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Ketchikan’s Borough Assembly to consider more ways to alleviate housing crisis
The long-stalled Bear Valley Mitigation Bank would take development off the table for some areas designated as wetlands by the Army Corps of Engineers. Borough officials say that would make it cheaper and easier to build homes in other wetland areas more suited for housing -- and maybe make the borough some money.
Ballot measure to defund Ketchikan’s library over drag queen storytime certified for Oct. 4 election
A proposal to cut about 40% of Ketchikan’s library funding will go before voters this fall. Advocates for the measure, including former Assembly member John Harrington, filed it in response to the Ketchikan Public Library’s decision to host a drag queen storytime event earlier this summer.
Two people rushed to hospital after motorcycle and tour bus collide in Ketchikan
Two people were rushed to the hospital in Ketchikan Thursday after a motorcycle hit a tour bus and caught fire.
Restoration work comes to an end on Margaret Creek, heavily logged bear-viewing spot north of Ketchikan
Crews placed more than 20 logs in the stream to help give salmon a place to rest, and removed four log culverts that were blocking fish passage. Workers also removed 1,000 feet of packed soil and added other debris to create more than 200 meters of habitat.
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Reading the Classics
“Reading the Classics” is hosted by staff of the Ketchikan Public Library and airs on...
Photo of the Day
Theodore Escalante took this scenic photo south of Ketchikan.
Morning Edition Interviews
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Food insecurity in Ketchikan
What is food insecurity and what services are available in Ketchikan? Bobbie McCreary with the...
Blood drive coming to Ketchikan this week
After a 4-year absence, Blood Bank of Alaska is returning to Ketchikan. A blood drive is scheduled...
KAP offers outdoor summer programs
Ketchikan Afterschool Program is offering free campground trips twice a month, and monthly 5-day...
Community Reports
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Craig Parks and Recreation
Victoria Merritt with the Craig Parks and Recreation report for August 12.
Arts Council Report
Many helped make last weekend’s Blueberry Arts Festival a success. Kathleen Light and Katy...
First City Players Report
The ArtsCool production of Frozen, Jr. opens this Friday. Hear about the show and meet some of the...
Southeast News
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With cigarette cleanup comes some ‘unfiltered’ data on tourist boom
Johnny Elliot, Amanda Roberts, and Loyd Platson embark on an afternoon of voluntary litter cleanup...
Sitka reports seventh COVID death
Sitka recorded its seventh death of the coronavirus pandemic this week, though the report is several months delayed. The Alaska Department of Health reported the new casualty in its weekly COVID summary published on Wednesday...
‘Who will run to the fire?’ Walker’s comeback depends on persuading voters that political courage matters
Former Gov. Bill Walker visits the Sitka Community Land Trust cottage neighborhood on HPR. A...
Alaska News
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‘This is not a gay virus’: Health officials address misconceptions about monkeypox
The Anchorage Health Department has a limited supply of monkeypox vaccines available for eligible...
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, August 12, 2022
Gov. Mike Dunleavy at a news conference at the Atwood Building in Anchorage on Aug. 26, 2021....
3 people die in Bethel apartment fire
(Olivia Ebertz/KYUK) Three people died early Friday morning in a fire in a low-income rental unit...
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Norway has euthanized a popular walrus who drew crowds
Freya the walrus became a popular attraction in recent weeks, despite warnings from officials that...
After a stabbing attack, Salman Rushdie can talk and joke
The author is recovering, but it would be a long process, Rushdie’s agent said. His injuries...
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, nicknamed India’s Warren Buffett, dies at 62
Jhunjhunwala, a chartered accountant from the northern state of Rajasthan, began investing in the...
