Local News
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Q & A: Dara Rilatos brings The Planktonics to Wrangell this weekend
Singer-songwriter Dara Rilatos is the voice behind Juneau-based soul-funk band The Planktonics. But her musical roots go back to her childhood in Wrangell.
Five new totems stand tall in Wrangell
Voices chatter and drums beat while hundreds of people gathered in a drive through lot next to a tribal carving shed in Wrangell on a warm, clear July day. Their eyes watched about 50 people crouched down to wooden beams on the ground, beneath a two-ton red cedar totem pole. The lead carver of this new pole instructs those standing next to the beams.
Southeast News
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Anchorage podiatrist shares why he feels suited to be governor
Several Republican candidates for governor were in Ketchikan last weekend, August 1-3, to attend a...
Sitkans make noise for Gaza in recent protest
Sitkans wave Palestinian flags and bang pots and pans in solidarity with Palestinians impacted by...
Special on KSTK
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KSTK’s Loss of Funding Means…
By now you’ve probably heard that 1.1 billion has been cut from public broadcasting. This...
Talk On The Rock
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Talk on the Rock: Chamber of Commerce’s Tracey Martin on Wrangell’s Fish Derby
Episode 62: Wrangell's Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Tracey Martin spoke with KSTK's Colette Czarnecki about this year's 69th annual Fish Derby. Participants began fishing for King and Coho on July 17 and it ends August 17. The halibut derby begins Aug. 14 for only four days, ending also on Aug. 17.
Talk on the Rock: Jean-Luc Lewis on attending medical school and where he hopes it will take him
Episode 61: Former Wrangell High School basketball player Jean-Luc Lewis spoke with KSTK's Colette Czarnecki about his life in medical school. He left Wrangell to go to college six years ago and is visiting his home town for just the week. He attends Brown University in Providence, RI and is focusing on family medicine. He hopes his practice will take him past borders. He shared that one of his most fascinating experiences in med school was working on cadavers.
Community
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Recreation and Road Report
Listen to, or read, the Recreation and Road Report for July 28 through August 3.
Bouncing Back with Yazmin Adams
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
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Alaska News Nightly: Friday, August 8, 2025
City and tribal officials declare a disaster ahead of Juneau’s expected glacial...
Anchorage airport employee charged with using GPS trackers to stalk female coworkers
Dustin Madden, 40, is accused of planting GPS trackers underneath four different vehicles...
Trump sets meeting date with Putin in Alaska
The two world leaders are set to meet in Alaska on Aug. 15.
NPR
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A writer learns to embrace her imperfect recovery from an eating disorder
In a new book, Mallary Tenore Tarpley says she’s learned to reject perfectionism when it...
Asylum-seekers thought they were following the rules. Now some are told to start over
NPR has learned that dozens of immigrants across the U.S. have received letters notifying them...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reposts video of pastors saying women shouldn’t vote
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reposted the video profiling Christian Nationalist Pastor Doug...
Borough Assembly Meeting
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Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting 7/29/25
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 Location: Borough Assembly Chambers Work Session from 6:00-7PM | Regular Assembly meeting at 7:00PM
Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting 7/8/25
Tuesday, July 08, 2025 Location: Borough Assembly Chambers 5:30 PM
Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting 6/24/25
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 Location: Borough Assembly Chambers Work Session from 6:00 – 7:00 PM / Regular Assembly Meeting at 7:00 PM
