Wrangell, AK

An Alaska Airlines aircraft was expected to depart Wrangell on Wednesday after spending six days in town for replacement of a failed engine. The right-hand engine - the starboard side, for mariners - failed as northbound Flight 65 was just starting its takeoff roll last Friday, Oct. 23. There were no injuries, and the plane returned to the terminal. Within a second or two of starting to rev up...

October 21 – An officer assisted Emergency Medical Services (EMS) on Wrangell Avenue. An officer responded to a report of trespassing on Ira II St and directed an individual to depart the area. An officer assisted EMS on Wrangell Avenue. An officer spoke with a complainant. A runaway chicken was reported on S Nordic Dr. An officer notified its owner. An officer responded to a vehicle fire on Corne...

Final harvest numbers for the fall moose hunt near Petersburg, Wrangell and Kake show hunters had another record-high season. The month-long moose hunt closed Oct. 15. According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, hunters harvested a new high of 162 moose this fall. That total tally exceeds last year's record harvest of 147 moose, which outperformed the prior record set in 2023. The...

In this newscast: The Juneau School Board will consider a complaint over curriculum being used at Kax̲dig̲oowu Héen Elementary at its Tuesday meeting; Both candidates vying for the open House District 3 seat in the Alaska Legislature say they aren't convinced the state's controversial Cascade Point ferry terminal project will benefit Southeast communitites; The monthlong moose hunt near Petersburg, Wrangell and Kake closed in mid-October, and final harvest numbers show it was another record-b

Petersburg experienced a power outage on Monday, Oct. 19, after a regional hydropower supplier’s system went offline. The town ran on diesel generation until around 8:00 p.m. once the supplier’s feed was available again. Petersburg gets much of its electricity from Southeast Alaska Power Agency, or SEAPA, which also supplies power to Wrangell and Ketchikan. Those two communities also reported outa...

The Petersburg High School Volleyball team, bump, set and spiked their way to a 4-0 start, sweeping their first conference tournament of the season this past weekend against Skagway and Wrangell. The Vikings first game of the tournament was against the Skagway Panthers. The Vikings won a close affair, 26-24. The Vikings tied the game up at 24, getting the ball back. Freshman setter Savina Pawuk...

The Petersburg Medical Center has received a three-year grant from the state health department to offer free case management services to seniors in Petersburg and Wrangell. Brandy Boggs, PMC’s hospital patient navigator, explained the new program during KFSK’s PMC Live show in late September. “Case management services under this grant would be for anybody 60 and older,” Boggs said. “Or if you’re u...

Getting rid of solid waste - trash, in a single word - is expensive in Alaska, particularly in Southeast communities that lack road access to haul and dump garbage in a nearby landfill. "It's a problem that's never going away," said Tom Wetor, director of Wrangell's Public Works Department and a board member of the Southeast Alaska Solid Waste Authority, or SEASWA. The...

Wrangell’s efforts to add to its downtown waterfront, develop the former 6-Mile Mill property for a possible shipyard and replace its leaking water diversion flume to the community reservoirs will receive a $43 million boost from the federal government. The borough applied this past spring for a federal Economic Development Administration Industry Transformation Pathway Grant. The official announc...

Running your own commercial fishing operation may offer more freedom, but that freedom comes at a premium. That cost can make it particularly hard for those looking to enter the industry or update their fleet. The Alaska Department of Commerce investments division held a public session in Wrangell on Sept. 16 to share information with potential borrowers and check in with current ones. The...