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Rockslide on Dyea road has residents on alert
Two rock slides on the Dyea Road prompted the Skagway Police Department to issue a warning to residents. On Saturday, the department received a report of a large rock and associated debris obstructing the Dyea road at 5.2 miles. A car-sized boulder had come...
Bethel celebrates Indigenous People’s Day
At Bethel’s library on Indigenous Peoples Day, hands-on activities start at 3. Kimberly Jackson is helping people make akutaq, everyone's favorite dessert. Jackson: " So I put, because I grew up in Akiak and the way people make it differently the way that they...

Klukwan residents lead watershed celebration
Last Thursday, Klukwan residents led a ceremony to honor the Chilkat watershed and the life it sustains in the valley. They invited the broader community to participate, and a large number of people came. Under a steady rain, organizers set up...

Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association looks to give longlining fleet a green upgrade with federal grant
The Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association announced on the morning of October 3rd that they were awarded $700,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy. The new funding is intended to steer the commercial fleet away from their old diesel engines. The...

NTSB: Plane in crash that killed Peltola’s husband was heavily laden with moose meat, antlers
A plane flown by U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola’s husband was loaded with more than 500 pounds of moose meat and a set of antlers before the crash near St. Mary’s earlier this month that killed him, investigators say. The National Transportation Safety Board released...

Haines comprehensive plan is moving towards draft phase
The revision of the Haines comprehensive plan is moving along, we talked with Shelly Wade, who was in town last week to peak with community members as she prepares the draft plan.

Election results are in, some races still undecided
The preliminary results for the 2023 local elections came in on Tuesday night. The scores appear mostly settled in Haines, but the race in Skagway is not quite over. Poll workers in Skagway worked late into the night. A high number of write-in...

Certified Skagway Election Results
Updated 10/6/23 Certified results for Skagway’s 2023 Regular Municipal Election are listed below, and include absentee and questioned ballots canvassed by the Election Board on Thursday, October 5. Sam Bass for a 2-year term as Mayor with 244 votes. Orion Hanson with...

Preliminary, unofficial results are in for the Haines local elections
Here are the numbers for the 2023 local election in Haines. 1157 people voted, and there are 29 possible additional votes to come. These are the preliminary, unofficial results. For Mayor, Tom Morphet won with 604 votes, Jan Hill has 532 For the three...

Wood bison numbers drop sharply after tough winter
A project to re-establish wood bison in Alaska has suffered a setback. The Lower Innoko Yukon Rivers wood bison herd experienced a major decline last winter, and as KUAC’s Dan Bross reports, it’s not the first time adverse weather has impacted the herd. ...
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