Police find the body of an 18-year-old woman underneath a former Ketchikan building supply store. Plus, the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District will have to make major changes to pay off over $5 million in debt, and this year’s guest artist at the Alaska Folk Festival shares what he thinks makes the annual event special.

The state expands a fishing closure for shrimp in Southeast Alaska. Plus, Wrangell could soon be home to Southeast’s largest shipyard, and two popular Sitka restaurants are nominated to be within the top 10 in Alaska.

The Ketchikan Gateway Borough School Board holds its first budget planning session for the district’s upcoming fiscal year. Plus, Alaska lawmakers introduce legislation that aims to crack down on water pollution from major ships, and a group of Sitka-based volunteers develop a project that connects students with cultural arts education, one stitch at a time.

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.