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Haines Seniors and Preschoolers Break Bread

Haines Seniors and Preschoolers Break Bread

Preschoolers and seniors in Haines are getting back together for a weekly lunch date after a few years’ break. Chilkat Valley Preschool and the Senior Center share a building and have a history of visiting for lunch, although the meetings were paused for a few years...

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Skagway and Haines High School Basketball Updates

Skagway and Haines High School Basketball Updates

Skagway High School Basketball teams are playing in Hoonah this week.  And the Haines high school basketball teams played this weekend at home.   The Skagway Panthers boys and girls’ basketball teams are on the road in Hoonah. Both teams won Monday and will play...

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Winter utility assistance for Skagway residents

Winter utility assistance for Skagway residents

Winter utility assistance is available from now through April for Skagway residents.  Applications are due the second Friday of each month.   The Skagway Development Corporation (SDC) opened applications for 2024 utility assistance to Skagway residents.  Jon Hillis,...

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Paws and Claws toasts its 21st birthday

Paws and Claws toasts its 21st birthday

It’s National Dog Training month.  Skagway residents can enter to win a dog training platform or cat condo from Paws and Claws Animal Shelter. This year, Paws and Claws Animal Shelter celebrates its 21st anniversary. A resource to Skagway’s isolated pet owners, the...

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Landslide science talk and worksession coming to Petersburg

Landslide science talk and worksession coming to Petersburg

Sitka Sound Science Center's Lisa Busch is coming to Petersburg to talk about the potential of a landslide warning system. Southeast Alaska is prone to landslides. That’s because of the area’s heavy rain and the geology of the landscape – steep, forested mountains....

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Haines Borough Amends Ordinance on Dead Bodies

Haines Borough Amends Ordinance on Dead Bodies

A recent change in the Haines Borough law codified the long-standing protocol on how to process dead bodies.  KHNS’s Jenn Shelton has more.       The Haines Borough amended the city ordinance about dead bodies last October.  It added a provision, which says:...

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Skagway and Haines High School Basketball Updates

Haines Girls win Don Hather Basketball Tournament

  The Haines girls’ basketball team took first place over the weekend at the Don Hather Basketball Tournament in Skagway.  The Haines boys finished in second place.  Skagway’s girls and boys’ teams took third and fourth places, respectively.     The...

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Skagway Local Runs His Own Race

Skagway Local Runs His Own Race

When storms over the New Year prevented a Skagway teacher from traveling to run a marathon he created his own.    Skagway teacher Cody Burnham intended to start the New Year off with a visit to family in Texas and his first marathon. He trained for 16 weeks. ...

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Newscasts

Newscast – August 31 2023

Newscast – August 31 2023

A company has applied for a permit to conduct sonic drilling by the Porcupine Creek, 30 miles from Haines. The Alaska Department of Natural Resources is taking public comments about the project, but company representatives aren’t saying much about their long term...

Newscast – August 31 2023

Newscast – August 30 2023

There is big news on the Skagway waterfront. The municipality received a grant that will pay for most of the rockslide mitigation work above the railroad dock. And the town received all necessary permits to move forward with work on the ore dock.

Newscast – August 31 2023

Newscast – August 28 2023

It’s been a tough year for commercial salmon fishers. Three years of huge returns in Bristol Bay created a surplus of sockeye in the market. That pushed base prices to historic lows and economists are unsure of how long this glut will affect fishers’ paychecks. KMXT’s...

Newscast – August 25 2023

Newscast – August 25 2023

Starting up and maintaining a small business can be a steep learning curve. A Southeast regional nonprofit, Spruce Root, aims to help alleviate the growing pains with the return of its re-branded small business competition.

Newscast – August 25 2023

Newscast – August 24 2023

Two weekends ago a canoe from a Haines guiding company transporting nine people took on water at Chilkoot lake. Its passengers spent a substantial amount of time in the lake’s cold water as they swam to shore before being rescued. We spoke with Haines Fire Chief Brian...

Newscast – August 25 2023

Newscast – August 23 2023

The Skagway Borough Assembly postponed decisions on what to do with land that was the site of a boarding school for Indigenous children. The Skagway Traditional Council has withdrawn its engagement from the process, citing undue stress on its members.

Newscast – August 25 2023

Newscast – August 22 2023

An administrative court ruled to uphold a wastewater disposal permit at the Palmer Project, but with some modifications. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation will have to change the way it sets limits on pollutant levels. This could delay some...

Newscast – August 25 2023

Newscast – August 21 2023

The file in period for candidates in the coming municipal elections closed on Sunday in Haines. And some Haines residents have noticed an increase in truck traffic in recent weeks. Heavy rock trucks have been shuttling material between a quarry four miles from town,...

Newscast – August 25 2023

Newscast – August 17 2023

The Haines candidate list for the next election is slowly growing. And, Alaska has no shortage of marine predators – from orcas, to Steller sea lions, to salmon sharks. Over the past few years, researchers have identified a new, lesser-known predator that may play a...

Newscast – August 31 2023

Newscast – August 16 2023

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg traveled to Haines on Wednesday. He came to speak with town officials and residents, and to see infrastructure projects that have been funded by the agency he leads. He also took a few minutes to chat with residents who...

Newscast – August 31 2023

Newscast – August 15 2023

 A canoe incident at Chilkoot lake. And, the candidate filing period for local elections in Skagway has ended. And, school begins in Haines next Tuesday. Although staffing is full, many are new to the district – and to town. 11 new employees are getting ready for the...

Newscast – August 31 2023

Newscast – August 14 2023

Haines Police Chief Heath Scott will leave his position this fall. Scott and the Haines Borough could not agree on the terms of a renewed contract. And, The bankruptcy of Yukon’s Minto Metals Corp. spilled across the Alaska border last week as Alaska’s state-owned...

Newscast – August 31 2023

Newscast – August 10 2023

Students are returning to school soon. We spoke with Haines School Superintendent Roy Getchell about the coming year. We talked about State funding, curriculum requirements, and free lunches.

Newscast – August 31 2023

Newscast – August 9 2023

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources on Monday issued a permit to the proposed mine site, the Palmer Project. The permit allows the company to go ahead with seismic exploration work near the Klehini River.

Newscast – August 31 2023

Newscast – August 8, 2023

This weekend Trident Seafoods dropped the price for Alaska chum salmon from $.60 to $0.20 per pound for all fisheries. They also announced a plan to drop pink salmon prices. Trident says Russian pink salmon harvests are affecting demand for all kinds of salmon. KFSK’s...

Newscast – August 31 2023

Newscast – August 7, 2023

After a glacier dam outburst caused the Mendenhall River to swell more than 14 feet, families were forced to evacuate and seek shelter.In a press release,  The Red Cross of Alaska said it is currently responding to the needs of the community members impacted.  And...

Newscast – August 25 2023

Newscast – August 4th 2023

Black seaweed is a culturally significant delicacy in Southeast Alaska. But in recent years, traditional harvesters say it doesn’t look or taste right and it’s difficult to find.  Now, a regional Native non-profit hopes a new study can help save the harvest.

Newscast – October 7, 2022

Skagway moves forward with a plan to reduce rockslides above the railroad dock; Local elections were held in Haines and Skagway this week; Moose hunting season is coming to an end in the Chilkat Valley.

Newscast – September 30, 2022

Skagway and the state DOT make a deal to explore moving the state ferry terminal plus work continues on an Ore Dock redesign; October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month,  SEARHC is offering free mammograms all month long; Canada will drop their COVID restrictions for...

Newscast – September 23, 2022

It’s election season as voters in Skagway decide on a $65 million revenue bond for port development; A Constitutional Convention gets considered in the statewide election in November.

Newscast – September 16, 2022

Governor Dunleavy declares a Disaster Emergency for Skagway in response to recent rockslides; The Haines arts council is back to booking shows and packing houses.

Newscast – September 2, 2022

Skagway announces more ships that won’t be calling this season, while one cruise ship chose to visit without docking at all; The Haines school attempts to get back to normal.

Newscast – August 26, 2022

The Haines landfill has changed the way it charges residents for dumping their garbage; Skagway releases cruise ship numbers that fall well short of early season projections, plus a preview of the upcoming Klondike Road Relay.

Newscast – August 19, 2022

Skagway approves new port tariffs and berthing agreements for 2023, starts negotiations on new waterfront lease agreements and weighs the benefits of acquiring its airport from the state; Haines voting numbers from the recent statewide election, a look at the upcoming...

Newscast – August 12, 2022

Haines's newest subdivision development gets another green light, plans for a land swap solution for victims of the Beach Road Landslide move forward, plus Alaska votes on Tuesday; Skagway police along with federal agents arrest a seasonal worker during a drug-sting...

Newscast – August 5, 2022

Skagway’s Mayor declares a state of emergency due to recent landslide activity, and the assembly looks at a management deal with a regional healthcare company to take over its community-run clinic; We break down the latest congressional candidate forum for Alaska’s...

Newscast – July 29, 2022

Skagway’s waterfront leaseholder says to expect fewer ships on its busiest dock for the rest of the 2022 cruise season. The company also announced plans to remove infrastructure from the town’s other two docks before its lease expires next spring, potentially leaving...

Newscast – July 22, 2022

Scientists say Skagway’s largest cruise ship dock will see significant rockslide activity but can’t predict when it will happen, leading the leaseholder White Pass and the municipality to rearrange pedestrian traffic flow in the area; Haines may see a large new...

Newscast – July 15, 2022

Haines Borough employees sign a new contract, teams are in town to rebuild from and study what caused the deadly landslide of 2020, plus activists ask residents to address federal agencies to stop potential pollution from the Constantine Mine Project; Skagway’s...