before everything hatches.
Alaska News
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Supporters of Anchorage-area cemeteries say they’re not giving up after $4M bond fails
The Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery in April 2024. (Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media) This month,...
Conservation groups add land to the Kootznoowoo Wilderness
Two brown bears on July 10, 2012 in the Kootznoowoo Wilderness on Admiralty Island in the Tongass...
Scientists, Alaska Native leaders say the Arctic faces a growing crisis from plastic waste
A walrus is seen in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea in June of 2010. Research by a University of Alaska...
NPR
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China’s cities are sinking, putting tens of millions at risk
Nearly a third of China’s urban population lives in areas that are subsiding, according to a...
Maine lawmakers pass sweeping gun legislation following the Lewiston mass shooting
The Maine Legislature approved gun safety legislation including background checks on private gun...
Florida kicked their son off Medicaid in the ‘unwinding’ but not their daughter
Nearly 1-in-4 adults who lost Medicaid coverage in the past year are now uninsured, according to a...
Borough Assembly Meeting
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Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting April 9, 2024
Listen to the Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting of Tuesday, April 9, 2024 here.
Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting of March 26, 2024
Listen to the Wrangell Borough Assembly meeting of March 26, 2024 here.City and Borough of WrangellBorough Assembly Meeting AgendaTuesday, March 26, 2024 – 6:00 pm
Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting of March 12, 2024
Listen to the Wrangell Borough Assembly meeting of Tuesday, March 12, 2024 here.
