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September 22, 2026: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?
When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (9-22-26), it will consider putting a $4.5 million state grant towards Lincoln Street upgrades.
Sitkans get to know city administrator finalist Gerrie Cotter
The city’s municipal administrator finalist mingled with Sitkans Friday night during a meet-and-greet at Harrigan Centennial Hall.
Listen: Chamber of Commerce assembly forum
During a Greater Sitka Chamber of Commerce forum on Wednesday (9-16-26), assembly candidates were asked pre-provided questions on housing, childcare, and economic development.
Listen: KCAW hosts Sitka School Board candidate forum
Artificial intelligence, truancy, and enrollment. These are a few of the topics Sitka School Board candidates dove into in KCAW’s live election forum on September 17.
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2026 Sitka Municipal Election Hub
Sitka's municipal election is Tuesday, October 6.
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Pacific High celebrates new outdoor learning shelter with open house
The community is welcome to tour Pacific High School's garden, greenhouse, and the recently completed learning shelter this Friday (9-25-26).
Sitka Tells Tales event highlights taking risks, making change, and giving back
Ellen Frankenstein, Ben Hughey, and Jennifer MacDonald joined KCAW on the Morning Interview to share what attendees can expect from the event.
What to expect when voting in Sitka’s upcoming municipal election
Municipal Clerk Sara Peterson, Deputy Municipal Clerk Holley Bayne, and Assistant Municipal Clerk Brian Schoenfelder joined KCAW on the Morning Interview to discuss early voting, ballot contents, and other election details.
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WPSD receives $608k grant
The Wrangell school district will receive a $608,000 grant for a new virtual-reality-based program...
Metlakatla educator named Alaska’s superintendent of the year
Taw Lindsey (left) is awarded Alaska’s 2027 Superintendent of the Year Award. Alaska Council of...
WHS student scientists present on glacial data
Student scientists from the Wrangell High School Shakes Glacier monitoring team and University of...
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A Midtown Anchorage home has become a hub for crime. Police say they’re moving to shut it down.
The home was the site of a Sept. 13 police shooting, but neighbors say they’ve witnessed assaults, drug deals and other crimes happen for months.
The state of Alaska public schools | Talk of Alaska
With the new school year underway, we hear from public education leaders about challenges and successes in Alaska’s school districts.
A reporter takes a deep dive on Trump-appointed chair of U.S. Arctic Research Commission
Thomas Dans is a venture capitalist from Texas described as a MAGA influencer and, since December, has chaired the commission, which advises Congress and the president on what to study in the Arctic.
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Trump’s D.C. arch is now a military complex. Here’s how that complicates things
The future of Trump’s D.C. arch was already fraught. Then he rebranded it as a military complex. Experts say that only raises more legal and logistical questions.
Inside a ‘modern slavery situation’ where cyber scammers are victims themselves
Wired’s Andy Greenberg explains how a cybercrime operation in Southeast Asia trapped computer engineers into defrauding victims of billions of dollars. Plus, he discusses the scam involving Fresh Air.
This ‘fire amoeba’ pushes the limit of what’s possible for complex life
Scientists have found a species they’ve named the fire amoeba, which is capable of reproducing at 145°F and continuing to move up to temperatures of 147°F — a record for complex eukaryotic life.
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