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Alaska’s population is shrinking, so why does the housing market feel tighter than ever? At Southeast Conference on Thursday, a panel of housing specialists highlighted key problems in the Alaska housing market and specific strategies to fix those issues. A housing shortage in Alaska is not really news, nor...

Sitka voters will see two ballot questions when they head to the polls on election day this October 3. Prop. 1 will ask voters to amend the Sitka Charter so that municipal employees can serve on the school board. Prop. 2 will ask them to reinstate a seasonal sales tax increase of 1-percent to pay for the maintenance and construction of schools.

On 09/15/2023, the Sitka Police Department received a complaint from a father on Monastery Street that his daughter had brandished a knife and. placed it within inches from the fathers head. The juvenile female was placed under arrested for DV Assault 3rd Degree. On 9/15/23, a 10-day impound notice was...

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The U.S. Department of Education recognized three schools in Alaska for their progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups on assessments or their overall academic performance. Across the nation, 353 schools were named National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2023. Recipients of the National Blue Ribbon...

The Petersburg High School cross country team had its third meet of the season last weekend. The team competed in Sitka against 2A, 3A, and 4A schools. Runners from 16 schools were there, making it the largest meet of the season. The Petersburg boys took 7th place as a team....

Sitka may be the latest city pushing to limit cruise traffic as a group in the Alaskan town is aiming to cap the number of cruise passengers in 2024. The group is aiming to hold a special election this winter with the goal to limit the number of cruise guests coming to Sitka.

At least seven high school cross country meets were held around the state over the weekend, with strong performances at the Frank Dieckgraeff Invitational and the Sitka Invitational. Palmer’s Fischer Adams continued his rise to the top collecting a win at the Frank Dieckgraeff Invitational, conquering the 5-kilometer course in...

Mount Edgecumbe volcano in Southeast Alaska has become the latest addition to the Alaska Volcano Observatory's ground-based monitoring network. An observatory team in early September installed three seismic and Global Navigation Satellite System stations on the reawakened volcano and upgraded the only existing station in the vicinity, a temporary one on nearby Crater Ridge.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - On Sept. 12, a Sitka Police Officer observed a male, known to not have a valid driver's license, driving a vehicle inbound on Halibut Point Road. The officer made contact with the male in a parking lot, and during the contact the officer observed the male remove a small baggie of pills, later identified as fentanyl, from his pocket and dropped it on the ground.

Rain is on the way to Southeast Alaska this weekend, beginning after 7 p.m. Friday (9-15-23), and it’s uncertain whether it will be as heavy a dunking as this past Wednesday and Thursday. To beat Wednesday and Thursday, it will have to be a lot of rain. Based on...

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - On Sept. 11, the Sitka Police Department arrested 33-year-old Glen Roland Jones on Theft in the Second Degree as a result of the investigation into the theft of a Honda EU3200i generator. On Sept. 4, at approximately 10:30 a.m., the Sitka Police Department received the report...

Severe rainfall is hitting the Southeast coastal areas of Alaska due to a slow-moving weather tradition. A flood watch is currently in effect in Juneau, Sitka and Petersburg, with the potential for river and low-lying area floods.

The Maintenance and Operations crew from DOT&PF is addressing a rockfall incident that occurred Thursday morning. (Photo courtesy of DOT&PF) Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Runoff may result in flooding of rivers, streams, creeks, and other low-lying areas. The flood watch began Thursday morning and is expected to last through Friday...

Tom Williams is the only candidate for school board that Sitka voters will see on the October municipal ballot. Williams is looking for a three-year term, after being appointed to the board in June. Williams appeared in an election forum on KCAW Wednesday night (9-20-23) to answer questions from listeners....

The Sitka Counseling Prevention department is hosting their annual Recovery and Wellness Walk on Saturday, September 23. Loyd Platson and Clover Snelling-Klanott joined KCAW’s Cathryn Klusmeier to discuss the walk which celebrates drug and alcohol recovery month. For more information, email prevention@scpsak.org.

Sitka Schools superintendent Steve Bradshaw is reportedly in stable condition at a Seattle hospital, after being medevaced last week. In a news release from the Sitka district office, assistant superintendent Deidre Jenson says that Bradshaw was attending a conference in Juneau late last week, when he sustained multiple injuries in a fall. He was subsequently medevaced to Seattle for additional care.

Lisa Sadleir-Hart and Jasmine Shaw join us to discuss the launch of a new food security survey. Sponsored by Transition Sitka, the Sitka Local Foods Network, and numerous other community partners, the “2023 Sitka Community Food Assessment” will help food security advocates understand the changes to food security that have occurred since the original survey in 2013, including inflation, the cost of food, and access to traditional foods. Take the survey online, or fill out a paper copy at the Sitka Farmers Market on September 23, or at the Sitka Public Library.

Sitka’s municipal election is days away, but polls are already open, and this year early voting looks a bit different. Before, Sitka’s version of “early voting” was really just absentee in-person. Voters would fill out a ballot, it would be slipped into an envelope and counted with the mail-in absentee ballots several days after the election. An uptick in early voting during the pandemic made local elections a bit tougher to call on election night.

Heavy rainstorms beginning Wednesday night may trigger flooding and landslides for some neighborhoods around Juneau. The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch from Thursday morning through Friday morning. NWS Meteorologist Andrew Park said that communities across the panhandle, including Sitka, Petersburg and Juneau, should expect 2 to 4...

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola is remembered. A Mat-Su board will consider banning school library books. And Sitka is getting a community garden…eventually.