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Mt. Edgecumbe superintendent responds to concerns over student support and safety
At a state Board of Education meeting on Dec. 3, alumni and former staff from Mt. Edgecumbe High School raised concerns about safety and student support at the state-run boarding school in Sitka.
Sitka’s top nutcracker collector hopes to crack open people’s childlike wonder
Nutcrackers have become a staple Christmas decoration across the world. But for Jack Petersen, they represent a fulfilled childhood dream.
Sitka School Board hears update on REACH homeschool program
Enrollment in Sitka’s homeschool program is down from its peak at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it’s up slightly from pre-pandemic years.
Sitka Search and Rescue checks on unhoused man at Gavan Hill camp
Sitka Search and Rescue successfully located an unhoused man for a wellness check on Saturday (12-8-25).
The Morning Interview
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‘Finding light in the dark’: Sitka Cirque hosts immersive adult dance party this weekend
The immersive experience includes aerial performances, visual art, live music, DJ sets, and roving characters.
Exchange students from Italy, Georgia and India to host presentation at Sitka Public Library
AFS-USA exchange students from Italy, Georgia and India joined the Morning Interview to talk about their exchange experience thus far, including the cultural differences, particularly the snow, and the excitement of experiencing new activities with their host families.
‘Boys will be boys?’ Sitka Tells Tales challenges toxic masculinity
Ellen Frankenstein, Amanda Capitummino, and Bobby Pendleton join KCAW for the Morning Interview to share what stories unpacking masculinity attendees can expect in the final Sitka Tells Tales installment of the year.
Southeast News
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Council selects City Manager
City Council chambers shown in downtown Ketchikan. (Hunter Morrison/KRBD) The Ketchikan City...
Which roads get plowed first in Wrangell
Wrangell Public Works plows Front Street on Dec. 10, 2025 during snowstorm. (Colette...
Man indicted on sexual abuse of minors, indecent exposure
An Alaska State Troopers vehicle shown in Ketchikan. (Sydney Dauphinais/KRBD) A Ketchikan man was...
Alaska News
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Army Corps will pursue a ‘lake tap’ to stop Juneau’s destructive glacial outburst floods
A tunnel through Bullard Mountain on the east side of the glacier would steadily drain Suicide Basin so it won’t fill to the point of bursting.
Alaskans targeted by scammers posing as government officials, FBI warns
The FBI reports Alaskans lost over $26.2 million to internet-based scams in 2024, with $1.3...
Advocates push for stronger measures to stop the Western Arctic Caribou Herd’s decline
The latest estimate for the herd is 121,000, a steep drop from 2023 and the lowest number in almost 50 years.
NPR
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Psychologists are increasingly using — and worrying about — AI tools, poll finds
A survey finds that 56% of psychologists are trying out artificial intelligence tools at work,...
Her 1951 walkout helped end school segregation. Now her statue is in the U.S. Capitol
Barbara Rose Johns was 16 when she led a walkout at her high school, credited with helping end...
New report finds the Arctic continues to warm faster than the planet as a whole
This year’s Arctic Report Card from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
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