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Ketchikan students celebrate Elizabeth Peratrovich Day
Elementary students at Ketchikan Charter School celebrated Elizabeth Peratrovich Day a day early on Friday.
Traffic stop leads to drug charges
A 27-year-old Ketchikan man faces a misdemeanor drug charge following a traffic stop on Thursday.
Ketchikan Assembly to discuss revenue options
In mid-January, the assembly asked borough staff to look into various revenue options. They include extending the voter-approved tobacco excise tax, and dedicating 100 percent of the proceeds to local schools.
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Photo of the Day
Keith Wadley took this photo of a fisherman at Ward Lake.
Morning Edition Interviews
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School District conducting preschool Child Find
The KBGSD is conducting a Child Find to identify preschoolers who may need help in the academic...
S.A.I.L hosts disability awareness training
Ashley Young of Southeast Alaska Independent Living talks about free training this Saturday on...
Getting ready for spring gardening
Master gardener Lee Skidmore talks about ordering seeds, making seed tape, cleaning and shapening...
Community Reports
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Craig Parks and Recreation
Victoria Merritt with the Craig Parks and Recreation report for February 15th.
Arts Council Report
Welcome Katy Posey, newest staff member of KAAHC. You can see Wearable Art show pieces up close at...
Museum Report
There is still space in some of the Northwest Coast Native arts classes, registration for spring...
Southeast News
LatestAlaska fishing towns to forfeit $28 million in fish tax
Sitka’s ANB Harbor in 2014 (KCAW photo/Greta Mart) Governor Mike Dunleavy’s proposals for balancing the state’s budget include a plan to stop sharing of millions of dollars in taxes on commercial fishing with coastal...
Proposed budget cuts a ‘disaster’ for Sitka schools, education leaders say
KCAW photo/Emily Kwong The cuts Governor Mike Dunleavy proposed to education funding Wednesday are deep. His proposed budget does away with about 25 percent of K-12 funding and cuts the University of Alaska system’s funding by...
Kreiss-Tomkins: proposed budget could cause ‘economic shock’
District 35 Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (D) is worried that the steep budget cuts Governor Mike Dunleavy is proposing could lead to major economic downturn in the state. “I think it is a pretty dark season for coastal...
Alaska News
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Legislative Finance gets ready to release its version of Dunleavy’s new budget
Legislative Finance Director David Teal testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on April 3,...
49 Voices: Claude Bondy of Cantwell
Claude Bondy, owner of the Alpine Creek Lodge. (Photo by Joey Mendolia, Alaksa’s Energy Desk –...
Dunleavy offers Alaska National Guard support to Trump’s emergency declaration
Gov. Michael Dunleavy prepares to speak about offering Alaska National Guard support for President...
NPR
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German Town Sees A Smurf Invasion, As Thousands Gather To Break World Record
Almost 3,000 people painted their bodies blue and gathered in Germany in hopes of setting a world...
More Than 300 Chemical Attacks Launched During Syrian Civil War, Study Says
Researchers say this number could be much higher, and that Syrian President Bashar...
An Italian Town Fell Silent So The Sounds Of A Stradivarius Could Be Preserved
The mayor of Cremona, Italy, blocked traffic during five weeks of recording and asked residents to...
