Skagway School is planning an international trip. In four years, high schoolers have the option to study global warming on the Marshall Islands. But it will take years of fundraising and educational preparation. KHNS reporter Melinda Munson has the details about the future journey.

Skagway’s sole daycare provider now only serves up to age six. Parents of older children, still too young to be left home alone, are anxious about child care for the upcoming tourist season. As Melinda Munson reports for KHNS, Skagway’s Child Care Council says they’re working hard to find a solution for summer, but time […]

Skagway and Haines saw a nearly 15% increase in their power bills in 2023. Now, the power company is asking for another increase under a subsidiary company. As Melinda Munson reports for KHNS, Skagway’s borough assembly is protesting the latest increase.

There’s a new face in Haines, and more importantly, a new voice. A grant helped bring a public radio reporter to town who will focus on local issues with statewide impact. KHNS reporter Melinda Munson has the details.

The bald eagle recently became the United States’ official national bird. It’s already a celebrated creature in Haines, which boasts the largest congregation of bald eagles in the world. KHNS reporter Melinda Munson spoke with visitors from across the country and the globe who travelled thousands of miles and braved frigid cold to photograph the […]

As we bid goodbye to 2024, here’s a review of some of this year’s most viewed stories. They include Skagway’s Pius X federal designation, the Quick Shop fire, the Red Onion sale and an interview with former writer laureate Heather Lende.   

A Skagway couple is retiring after providing in-home daycare for 35 years. They potty-trained a large portion of the community, and taught many of the residents how to ride a bike. KHNS reporter Melinda Munson spoke to the providers about what they’ll miss, and how they’ll spend their free time.

Skagway continues to investigate if a community land trust could help alleviate the valley’s housing shortage. A land trust expert addressed the assembly in a committee of the whole on Dec. 18. KHNS’ Melinda Munson has the details.

Haines was named the best place in the world for heli-skiing by POWDER Magazine. And for now, the town’s heli-skiing rules aren’t changing. That’s after the borough assembly landed on an ordinance that mostly upheld the status-quo, including the number of permits and helicopters. KHNS reporter Melinda Munson has the details.