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Doctoral students partner with local organizations for six-week ‘externships’

Doctoral students Lisa Berdie, Priya Gandhi, and Zhan Okuda-Lim joined KCAW's Brooke Schafer to discuss the work they're doing in the community during their six-week externships.

What exactly is an ‘atmospheric river’? A weather forecaster explains

What is an "atmospheric river" and how does it affect weather on the outer coast? Caleb Cradens from the National Weather Service in Juneau joined KCAW's Brooke Schafer to explain this -- and other phenomena -- that drive weather this time of year.

Indian River ‘monitoring tool’ may shed light on Sitka’s potential landslide hazard

Former Sitka science teacher and programmer Eric Matthes noticed an extraordinarily rapid rise in the Indian River (Ḵaasda Héen) on a trail run the morning of August 18, 2015. At the same time, three landslides struck in Sitka, one of them deadly. Matthes has since correlated eleven other landslides around Sitka since 2014 with high water events on the river, and developed an online tool that indicates when a rainstorm is producing a possible landslide hazard -- and when it's not.

Serving soup or spinning discs, ‘Alaska Dave’ was food for Sitka’s soul

Kitka's show was "Live From the Coast." It was on on KCAW for nearly four decades, Wednesdays 10 pm - 2 am. Rock, blues, new music. When not spinning discs, he was Lead Cook at the Salvation Army.

UAS to use Title III grant in Sitka Start program

Sara Tomczuk and Eleyna Rosenthal join KCAW's Meredith Redick to discuss UAS's new Sitka Start program.

Swimmers recap 14th annual ‘Change Your Latitude’ open-water race

Event organizer Kevin Knox and a group of guest swimmers joined KCAW's Meredith Rick to discuss the event and the thrill of open-water swimming. Listen here:

Assistant Professor, Joel Markis encourages high school students to participate in UAS’s dual enrollment program

Joel Markis, joins host, Brooke Schafer to discuss the advantages of dual enrollment for high school students.

Sow and two cubs euthanized by Sitka Police Department Tuesday

A sow and her two cubs were shot by Sitka Police on Tuesday.The three animals had been active throughout Sitka for the past month.

Sitka reported 14 new coronavirus infections Wednesday

Sitka reported 14 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday (8-4-21), a few more than the previous four days, but consistent with what might become a downward trend in cases reported since the beginning of August.

SAFV’s virtual Week of Giving is August 9 – 14

Sitkans Against Family Violence is holding a virtual fundraiser August 9 - 14. Executive director Natalie Wojcik and direct services manager Tina Bachmeier discuss the campaign, which will be based around video testimonials on social media.