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‘We need a bigger bottom line:’ says Sitka School Board president
Budget season has begun for Sitka’s schools, and leaders are again calling for more funding.
January 13, 2026: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?
At its meeting tonight (1-13-26), the Sitka Assembly will consider pushing Municipal Administrator John Leach’s resignation date from May 30 til Dec. 18.
Green Lake Road remains closed following Friday avalanche
Green Lake Road remains closed to all non-essential travel following an avalanche Friday evening (1-9-26).
State DOT seeks public input on draft summer ferry schedule
Alaska’s draft summer ferry schedule is now live, and the state is seeking public input by January 13.
The Morning Interview
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Community knowledge-holders, culture bearers, researchers, and students to gather at upcoming State of the Sound event
Lauren Bell, research director at the Sitka Sound Science Center, Lauren Wild, a professor of applied sciences, and Ellen Chenoweth, professor of marine biology, joined the Morning Interview to discuss the upcoming "State of the Sound" event in Sitka.
Sitkans to hold ‘Lady Justice’ bonfire vigil on MLK Day
A group of Sitkans will host a bonfire vigil next week. Organizer Pat Kehoe and musician Linny Simkin joined KCAW for the Morning Interview to discuss the event, which will feature music, candle-lighting, a symbolic Lady Justice figure.
Local advocates share resources, info for Human Trafficking Prevention Month
January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and in Sitka a local group is getting the word out about how to protect youth from the dangers of trafficking and its many forms.
Southeast News
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Ketchikan borough, city weighs downtown restroom options
The need for more restroom facilities in downtown Ketchikan has been a regular talking point at...
A gift of culture: Wrangell carvers create totem pole for local schools
Two of Wrangell’s carvers have been carving this totem for the school district. It lays in WCA’s Carving Shed on Jan. 7, 2026, a little over a week before its unveiling at the high school courtyard. (Colette Czarnecki/KSTK) Wood...
Acting city manager submits resignation
Ketchikan City Hall is seen in February 2024. (Jack Darrell/KRBD) Ketchikan’s Acting City Manager...
Alaska News
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A Fairbanks mental health fair is back on after the Trump administration abruptly slashed, then restored, billions in grants
In the brief window before the rollback, the Fairbanks Native Association said the terminations...
Alaska’s first on-site addiction treatment for those who overdose launches with pilot programs
Emergency responders will offer people medication to help them make it through a critical window when overdose survivors are at high risk of dying.
Alaska kicks off billion-dollar effort to ‘transform’ rural health care
Alaska is set to receive $273 million per year for five years from the program, created as part of...
NPR
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ICE surge sparks fear and resistance in Minneapolis
Minneapolis residents are resisting as federal immigration agents surge into their city, creating...
Measles is spreading fast in S.C. Here’s what it says about vaccine exemptions
More than 550 people have contracted measles in Spartanburg County, S.C., in a fast-growing...
It took 75 governors to elect a woman. Spanberger will soon be at Virginia’s helm
Abigail Spanberger, a former CIA officer and three-term congresswoman, is breaking long-held traditions on inauguration day. She says she wants her swearing-in to showcase the state’s modern vibrancy.
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