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The Skagway Shuffle: Episode 1

The Skagway Shuffle: Episode 1

  Like many Alaska towns, Skagway has been dealing with a housing shortage for years. Unlike other towns, Skagway has little room for expansion and the number of housing units available doesn't change much year over year, even as the ships get bigger, and more...

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Kings, queens and wordsmiths converge on Skagway

Kings, queens and wordsmiths converge on Skagway

It was a busy week for culture in Skagway with drag performers and award-winning authors.   Skagway held two major events last week, the kickoff to Pride and North Words Writers Symposium. While Pride is a month-long event celebrating the LGBTQ community, the...

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Large, live art at the Red Onion

Large, live art at the Red Onion

A Skagway restaurant hosted live art, enabling customers to watch a mural being created on the spot.    Red Onion Saloon patrons were delighted with a live exhibition by muralist Kate Kolodi on May 26. Kolodi started with a piece of blank 6.5 foot by 3.5 foot...

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Truck fire closes highway, gets international support

Truck fire closes highway, gets international support

A vehicle fire on the Klondike Highway stopped traffic in both directions. Canadian firefighters crossed the border to assist.    A May 24 vehicle fire at Mile 14 on the Klondike Highway shut down the two-lane road and triggered an international response. When...

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New study quantifies bird transit through Chilkat Valley

New study quantifies bird transit through Chilkat Valley

A new study looks at the importance of the Chilkat Valley to migratory birds. The researchers analyzed data from a popular birding app to understand what birds pass through the area at what time of the year. They were surprised by the number of species that use the...

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Planning of Skagway’s Main Street rebuild begins

Planning of Skagway’s Main Street rebuild begins

The Municipality of Skagway is spending nearly $300,000 to prepare Main Street for future repairs. The town will need to secure millions in construction funding and decide the makeup of its secondary road.   Skagway residents noticed surveyors working on Main...

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Skagway sprinter qualifies for state meet

Skagway sprinter qualifies for state meet

A long sprinter from Skagway High School qualified to compete at the state meet in Anchorage this weekend. He’ll be escorted by the team’s new coach. KHNS reporter Melinda Munson watched part of a practice to see the pair in action.   Coach Kortney Rupprecht:...

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Newscasts

February 14, 2025

February 14, 2025

Haines has been searching for a police chief since November. The borough assembly and staff are moving forward ...

February 12, 2025

A new report in Haines chronicles which parts of the mountainous borough might be prone to future ...
February 11, 2025

February 11, 2025

The U.S. Forest Service has completed assessment reports on over 20 topics that will inform how the Tongass ...
February 10, 2025

February 10, 2025

A little more than two years after Skagway’s first fentanyl deaths, the man suspected of providing the drugs is ...
February 6, 2025

February 6, 2025

Skagway’s biggest restaurant is hiring. They need an indoor gardener to tend to their aeroponic lettuce and herb ...
February 5, 2025

February 5, 2025

The Haines Assembly is looking for ways to move forward after one assembly member verbally attacked another ...

Wellness Talk 02-03-25

Burl Sheldon talks with Todd Raining Bird, certified fitness nutrition specialist, certified personal trainer, and ...
February 3, 2025

February 3, 2025

Skagway resident Bill Glude knows snow. It’s his job to monitor the Klondike Highway between Skagway and the ...