Podcast Links
Click on your favorite podcast app to subscribe to the KHNS news as a podcast!
News Stories
Catch the KHNS News – Live at 5:50pm, 6:50am, 7:50am Weekdays and 11:50am Saturdays
*Email news tips to melinda@khns.org or call 907 983-2853 or 766-2020
Skagway end of week wrap-up with Melinda Munson
KHNS is introducing a new weekly segment with Skagway reporter Melinda Munson. Here to bring us this fresh batch of Skagway news is Melinda Munson in conversation with Program Director Marley Horner. Marley Horner 00:00 Joining the KHNS news as a freelance...
Wrangell leaders grapple with how to enforce borough code
Walk around the populated areas of Wrangell, and you’ll see a good number of derelict boats and vehicles, growing thick layers of moss. You might run into a dog, wandering the streets. Both occurrences are illegal, according to local code, but the statutes haven’t...
Totem pole en route, from Georgia to Chilkat valley
A totem pole carved over half a century ago by Chilkoot artists is coming home. It has started on a cross country trip and will arrive in the Chilkat valley in the near future. The totem was property of a national airline company, and has sat in Georgia for...
Haines assembly considers two month grace period for property tax payments
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story mistakenly stated the assembly had passed the ordinance. Reports of a late payment grace period were premature. At its special meeting, the assembly unanimously voted to introduce the ordinance providing relief from fees...
Bears find garbage in Skagway
Bears are running wild in Skagway. They are opening dumpsters, dragging garbage cans away, and causing borough officials to ponder how to keep them away. Bear activity this fall has been intense in downtown Skagway. Reddick: “We’ve had some issues with...
Haines recycling center to move location
Haines Friends of Recycling is planning to move operations. We spoke with board members Melissa Aaronson and Kate Sauders about the move, and a design for a new building.
Haines Borough considers adding float to cruise ship dock
The Haines Borough is considering adding a float to the cruise ship dock. Borough officials say it would make it easier for ships to use the dock, and would allow some boats that presently have to anchor out in the cove to tie up. The Haines cruise ship dock...
Boulder blasting draws attention in Haines
Boulders are exploding in Haines. Some residents have been surprised by the sound of repeated detonations coming from a new subdivision.We went on location and chatted with the man who has been making all the noise. The Hill Top subdivision is a new...
In Haines , new mayor proposes new rules
On Tuesday night in Haines, a new mayor and new assembly memberstook their seats. Mayor Tom Morphet introduced a few changes he would like to implement to make local government more accessible. We asked him about those ideas.
Haines Planning Commission issues conditional use permit for gravel and rock quarries on Lutak road
The Haines Planning Commission issued a conditional use permit for a rock quarry and gravel pit at two sites on Lutak [LOO-tac} road. Some residents voiced concerns about rockslide potential and increased truck traffic, but a representative for Southeast Road...
Newscasts
