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PFD amount announced
This year’s Permanent Fund dividend will be $1,312, the Alaska Department of Revenue announced Thursday. Alaskans who filed online to get their dividend via direct deposit should receive it on Oct. 5. Those who opted for a physical check or filed with a paper...
Arrest made in American Legion Post 3 arson fire
An arson fire set early Sunday morning, September 10th, consumed the American Legion post in Ketchikan. A suspect, 28-year old Joseph Schacher Jr. was arrested Sunday afternoon and charged with first-degree arson and reckless endangerment. According to a...
Longtime Alaska writer reflects on Alaska’s history of aviation fatalities
Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr.’s fatal plane crash on Tuesday is yet another point in Alaska’s grim aviation statistics. A 2021 investigation from ProPublica and Unalaska public radio station KUCB found that since 2016, 42% of U.S. deaths from small aircraft...
AP&T rate hike proposal draws criticism
Alaska Power and Telephone is seeking to put a large rate increase on its customers in the upper Lynn Canal. The public comment period closed last week and many residents expressed dissatisfaction with the proposal. In mid august, utility provider Alaska...
Skagway Tribal Council offers free internet for seniors
The Skagway Traditional Council is offering free internet service to senior residents. The council received a large federal grant to provide service to tribal members, and is extending the opportunity to applicants over 60 years old. The Skagway...
KHNS/CVN Haines Candidate Forum – September 20th
Thanks to everyone who participated in the 2023 KHNS/CVN candidate forum. Listen back to the entire forum here.
Moose hunt on to a fast start
Six days into the fall moose hunt, over half of the quota has already been harvested. We checked the numbers with Fish and Game biologist Carl Koch. Friday marked the beginning of moose season. As of Wednesday afternoon, already 15 animals have been killed....
Opioid overdose reversal drug now available over the counter
The opioid overdose treatment Narcan became available over the counter in pharmacies throughout Alaska last week [week of september 11]. Robin Lutz is executive director at the Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association, or 4As. Her organization distributes a stronger...
Haines Borough Community Advisory Regarding Fentanyl
COMMUNITY ADVISORY Another person has died potentially as a result of fentanyl. The Haines Borough Police Department received a 911 call this morning regarding an unresponsive person at the Eagles Nest Apartments - 1069 Haines Highway. The person was transported by...
Candidate Interviews – Skagway Mayor and Assembly
Mayoral Candidate William Lockette Mayoral Candidate Orion Hanson Mayoral Candidate Sam Bass Assembly Candidate Alex Wedell Assembly Candidate Kate Kolodi [Will be conducted next week. We will update this post with the audio at that time]
Newscasts
Newscast – April 23, 2021
The Hospice of Haines Rummage sale goes Citywide this weekend; Recording Artist Cooper Lynn Hays brings her talents to Skagway.
Newscast – April 22, 2021
AIDEA considers decommissioning its ore terminal in Skagway and building a new one in Haines; The Skagway Traditional Council gets ready to begin a hooligan monitoring program.
Newscast – April 21, 2021
A contract is finalized for the Baby Brown timber sale in Haines; Seasonal Skagway residents may not have the option to live in RV Parks for much longer
Newscast – April 20,2021
The Chilkoot Trail is set to officially open to American Hikers on the American side on June 1st; KHNS’ Henry Leisia checks in with Alaska State Senator Jessie Kiehl.
Newscast – April 19, 2021
Two crew members aboard the Matansuka test positive for COVID-19; Skagway installs new odor-eliminating technology at its wastewater treatment plant.
Newscast – April 16, 2021
The Skagway Assembly passes a mask recommendation, plus the manager’s stimulus plan; The Haines Borough Assembly considers support for the proposed Cascade Point Ferry Terminal just north of Juneau.
Newscast – April 15, 2021
The Dunleavy Administration scraps its plan to close the Haines DMV and replace it with a private vendor; Spring finally arrives in the Upper Lynn Canal; Skagway residents take to the ocean, mountains and wooden floors in this weeks sports update.
Newscast – April 14, 2021
The Haines Borough re-opens Beach Road; Skagway reconsiders a mask mandate.
Newscast – April 13, 2021
The State of Alaska cancels all appointments for Johnson & Johnson vaccine & Trumpeter Swans make a pit stop in Dyea.
Newscast – April 12, 2021
Skagway residents get ready for some spring cleaning; Alaska prepares a national advertising campaign to promote tourism to the 49th state.
Newscast – April 9, 2021
The Alaska Folk Festival moves online this weekend; The Haines Pool is set to close at the end of May for renovations.
Newscast – April 8, 2021
New research indicates the course of the Alsek River will change dramatically over the next few decades; Skagway residents begin using the municipality’s new composter.
Newscast – April 7, 2021
The Skagway School gets sack lunches prepared at the Elks club while waiting on a kitchen renovation; Tenakee Springs turns to online fundraising to repair a bridge destroyed during December’s weather disaster.
Newscast – April 6, 2021
The Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay goes virtual; Skagway’s first Garden City Market of the year is set for April 17th.
Newscast – April 5, 2021
Haines Borough officials regroup after a series of setbacks in their search for a new borough manager; The Skagway Police Department begins using body cameras to document incidents.
Newscast – April 2, 2021
OBI Seafoods suspends salmon processing for the 2021 season at its plant in Excursion Inlet; The Skagway Borough Assembly discusses plans to hire a host for the municipal campground in Dyea.
Newscast – April 1, 2021
Constantine Metal Resources will resume drilling at its mineral exploration project this summer; Tournament time has begun for Skagway's Winter Sports.
Newscast – March 31, 2021
The Haines Borough Assembly regroups after the first choice candidate for borough manager declines the job; Alaskans will have to start dialing all ten digits when making local phone calls.
Newscast – March 30, 2021
The MV Matanuska breaks leaving travelers scrambling to adjust; KHNS’ Henry Leasia checks in with the National Weather Service for this week’s outlook.
Newscast – March 29, 2021
The Alaska Marine Highway cancels another weekly trip to the Upper Lynn Canal after the Matanuska breaks down again; The Haines Borough Police Department releases its crime statistics report for 2020.