This Day in Alaska History-January 14th, 1869
Off-Duty VPSO in Kake Arrested on Assault/Weapons Charges Tuesday
AST reports that troopers arrested an off-duty Village Public Safety Officer in the community of Kake on charges that include assault and weapons violations on Tuesday. Troopers were notified at 8:12 am on Tuesday that a woman in Kake had been assaulted by 28-year-old Austin Brady and attempted to respond to Kake by aircraft. Inclement […]
Coast Guard suspends search for overdue boater near Kake
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard suspended its active search at sunset Saturday for an overdue boater, Timothy Wilson Jr., a 70-year-old male near Kake pending any further developments. “We extend our deepest sympathies to Mr. Wilson’s loved ones,” said Cmdr. Raymond Reichl, search and rescue mission coordinator at Sector Juneau. “The decision to suspend an active […]
Student interns from Kake contribute to local climate change studies
Elizabeth Figus, PhD, contributed to this story. During the summer of 2021, two students from Kake participated in Alaska Sea Grant’s Community Engaged Internship (CEI). The internship is designed for undergraduate students from underrepresented and Indigenous communities, with the goal to engage students in place-based projects that respect and integrate local ways of knowing. Simon […]