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Skagway students go big for climate change education

Skagway students go big for climate change education

Skagway School is planning an international trip. In four years, high schoolers have the option to study global warming on the Marshall Islands. But it will take years of fundraising and educational preparation.   Kent Fielding is Skagway’s high school English...

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Skagway searches for a child care solution for its older littles

Skagway searches for a child care solution for its older littles

Skagway’s sole daycare provider now only serves up to age six. Parents of older children, still too young to be left home alone, are anxious about child care for the upcoming tourist season. Skagway’s Child Care Council says they’re working hard to find a solution for...

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Skagway Police Department presents its numbers

Skagway Police Department presents its numbers

The Skagway Police Department released last year’s statistics on their new website. KHNS sat down with the police chief to understand what the numbers mean, and why he thinks the department needs more officers.   Statistics for the last three years are now posted...

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Visitors flock to Haines to view the new national bird

Visitors flock to Haines to view the new national bird

The bald eagle recently became the United States’ official national bird. It’s already a celebrated creature in Haines, which boasts the largest congregation of bald eagles in the world. KHNS spoke with visitors from across the country and the globe who travelled...

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KHNS’ most viewed stories of 2024

KHNS’ most viewed stories of 2024

As we bid goodbye to 2024, here’s a review of some of this year’s most viewed stories. They include Skagway’s Pius X federal designation, the Quick Shop fire, the Red Onion sale and an interview with former writer laureate Heather Lende.    Skagway’s Pius X...

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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 ...