Skagway School’s preschool enrollment is growing. While that’s good news for the community, it’s making it difficult to find classroom space and funding for the program. The Skagway School Board discussed possible solutions at last Friday’s community forum. KHNS’ Melinda Munson has more.

American Cruise Lines withdrew their $4 million offer to help rebuild Haines’ Letnikof Dock in exchange for docking a 270-foot vessel. The borough held a town hall to explore why the offer was rescinded, if the community has an appetite for public/private partnerships and how a new dock can move forward. KHNS reporter Melinda Munson […]

The Haines Borough Assembly tackled a surprisingly short agenda Tuesday night — but the meeting still stretched past four hours as members debated where to put a cell tower and whether the state should open the entire Haines State Forest to logging. The Assembly also adopted federal and state priority lists and moved to keep […]

The second regular session of the 34th Alaska Legislature recently kicked off last week – and the state’s ongoing fiscal crisis is front and center. State Senator Jesse Kiehl represents Haines, Klukwan, Skagway, Juneau and Gustavus. The Alaska Desk’s Avery Ellfeldt caught up with Kiehl this week (1/28) to learn more about what’s ahead – and […]

The Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska’s broadband venture, Tidal Network, is building three communications towers in Petersburg with money from a large federal grant. But the project has received some community pushback, with some residents questioning the process. KFSK’s Olivia Rose reports.

The state of Alaska’s case against a Haines man charged with animal cruelty is stuck in a holding pattern seven months after officials first removed dozens of animals from his wildlife facility. Also in the news: The federal government says 98 percent of rural Alaskans catch, hunt or gather at least some of their food. […]

New research finds that as air temperatures rise with climate change, the water that flows through wetlands is warming, too.  As Avery Ellfeldt reports for the Alaska Desk, that could spell trouble for Pacific salmon – and other species across coastal Alaska.

As temperatures in the Upper Lynn Canal begin to indicate an early spring, some Haines residents are beginning to reflect on the two weeks of constant snowfall. KHNS reporter Trygve Bakke spoke to residents to learn how they felt about this year’s “Snow-pocalypse”.

A visit to Skagway started a surprising relationship between a famous children’s hero and the Skagway Police Department. KHNS reporter Melinda Munson interviewed a former tourist who plays the dogged crime fighter, Officer McGruff.

Alaska’s cruise industry is booming – and American Cruise Lines wants in on the action. The U.S. based company offers passengers high-end voyages on small boats. And it plans to expand in Alaska in the years to come. But that plan doesn’t come without hurdles. That’s because it requires prized mooring space in harbors that […]