The Ketchikan school district works to maintain air quality several months after the Point Higgins Elementary oil spill. 

And a new Masters in Teaching program for teaching Indigenous languages is introduced in Southeast.

A group of Kayhi students spend months of their free time learning about maritime culture. Plus, 10 high school students from around the globe are in Alaska right now as part of federal programs that build cultural connections, and a lecture at the Sealaska Heritage institute explores clan crests and their cultural significance.

The Ketchikan City Council approves a rate increase for all city harbor use fees. Plus, a bill working its way through the legislature could ban on duty law enforcement officers from wearing face masks on duty in Alaska, and a look at how some cyclists manage to bike to work every day, even in winter.

The Ketchikan City Council updates its municipal code relating to homelessness. Plus, Alaska sees its 8th hottest year on record, and tariffs are a reason you're paying more for a cup of coffee.

The Ketchikan Borough Assembly will apply for a contest that could build a tunnel from the city to Gravina Island, free of charge. Plus, an Alaska lawmaker is working to bring the issue of ship-caused seawater pollutants to the statehouse, and state lawmakers are considering a bill that would require insurance companies to increase coverage for prosthetic and orthotic devices.

The city will receive 6 million federal dollars to upgrade the wastewater treatment facility. And a Ketchikan man was found dead at a Klawock gas station.

An interview with gubernatorial candidate Matt Claman. Plus, the summer schedule for the Alaska Marine Highway opened for booking last week.

A food pantry program that helps pet owners in need expands to Prince of Wales Island and Metlakatla. Plus, a Juneau author speaks about civil rights activist Elizabeth Peratrovich’s influence, and a Petersburg couple talks about what it takes to build a marriage that lasts more than three-quarters of a century.

The Ketchikan school board selects the next superintendent. Plus, the end of the public comment period for the federal subsistence management review is extended.

Landline phone service in Thorne Bay is mostly restored. Plus, the Federal Subsistence Board listens to hours of public testimony following a controversial proposal to reform the board, and members of the state’s House Transportation committee accuse DOT of pursuing a ferry terminal project they say benefits private interests.