KRBD Evening Report

Ketchikan hires a new city managerCoast Guard helicopter crashes in Sitka

The Ketchikan Visitors Bureau looks for feedback on how tourism affects residentsA local jeweler will have to pay a settlement to the state for misrepresenting their products

A look at what could be next for Ketchikan's now-closed Point Higgins and Fawn Mountain elementary schools. Plus, the state will assess oil pollution near a popular Juneau park, and Haines residents have mixed feelings about the state's decision to reopen a king salmon sport fishery.

A Juneau artist creates a magazine for Indigenous writers and creatives. Plus, high school students in Petersburg get a taste of the real world through a simulated “financial reality fair,” and an underwater academy in Sitka teaches the ins and outs of mermaiding.

A man died while hiking to Blue Lake on the Deer Mountain trail this weekend.Talks of a new cruise ship dock in Juneau.

Independent US House candidate Bill Hill visits Ketchikan Mermaids classes now offered in Sitka

A former Metlakatla man files a federal civil rights lawsuit that alleges he was wrongfully prosecuted for murder. Republican lawmakers work to repeal a key environmental policy that protects over 9 million acres of the Tongass.

The State of Alaska has opened an investigation into Dan Sullivan of Petersburg's campaign. The gray whale population in the Sitka Sound has skyrocketed in recent years -- and scientists are asking why.

Residents of Craig will soon pay more for water and sewer services. Plus, Rep. Rebecca Himschoot, of Sitka, looks back at this legislative session, and birders flock to Yakutat for the city's annual tern festival.

Ketchikan says goodbye to two elementary schools. Plus, a cruise line is teaming up with an international whale advocacy organization to host a marine mammal observer on board a ship.

A family of six is rescued from a beached boat near Kasaan, on Prince of Wales Island. Plus, a challenger enters Alaska's House District 1 race, and the first dugout canoe made from wood strips completes its maiden voyage.

How a local woman works to keep Filipino cultural traditions alive in Ketchikan. There are now two people named Dan Sullivan who are running for Senate.

The U.S. Forest Service holds a hearing on Prince of Wales Island to listen to concerns about a proposed timber project. Plus, the state epidemiologist says Alaska cruise ports don't need to worry about the Hantavirus.

A new Native art market opens in downtown Ketchikan.Petersburg residents give trash from the landfill a new life.

A new public use cabin opens near Ward Lake. Plus, a new report shows that population growth for humpback whales near Glacier Bay National Park has been slow, and Petersburg's local tribe launches its first canoe in a century.

How some community members on Metlakatla are fighting food insecurityFishermen in Sitka ask city leaders to waive insurance requirements for the marine haulout and shipyard

The Ketchikan school district now has more time to pay off their debt to the boroughSome worry that proposed mines in British Columbia have a lack of tribal consultation and will cause pollution in salmon-bearing streams

A new law permits the transfer of federal land in the Tongass National Forest to the Cape Fox Corporation. Plus, a Lingit leader is remembered for his Alaska Native fishing rights advocacy, and Virgin Voyages sees its inaugural visit to Sitka.

A bill that would change the scope of an Alaska sexual assault law passes in the Legislature. Plus, Sitka High School students shadow radiology technicians, and high school students from Western Alaska who moved because of ex-Typhoon Halong graduate in Anchorage.

The city of Ketchikan gets feedback on establishing downtown restrooms. Alaska Airlines considers adding a direct flight from Juneau to Portland.

The Ketchikan Borough Assembly votes to terminate a library funding agreement An Alaska Native Vietnam War veteran from Hoonah receives a proper homecoming decades after his service

People are struggling to keep up with Ketchikan's rising utility rates.Career and technical education expands in Sitka's schools

Kayhi seniors talk about their post-graduate plans. Plus, a Canadian mining company wants to reopen a gold mine upstream from Southeast Alaska's most productive salmon stream, and marine heatwaves could make Alaska waters especially warm this summer.

Two people are dead after a structure fire in Ketchikan. Plus, gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins talks about education funding and the state ferry system, and Petersburg's first MRI machine now has state approval to start operating.

The Alaska Supreme Court hears oral argument in a suit against Cape Fox Corp. Huna Totem's new cruise dock project could be downsized due to cost hikes

A man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for sexual abuse of a minor. A solar power farm in Wrangell is starting up.

A look at the City of Thorne Bay's unofficial special mayoral election results. Plus, the federal government decides against listing Gulf of Alaska king salmon with Endangered Species Act protections, and middle school students in Juneau are learning about traditional Lingít carving by crafting their own canoe paddles.

A Prince of Wales Island man is charged following an Alaska State Trooper drug investigation. Plus, a Juneau lawmaker's bill to increase state funding for free legal aid is headed to the governor, and Petersburg's annual Little Norway Festival is rapidly approaching.

The Ketchikan Gateway Borough School Board is on a tight timeline to find new revenue streams because of a multimillion dollar budget shortfall. Plus, Tracy Day, a Tlingit woman who disappearing in Juneau in 2019, is remembered by her daughter, and high schoolers from across Southeast Alaska visit Ketchikan for a music festival.

The school district has more debt than previously realized.Activities expand in Ward Cove.

The City of Ketchikan meets with cruise line representatives to share updates and air grievances. Plus, a Juneau reporter questions police about the disappearance of Tlingit woman Tracy Day, after a judge wouldn't let the family.

A canoe awakening in Metlakatla marks the beginning of paddling season, and a new data center is proposed in Petersburg.

The family of a missing Tlingit woman works to question Juneau police about their investigation. Plus, a baby humpback whale skeleton is on display at the University of Alaska Southeast in Sitka.

A lawsuit is filed against the old state ferry MalaspinaInternet outages hit Ketchikan.

Ketchikan High School's National Honor Society honors the victim of the fatal 2024 landslide. Plus, Alaska Native artists are frustrated at online retailer Etsy's plan to ban fur products, and the state Department of Fish and Game estimates the commercial salmon harvest this year is less than two-thirds of what they ended up harvesting last year.

Family members of Ketchikan-born Tlingit carver Israel Shotridge talk about his life and legacy. Plus, Petersburg's local tribe unveils a new killer whale canoe.

Kayhi seniors face scholarship deadlines amid the end of the school year, and Sitka gets a new hospital.

The Forest Service has revived plans for a huge logging project on Prince of Wales. Absentee voting for the next mayor of Thorne Bay opened today.

The Federal Subsistence Board denies a request to reconsider Ketchikan's rural status. The city selects a new manager.

The U.S. Forest Service is seeking feedback on how it should manage Prince of Wales Island's federally owned landscapes. Plus, a new article shows how access to commercial fishing looks a lot different in Metlakatla compared to other coastal Alaska Native communities.

The Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District's approved budget includes a cut of over 50 staff members and the closure of two elementary schools. Plus, two tribal groups on Prince of Wales Island are asking the Federal Subsistence Board to reverse Ketchikan's rural designation, and Petersburg's Borough Assembly approves a highly anticipated lease agreement with American Cruise Lines.

The City of Craig's tourism survey results are out. Plus, the Chilkat River in Haines is named one of the top endangered rivers in America, and Sitka's local bookstore celebrates its 50th birthday.

A local man was charged with assault after stabbing his landlord last fall. Juneau's school district sees major leadership changes.

Gubernatorial candidate Adam Crum visits Saxman. Petersburg's local tribe gets a new canoe.

KRBD's news team is out of the office, connecting with other journalists this week at the annual Alaska Press Club Conference in Anchorage. We're looking back on some previous stories from our newsroom that have won awards at this conference.

KRBD's news team is out of the office, connecting with other journalists this week at the annual Alaska Press Club Conference in Anchorage. We're looking back on some previous stories from our newsroom that have won awards at this conference.

KRBD's news team is out of the office, connecting with other journalists this week at the annual Alaska Press Club Conference in Anchorage. We're looking back on some previous stories from our newsroom that have won awards at this conference.

The City and Organized Village of Saxman holds a state of the community address. Plus, a nonprofit tribal organization publishes a new book that presents Tlingit Raven stories for the first time in the original language.

A water main broke in Wrangell. Alaska Seaplanes in Southeast now have new safety approaches in cloudy conditions.

The Ketchikan Gateway Borough School Board votes to close two elementary schools. Plus, a Wrangell teacher and high school wrestling coach is charged with assault, and Alaska's first-ever hybrid engine commercial fishing vessel is christened.

Ketchikan's borough assembly approves a hotly debated KIC healing center rezone. After a Sitka student reported a sexual assault, the school was required, under Title IX, to conduct a thorough investigation – and there were holes in its process.