In August, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service denied a petition to list the Alexander Archipelago wolf on the endangered species list. It was the third such petition in two decades. Part of this latest review included something new – incorporating local indigenous knowledge about the wolves.
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Ketchikan residents will no longer have access to cable television starting next fall. Ketchikan Public Utilities, the island’s last provider, announced it would be sunsetting cable services next year. KPU says that subscribers have gone down and operation costs have gone up as people nationwide turn away from local TV and towards streaming services.
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On Tuesday, Governor Mike Dunleavy amended a state disaster declaration to include communities on Prince of Wales Island.
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A Saxman man was reported missing Monday at roughly 11 a.m. and Alaska State Troopers are investigating.
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Ketchikan Police Chief Jeff Walls asked the city council for a nearly 200% increase to the department’s budget for capital improvement projects. He’s requesting over $1.8 million to replace outdated infrastructure for both the police and fire departments. Walls said that if the city doesn’t act soon, some of these emergency response systems could fail.
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