Following an emotional 6-day trial, a Ketchikan Superior Court closed the book on a 30-year cold case that had haunted the city. Michael J. Williams of Saxman was found guilty of first-degree sexual assault and second-degree sexual abuse of a minor. He faces a sentence of up to 30 years in prison.
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The Ketchikan Public Library’s advisory board convened Jan. 10 for a highly anticipated first meeting of the year. Hearings on two book challenges were on the agenda.
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Trial proceedings began today in Ketchikan for a 30-year-old rape case. Michael J. Williams, a 54-year-old Saxman man, stands accused of two felony counts of sexual assault and sexual abuse of a minor.
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2023 was the sixth wettest year on record in Ketchikan. The First City was drenched in over 176 inches of rain last year. It was also a year for above average temperatures and rainfall across the Alaska Panhandle. KRBD’s Jack Darrell spoke with Alaska Climate Specialist Rick Thoman with the Alaska Center for Climate Assessments and Policy to find out why and what it could mean for the future.
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Ketchikan elementary schools resumed classes this week after losing two staff members over winter break. A kindergarten teacher at Point Higgins Elementary School and a paraeducator at Houghtaling Elementary passed away in separate occurrences in the last few weeks.
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