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Local and regional news from the newsroom at KRBD-FM in Ketchikan. Published every weekday evening.

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    Friday, October 3, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2025 14:22


    Candidates vying for two, 3-year seats on the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District school board talk priorities.

    Thursday, October 2, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2025 13:57


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report... We have interviews with Ketchikan school board candidates Paul Robbins Jr. and Shari Montgomery, possibly Coast Guard housing in Juneau, and a look at local candidates in Prince of Wales Island communities.

    Wednesday, October 1, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2025 14:24


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report we have interviews with borough assembly candidates ahead of the upcoming election.

    Tuesday, September 30, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2025 12:58


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…A Craig resident was found guilty of five DUI and assault charges...And interviews with borough assembly candidates.Stay with us.

    Monday, September 29, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2025 12:23


    Candidates vying for the seat of Ketchikan Gateway Borough mayor talk goals and priorities.

    Friday, September 26, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2025 14:26


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….Hurricane-force winds made landfall in the coastal areas of southern Southeast Alaska this afternoon... Community gardens are being funded in Sitka...And a possible new gambling hall on Douglas Island.Stay with us.

    Thursday, September 25, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2025 14:08


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….Hurricane-force winds are expected to hit Southeast Alaska late tonight into Friday...The Ketchikan school board met for the last time before the upcoming municipal election... And people around the world are voting in Fat Bear Week!

    Wednesday, September 24, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2025 14:22


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….A lawsuit pushes back on the state's failure to process SNAP applications, a defendant in a Klawock murder case was sentenced, and Skagway looks to export ore from the local port.

    Tuesday September 23, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2025 14:18


    On tonight's KRBD Evening Report: kelp is starting to take center-stage in Southeast Alaska; researchers are looking into whale behavior surrounding the historic Five Finger Lighthouse; state prosecutors retry a sexual assault case against a Juneau chiropractor.

    Monday, September 22, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2025 14:02


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….UAS Ketchikan opened a new nursing lab and we'll hear what that means for the community, the First City has had a wet September and the rain isn't expected to let up any time soon, and Alaska is now included in a national database that tracks and maps landslides.Those stories and more coming up…

    Friday, September 19, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2025 12:23


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….Ketchikan's City Council approves a contract to assess implementation of utility rate increases, this year's PFD amount has been announced, and Fat Bear week starts Tuesday.Those stories and more coming up…

    Tuesday, August 26, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2025 13:23


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….A Ketchikan man is charged with arson after a fire at the Eagles building on Creek Street Friday morning, the filing deadline is over and all Ketchikan municipal races are competitive, and Juneau officials are seeking answers about a proposed cruise ship port on the backside of Douglas Island.Those stories and more coming up…

    Wednesday, August 20, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2025 11:30


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….Ketchikan's Borough Assembly acknowledged the one-year anniversary of Ketchikan's fatal August 25 landslide, Sitka is one step closer to opening its marine haul out, and a former Juneau chiropractor is on trial for sexual assault charges.Those stories and more coming up…

    Tuesday, August 19, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2025 14:07


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….After an internal review, the president of the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska who was accused of abuse has returned from personal leave, getting an electric vehicle shipped to Southeast has become harder, and we'll hear about efforts to repair and clean up after Juneau's glacial outburst flood.Those stories and more coming up…

    Friday, August 15, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2025 12:23


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….Communities in Southeast are asking federal authorities to address fisheries issues caused by a booming sea otter population, Juneau is seeking applicants for affordable housing loans and Prince of Wales Island hosted a disc golf tournament last weekend.Those stories and more coming up…

    Thursday, August 14, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2025 14:23


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….A master carver from Hydaburg is working with two apprentices to create three totem pole replicas in Haines, vandals destroyed an historic petroglyph on a Wrangell beach, and Juneau's homeless shelter has reduced its services due to unsafe conditions in the neighborhood.Those stories and more coming up…

    Tuesday, August 12, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 14:23


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….We'll hear from gubernatorial candidate Bernadette Wilson who made a stop in Ketchikan earlier this month, misconduct accusations were made against The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska president, and two Skagway residents share their experiences performing on cruise ships.Those stories and more coming up…

    Monday, August 11, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 14:23


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….We'll have an update on who's filed so far for Ketchikan municipal offices, Ketchikan voters will also consider a ballot question eliminating voter approval requirements for selling some city property, and hundreds gathered in Wrangell to celebrate the raising of five new totem poles.Those stories and more coming up…

    Friday, August 8, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2025 13:22


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….Southeast tribes move to dismiss a long-running Metlakatla fishing rights case, dozens of Juneau residents gathered to protest a violent arrest, and Medicaid coverage throughout the nation will change starting in 2027, we'll see how that looks for Alaska.Those stories and more coming up…

    Thursday, August 7, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2025 14:23


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….We'll hear about a discovery on Prince of Wales Island that could provide insight on Earth's climate history, and we'll hear from gubernatorial candidate Matt Heilala, a former podiatrist and political newcomer, who was in Ketchikan last weekend.Those stories coming up…

    Tuesday, August 5, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 14:23


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….Two municipal races have become competitive - Ketchikan borough mayor and a two-year term on the school board, and we'll hear views from Republican state senator Shelley Hughes who was in Ketchikan last weekend.Those stories and more coming up…

    Monday, August 4, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 8:23


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….With additional filings, there's now a competitive race for a set on Ketchikan's Borough Assembly and it was all things Blueberry this past weekend as the arts festival returned for its 50 year.Those stories and more coming up…

    Friday, August 1, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2025 14:23


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….Filing to run for municipal office in Ketchikan opened today and several have already signed up, non-residents will be allowed to sport fish for king salmon soon, and Juneau residents in the Mendenhall Valley are concerned about the impending glacial outburst flood.Those stories and more coming up…

    Wednesday, July 30, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 12:47


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….Ketchikan's school board voted to restore its English Language Learning department, Southeast broke some temperature records on Monday, and Juneau voters will weigh in on whether the Capital City should implement a seasonal sales tax.Those stories and more coming up…

    Tuesday, July 22, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 13:03


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….Ketchikan's City Council approved seven ballot propositions that will appear on the October 7 municipal election ballot, we'll hear about one of them; and a group of volunteers in central Southeast Alaska combed beaches on Mitkof Island in search of invasive European green crabs.Those stories and more coming up…

    Monday, July 21, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 12:45


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….Hardware failure grounded all Alaska Airlines flights Sunday causing rerouting and delays, thousands of Alaskans have been caught for years in backlogs for government benefits, and a man is being investigated after bringing a “ghost gun” through Wrangell's airport.Those stories and more coming up…And a note, KRBD is currently without regular reporters, so local news will be very limited. We hope to be able to hire someone soon.

    Thursday, July 17, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 14:24


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….Native communities are gathering in Wrangell this weekend for the first totem pole raising there in decades, Juneau is preparing for the annual glacial outburst flood expected in early August, and more Republicans have entered the Alaska gubernatorial race.Those stories and more coming up…

    Wednesday, July 16, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 14:23


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….Southeast Alaska's first commercial king salmon opener was so successful there's uncertainty how a second opener will look, Juneau is considering changes making it easier to arrest unhoused people camping in public places, and the village of Klukwan is trying to better understand landslide risk so new housing can be built.Those stories and more coming up…

    Thursday, July 10, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2025 12:34


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….Nonresidents can no longer fish for wild king salmon in Southeast Alaska, though there are a few exceptions; we'll hear the second part of a series looking at treatment and prevention of opioid overdoses; and tips on how to use bear spray properly.Those stories and more coming up…

    Wednesday, July 9, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2025 14:23


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….Batten down the hatches, heavy rains are expected to hit Southeast Thursday with strong winds following, a Juneau chiropractor arrested four years ago for sexual assault may finally go to trial, and Alaskans struggle to get access to life-saving addiction treatment.Those stories and more coming up…

    Tuesday, July 8, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2025 14:22


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….Ketchikan's burned-down South Tongass Volunteer Fire Department will rebuild after Ketchikan's Borough Assembly approved a contract, Petersburg's Assembly passed a resolution formally opposing the sale of public lands, and manager's from throughout Alaska share potential consequences to their public radio and television stations if federal funding is cut.Those stories and more coming up…

    Wednesday, July 2, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2025 14:23


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….A north Ketchikan home was destroyed by fire Wednesday morning – no injuries were reported, the family of a women who died in a van in a Juneau grocery store parking lot questions the police's conclusions, and journalists discuss Sen. Lisa Murkowski's new memoir.Those stories and more coming up…

    Tuesday, July 1, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2025 12:07


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….More affordable housing is coming to the village of Saxman, all charges against a man arrested for the murder of a woman found on a hiking trail in 2022 in Juneau have been dropped, and we'll hear about some non-native plants invading Southeast.Those stories and more coming up…

    Monday, June 30, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2025 13:24


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….One person is injured and at least one pet dead after a home fire in Ketchikan Monday morning, filing forms are available for Ketchikan's municipal elections, and Wrangell is considering a long-term relationship with a small cruise line.Those stories and more coming up…

    Friday, June 20, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2025 13:00


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….A Ketchikan woman was one of seven Southeast residents to plead guilty to international drug trafficking, a proposed sale of federal lands is receiving both praise and opposition, and harvesters are warned about paralytic shellfish poisoning concerns throughout much of Southeast, Alaska. Those stories and more coming up…

    Tuesday, June 17, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2025 14:22


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….Hundreds gathered in Ketchikan Saturday to protest President Donald Trump's policies while another group held an event promoting community unity, schools across the state are facing uncertainty after the governor slashed education funding approved by the legislature, and Eaglecrest Ski Area in Juneau permanently closed one of its lifts.Those stories and more coming up…

    Monday, June 16, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2025 14:22


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….Shells of invasive European Green Crabs have been found at one of Ketchikan's most popular beaches – Refuge Cove. We'll hear from a UAS professor about what locals should know.That story coming up…

    Friday, June 13, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2025 13:48


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….A bill that would take back funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and therefore affect public radio and media stations has passed the U.S. House and is headed to the Senate, Juneau is considering implementing ranked-choice voting for municipal elections, and with Father's Day coming up this Sunday, we'll hear from some Alaskan dads.Those stories and more coming up…

    Thursday, June 12, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2025 14:09


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….Ketchikan Indian Community has a new CEO, timber harvesters in Southeast Alaska are suing the federal government in an effort to harvest more old growth, and Sitka is planning to permit on-site consumption at its two cannabis retailers.Those stories and more coming up…

    Thursday, May 29, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 13:37


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….Heavy rains and flooding triggered a series of small landslides in Ketchikan Wednesday; Sitka voted on a ballot measure to cap the number of cruise visitors, we'll hear the results; and in a related story, we'll hear how limiting cruise ship traffic in a Maine town has affected that community.Those stories and more coming up…

    Wednesday, May 28, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 13:14


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….Understaffing creates challenges for engineers on the Alaska Marine Highway ferries, a recent report shows Southeast business owners are concerned about their economic prospects because of recent federal actions, and Petersburg's Viking ship Valhalla set sail unexpectedly during a storm.Those stories and more coming up…

    Friday, May 23, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 14:23


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….A Ketchikan man pleaded guilty to setting a fire that destroyed the local American Legion post, NOAA Weather Radio sites will be down next week for upgrades, and a new association hopes to make it easier for businesses to produce products locally.Those stories and more coming up…

    Thursday, May 22, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 13:23


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….Batten down the hatches. A strong storm is heading to Southern Southeast this weekend with sustained, gale-force winds; the Juneau Assembly approved an increase in docking charges for large cruise ships; and Petersburg's borough is considering ending a sales tax exemption for some senior citizens.Those stories and more coming up…

    Tuesday, May 20, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 12:47


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….The Ketchikan School Board lost another member after an abrupt resignation, only one candidate remains in the running for Ketchikan school superintendent, and harmful algal blooms in Southeast are getting harder to predict.Those stories and more coming up…

    Monday, May 19, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 12:28


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….A Ketchikan principal is one of three finalists for a national award, Alaska's long-range ferry plan is complete, but where will the money come from to support it, and a curious Ketchikanite seeks the story behind a famous Alaskan cake.Those stories coming up…

    Friday, May 16, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025 12:58


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….A bill introduced in Congress would reauthorize funds for landslide monitoring projects throughout Southeast Alaska, including Ketchikan; Thorne Bay is looking to fill a city council vacancy; and a documentary on how Filipino nurses were among the unsung heroes of the pandemic comes to Anchorage.Those stories and more coming up…

    Thursday, May 15, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 14:23


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….Ketchikan's School Board has narrowed down the list of candidates for Superintendent and are planning public forums later this month, celebrations are underway for Petersburg's Little Norway Festival, and a new exhibit on Native boarding schools opened at the Alaska Native Heritage Center.Those stories coming up…

    Wednesday, May 14, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 14:09


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….Flood maps of the Mendenhall River valley have arrived and Juneau's assembly voted to extend the levee meant to protect valley homes and businesses, and cuts to federal grants are affecting the ability to provide affordable construction materials for housing.Those stories and more coming up…

    Tuesday, May 13, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 14:23


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….What appears to be human remains was discovered near Ketchikan's Alaska Marine Highway ferry terminal, a Washington-based conservation group is suing the federal government over king salmon – again, and Governor Dunleavy has ordered a freeze on most state hirings.Those stories and more coming up…

    Monday, May 12, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 13:58


    Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….Ketchikan's only movie theater will soon be under new ownership with plans for its future not yet revealed, a Whale Pass youth has a shot at competing for a world Taekwondo title, and the site of the former Douglas Indian Village may soon be returned to its original tribal owners.Those stories and more coming up…

    Friday, May 9, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2025 13:25


    Alaska libraries may lose the ability to request books from out of state or mail materials to Alaska residents. Plus, researchers look to collect more snowpack data in Southeast. And the Skagway news finds a new owner.

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