MOSTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUING
THROUGH LATE MORNING. WIND NORTHWEST TO NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH.
TEMPERATURES FROM THE UPPER 30S INCREASING TO THE UPPER 40S.
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Former mayor pleads guilty in child porn case
Former Ketchikan Mayor Jack Shay pled guilty to seven counts of possession of child pornography Monday in Ketchikan Superior Court. Shay accepted a plea deal with the state, in which prosecutors agreed to drop 84 additional possession of child pornography… more
School Board asks borough to fund to cap
The Ketchikan School Board is asking the Ketchikan Gateway Borough to fund schools at the maximum amount allowed by state law. The school board Wednesday night approved a nearly $30.4 million budget for next fiscal year.
The school board… more
Teachers rally public support for new contract
Ketchikan teachers hit the streets Wednesday night to rally public support for their efforts to negotiate a new contract. Teachers have been working without a contract since July of last year.
Waving signs that read “value teachers” and “tell… more
Prince of Wales mine decision nearing
British Columbia-based Heatherdale Resources remains on track to begin construction on a mine on the southern end of Prince of Wales Island in as soon as three years. That’s according to Heatherdale CEO Patrick Smith, who gave an update on… more
Nugent pleads guilty in Alaska hunting case
Rocker Ted Nugent Tuesday pleaded guilty to transporting a black bear that he illegally killed near Hydaburg in May of 2009.
Nugent committed the misdemeanor violation while filming a show for the Outdoor Channel called “Spirit of the Wild.”… more
Missing fisherman found
A Ketchikan fly-fisherman reported missing Saturday has been found safe. 57-year-old David Ford had gone to Salmon Bay Lake on Prince of Wales Island for a fishing excursion. A Taquan Air pilot arriving at the lake on Saturday at a… more
Harrington clarifies memo
School Board Member John Harrington says he does not personally believe there is corruption in the Ketchikan School District’s student activities program.
Harrington issued a three-page memo this month detailing concerns relayed to him from members of the public… more
Ketchikan fisherman missing on POW
Search and rescue teams from Ketchikan and Prince of Wales continued scouring north Prince of Wales Island Monday for a missing 57-year-old fly fisherman from Ketchikan.
Trooper Spokesperson Beth Ipson says David Ford was reported missing by Taquan Air… more
Student removed from elementary after threat
Ketchikan police are investigating alleged threats made by an elementary school student against fellow students and staff Friday afternoon.
Ketchikan Superintendent Bob Boyle says the incident occurred at the Tongass School of Arts and Sciences. The district is describing… more
School bus loses power
A school bus carrying 25 Ketchikan School District students briefly lost power and crashed into a guard rail on Ketchikan Lakes Road Friday morning.
Ketchikan Superintendent Bob Boyle says the bus was travelling downhill when the incident occurred.
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