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Ketchikan council OKs contract to plan dock expansion
Citing the need to be ready when larger cruise ships start entering the Alaska market, the Ketchikan City Council voted unanimously Thursday to start moving forward with plans to expand the downtown dock’s Berths 1 and 2.
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Ketchikan hospital’s new CAO happy to be back in a small town
PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center’s new chief administrator Ed Freysinger has been in town and on the job for about two months.
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Fall Drive-Thank You!
The Fall Drive has wrapped up! Thank you to everyone who has made a donation of support! We're still driving towards our goal.
Rainbird Rainfall Classic 2017
Guess Ketchikan's rainfall total for 2017, and you could win a 50/50 split of the money raised through ticket sales!
Photo of the Day
Jenn Zona sent us this photo taken during a kayak adventure at Settlers Cove State Park.
Morning Edition Interviews
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Citizen Police Academy program begins in November
City of Ketchikan Police Chief Joe White and Deputy Chief Josh Dossett give details about the...
ASK UAS presents the zombie apocalypse
Assistant professor Matthew Pawlus will present “Zombies: The Apocalypse Inside Us”...
Parktoberfest to benefit Ketchikan State Parks
Aaron Ostby and Amanda Kiely speak about Alaska State Parks in the Ketchikan area and...
Community Reports
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Arts Council Report
Jeff Fitzwater, and Kathleen Light speak about the current gallery show, El Dia de Los Muertos,...
Library Report
Pat Tully speaks about upcoming Halloween events for teens and youth, plans for writing workshops...
Museum Report
Ann Froeschle and Marni Rickelmann speak about upcoming classes at the Totem Heritage Center,...
Southeast News
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Petersburg assembly votes to keep in-person minimum at four
Petersburg’s borough assembly voted Monday to keep the status quo for the minimum number of...
Petersburg to seek new electrical superintendent
The headquarters of Petersburg Municipal Power and Light is undergoing renovations this fall. (Joe...
Juneau, Sitka public radio stations restore broadcasting to Puerto Rico
WIPR’s main broadcasting tower in Cayey, Puerto Rico, collapsed during Hurricane Maria and struck a nearby building housing transmitters for its television and FM signals. (WIPR photo) A pair of portable, emergency radio...
Alaska News
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U.S. Senate passes budget that could open ANWR
Environmental groups held a rally at the Capitol Oct. 17, 2017, urging senators to vote against...
Day one of AFN sees rousing speeches on fiscal crisis and “Strength in Unity”
Sgt. Jody Potts delivers her keynote address to the AFN convention. (Photo by Zachariah Hughes,...
Alaska and its tribes sign child services compact
Governor Bill Walker signs the Alaska Tribal Child Welfare Compact at the 2017 Alaska Federation...
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Virginia Statehouse Race Pits ‘Bathroom Bill’ Author Against Transgender Woman
If Democrat Danica Roem succeeds in unseating Republican Delegate Bob Marshall, she’d become...
Rural Hospice That Spurns Federal Funds Has Offered Free Care for 40 Years
The founder of a tiny Washington state hospice that depends on community volunteers and donations...
CIA Trainee Washes Out Of Bomb-Detection, Reassigned To Living Room
The agency says that Lulu, a black Labrador being trained to sniff out explosives, just...
