Small cruise ships are coming, but how much will they help the Upper Lynn Canal’s economy?; Tlingit artist Ron Jackson is named a United States Artist fellow. The post Newscast – February 12, 2021 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Haines man admits to stealing funds from the Hammer Museum; Two spiritual mediums in Haines will launch a podcast.   The post Newscast – February 9, 2020 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Without diplomatic intervention, large cruise ships aren’t coming to Alaska this year. Canada closed its waters to foreign ships with more than 250 passengers. That means Alaska’s cruise season for 2021 is effectively cancelled. On Wednesday night, Skagway officials unveiled their backup plan. “We can’t cry in our pillow that we’re not a cruise ship destination […] The post “We can’t cry in our pillows”: Skagway officials unveil the 2021 cruise season backup plan first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Skagway discusses backup plans after learning it is more than likely no cruise ships will be coming this summer; The Skagway Volunteer Fire Department completes its first Emergency Trauma Technician Course for high school students.  The post Newscast – February 11, 2021 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Skagway students have been learning traditional Alaska Native games in preparation for the Junior Native Youth Olympics. The town’s new NYO club is part of a wider effort to develop more Native sports programs throughout Southeast Alaska. Skagway Traditional Council president Jaime Bricker is an eighth Aleut, but she doesn’t know much about her family’s […] The post Skagway’s first Native Youth Olympics program gets off the ground first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

A Haines man is recovering from injuries after being mauled by a brown bear near Chilkoot Lake over the weekend. State troopers say he was attacked after encountering a bear den while backcountry snowboarding with two others. The bear attacked Haines resident Bartek Pieciul Saturday afternoon while he was climbing a mountainside with a group […] The post Haines man mauled by bear while backcountry snowboarding first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Three new cases of COVID-19 identified in Skagway; Following union layoffs, Teamsters legal team investigates White Pass and Yukon Route contracts; Haines Borough Assembly continues to allow limited access on Beach Road; Second COVID-19 vaccine doses to be administered in Haines on Thursday and Friday. The post Newscast – February 10, 2021 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Haines residents Meghan Hart and Vanessa Wishstar are moms and spiritual mediums: they tap into energy and use intuition to help people figure things out. Usually they offer their services online, but now they’re opening up to locals in a new way. Their podcast, Small Town Mediums, will launch near the end of the month.  The post Small Town Mediums: two “tuned-in” Haines moms launch ethereal podcast first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Alaska women who live in rural and remote communities usually travel to city centers to give birth—against incredible geographical odds. COVID-19 has made a hard trip even more daunting. A dramatic example of that is in Unalaska, where the only commuter airline went out of business during the pandemic. That is especially hard for pregnant […] The post Pregnant women in Unalaska brave COVID-19 and a lapse in regular air service to get to the nearest hospital… 800 miles away first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Alaska women who live in rural and remote communities usually travel to city centers to give birth against incredible geographical odds. COVID-19 can make a hard trip longer and lonelier. That disproportionately affects Alaska Native women, who are more likely to live in remote areas.  When Cara Lestenkof-Mandregan and her boyfriend John found out they […] The post To keep COVID-19 out of her remote community, one woman spent 10 weeks in isolation waiting to deliver twins first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.