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Skagway police keep tabs on multiple bears in town
At least three different bears have recently been spotted foraging in downtown Skagway. Reports say there is a large brown bear sow with a big cub and an adult black bear. KHNS’ Mike Swasey spoke with Skagway Police Chief Jerry Reddick about the department’s efforts...
Skagway waves goodbye to the last cruise ship of 2021
The last ship of the shortened cruise season visited Skagway on Tuesday. KHNS’ Mike Swasey wandered through downtown to get reactions from local businesses and cruise passengers on a rainy, cold October day. I live less than a block away from Skagway Spirits...
Haines borough assembly tallies final election results, disaster recovery updates, and more highlights from Tuesday’s meeting
The Haines Assembly met Tuesday night to verify election results. Two assemblymembers ended their terms making way for two new members and the new borough manager attended her first meeting. And as KHNS’ Corinne Smith reports, there was an update on recovery efforts...
Haines cross country team wins state championship
The Haines high school cross country team won a state championship title in Anchorage over the weekend. As KHNS’ Corinne Smith reports, the teenage athletes were welcomed home with a parade on Monday. Division III teams are from Alaska’s smallest schools....
This week in weather for the upper Lynn Canal
Autumn weather is bringing rain and cooler temperatures to Southeast Alaska this week. KHNS’ Mike Swasey talked with federal meteorologist Kayla Tinker from the National Weather Service in Juneau for the latest forecast. Swasey - Kayla looking a little soggy to start...
Ground-penetrating radar to be used at former residential boarding school in Skagway
Skagway’s assembly voted unanimously last week to work with the Skagway Traditional Council to authorize ground-penetrating radar with some shovel work at the Pius X Mission School site. It was open from 1932 to 1959 and served about 60 indigenous children. The...
Haines new borough manager, Annette Kreitzer starts work
Haines’ incoming borough manager, Annette Kreitzer has been on the job for a week. She comes from Juneau where she had a long career in state government. But as KHNS’ Corinne Smith reports, she says she has the leadership and problem-solving skills to be the Haines...
Haines school district to keep COVID policies in place, as community comes out of another wave of coronavirus cases
Haines school district will keep its COVID policies in place. That was the consensus reached Tuesday by the school board as the community comes out of another wave of coronavirus cases. KHNS’ Corinne Smith reports. COVID-19 cases surged in Haines last month...
Chilkat Valley moose hunting season closes with 14 legal bulls taken
The Chilkat Valley moose hunting season officially closed October 7. Only two more moose were taken this week, bringing the total to 14, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. This year’s hunt included four spike-fork bulls, eight with three-brow tines,...
Mosquito Lake Victory Garden volunteers celebrate the harvest and growing food security in the Chilkat Valley
More than 40 volunteers gathered last Sunday at the Mosquito Lake community center victory garden for a work party and harvest celebration, and to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of Lynn Canal Conservation, a Haines-based environmental group. KHNS’ Corinne...
Newscasts
KHNS News – May 20, 2015
Warm, sunny weather could break records in Haines and Skagway; Haines High School graduates 20 seniors with humor; Artist profile: Gene Kennedy.
KHNS News – Jan. 14, 2015
The Haines Borough Assembly approves the hire of a Community and Economic Development Director; A local resident organizes a one-day camp for this weekend where you can learn everything from swing dancing to mandolin; Strong king numbers outside Sitka boost winter...
KHNS News – Dec. 16, 2014
Skagway’s Santa Train brings in a record number of passengers this year; Skagway has stopped adding chlorine to its water supply; Mosquito Lake residents plan another meeting about the future of the school building; Ketchikan shipyard’s Alaska Class Ferry project will...
KHNS News – Oct. 29, 2014
New Haines Mayor and Assemblymembers begin their terms; a settlement is proposed in Alaska Power Company's rate case; Interim Community and Economic Development Director named for Haines; Election coverage continues.
Local News – Oct. 21, 2014
Haines assembly denies tax exemption for Veterans Village; Early voting starts to brisk participation; ANB/ANS elects new officers at Grand Camp; A look at the work going on at Aurora Harbor in Juneau.
KHNS News – Sept. 22, 2014
Haines fisherman rescued from sinking boat; Skagway meeting recap; AP&T purchases Gustavus Electric Co.
Local News for July 7, 2014
Skagway assembly considers ban on pesticides; Haines assembly agenda suspiciously short; Ferry scheduled released; Listener commentary
Newscast – April 7, 2014
Mp3 File:news04-07-14.mp3Opponents and supporters weigh in on the Juneau Access project; Skagway Assembly moves ahead with land purchase for future solid waste and recycling site; Haines Assembly takes up conditions for heliport; herring are much less plentiful than...
Local News for Feb. 5, 2014
Mp3 File:news02-05-14forweb.mp3Final design for Alaska Class Ferry expected soon; Unseasonably warm weather threatens heliski season; Preview of Skagway Assembly meeting; OWL connect libraries. Downloadable file (optional):
Local News for Nov.6, 2013
Mp3 File:news11-06-13.mp3Alaskans get startled by some news about radiation from the Fukushima Nuclear Plant headed this way; Two Tlingit Code Talkers from Haines to be honored in Washington later this month; Speed reduced on Haines Highway during Eagle Festival;...
Local News for Sept. 9, 2013
Mp3 File:news09-09-13.mp3Another candidate files for Haines Borough Assembly; a preview of Tuesday's Haines Borough Assembly meeting; some cruise ships install new pollution-control equpment; Haines mass casualty exercise over the weekend. Downloadable file...
Local News for Aug. 14, 2013
Mp3 File:news08-14-13.mp3Haines Borough manager resigns; Tenakee school closes; divers lose medical treatment in Juneau. Downloadable file (optional):
Local News for Aug. 12, 2013
Mp3 File:news08-12-13.mp3A popular medevac insurance company says it’s close to resuming business in Alaska; A proposed marine shipping buyout of Northland Services by Lynden Inc. is one step closer to approval; Local mines release second quarter earnings;...
Local News for July 25, 2013
Mp3 File:news07-25-13.mp3Broadcaster: Margaret Friedenauer A cruise ship docked in Skagway fails a health inspection; the cruise industry testified in front of Congress about safety; DIPAC operates in the black. The CDC Inspection Detail Report for the Silver Shadow...
Local News for June 3, 2013
Mp3 File:news06-03-13.mp3Broadcaster: Margaret Friedenauer Preview of commercial fishing season; winter ferry schedule released; a Yukon mining company issues layoffs. Downloadable file (optional):
Local News for April 3, 2013
Mp3 File:news04-03-13.mp3Broadcaster: Margaret Friedenauer Alaska Tribes win a big lands trust case; a power struggle continues at Klukwan Inc.; a preview of the Skagway Assembly meeting. Downloadable file (optional):
Local News for Feb. 7, 2012
Mp3 File:news02-07-13.mp3Broadcaster: Margaret Friedenauer Klukwan's president talks about moving past bankruptcy; a Sitka eagle dies of lead poisioning; our weekly essay feature. Downloadable file (optional):
Local News Dec. 20, 2012
Mp3 File:news12-20-12.mp3Broadcaster: Adam RIchard In todays news, a few stories of Klondoke Christmas' past, and the KHNS weekly essay feature "Small Things Considered", with Heather Lende. Wishing you all a very Happy Holidays from the KHNS News Room!...
Local News for Nov. 27, 2012
Mp3 File:news11-27-12.mp3Broadcaster: Margaret Friedenauer There will likely be a recount in the House District 34 race; a comprehensive look at Haines Borough facilities; a magazine makes an bad recommendation about Southeast shellfish. Downloadable file (optional):
Local News for Nov. 20, 2012
Mp3 File:_news11-19-12.mp3 Broadcaster: Margaret Friedenauer Another update on the House District 34 race; a Haines student gets a new companion in a dog named Gus. Visit KCAW.org for its series with Lt. Lance Leone, the only survivor of a fatal helicopter crash...