KRBD Evening Report

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.

Fishermen in Southeast Alaska will be able to harvest about 70,000 more king salmon this season than last year. Plus, Senator Lisa Murkowski pays a visit to Sitka, and three of Alaska's key shipping companies are set to hike rates amid fuel price increases.

Ketchikan's new movie theater gets ready to open its doors.The Borough Assembly looks at their comprehensive trail plan.

The Forest Service invites local input on the Tongass management plan. Ketchikan and Wrangell partner to make a Southeast Alaska Maritime Industrial Corridor.

The mayor of Ketchikan gives his annual State of the City address. And, after a Sitka doctor is convicted of assaulting patients, a former Ketchikan colleague comes forward.

A labor union representing Ketchikan shipyard workers files three charges against the yard's new operator. Plus,a rainbow pride Ravenstail robe is danced for the first time, and a library event in Sitka highlights stories from Alaska fisherman.

Towns across Southeast Alaska protest the Trump administration. The U.S. Interior Department extends the deadline for public comment on subsistence management.

Ketchikan is expected to see over 1.6 million cruise ship passengers this summer. Plus, the Alaska Board of Fisheries votes down three proposals to limit hatchery production of pink and chum salmon, and a 90-year-old murder investigation is the subject of a new history exhibit in Petersburg.

The Ketchikan School Board delays school closures. The Army Corps of Engineers looks into solutions for glacial outburst flooding in the Mendenhall Valley.

One year has passed since Ketchikan's non-fatal Wolfe Point rockslide. Plus, a Pulitzer prize winning comic artist spends two weeks in Sitka teaching high school students how to analyze and create their own comics.

Ketchikan lost a contest that offered free construction of a tunnel to Gravina. The commanding officer of a Ketchikan-based cutter was temporarily relieved yesterday.

A Ketchikan jeweler will have to pay $60-thousand to the state and restitution to customers for selling fake gold. Plus, a look at ways Alaskans without insurance can seek affordable healthcare, and youth from across the state present films they made highlighting the impacts of climate change and other environmental issues.

The Ketchikan City Council approves an 8% utility rate increase for the city's electricity services. Plus, the numbers are in for Southeast Alaska's commercial Dungeness crab season, and Alaska youth and advocates are calling on lawmakers to create a statewide fund for suicide prevention.

The state ferry Lituya will soon begin 7-day-a-week ferry service between Ketchikan and Annette Bay. Plus, Alaska Seaplanes announces it will implement a temporary fuel surcharge due to ongoing conflict in the Middle East. And, this winter in Juneau differs from a trend that climate change has caused winter in Alaska's largest cities to warm more dramatically than other major U.S. cities.

The U.S. Coast Guard identifies two people who died while working on a freight barge near Ketchikan. Plus, a proposal that would make it easier for out-of-state nurses to practice in Alaska is facing fierce pushback in the Legislature, and a bill meant to protect Alaskans from contaminated drinking water has its first committee hearing.

Over 50 community members speak out about the proposed healing center north of Ketchikan. The Sitka school board asks for community input on how to trim over a million dollar deficit.

Many Juneau residents say they don't believe the city is doing enough to mitigate tourism impacts on residents.Plus, Sitkans have voted on the Sitka Sound Science Center's newest Giant Pacific Octopus.

The Ketchikan school board delays approval of a reduction in force plan. A nonprofit is proposing building a second public use cabin in Haines.

An interview with gubernatorial candidate Tom Begich. Plus, the Juneau school board selects its superintendent.

The Ketchikan School Board will vote on a reduction in force plan that includes the closure of two schools and cutting over 40 staff positions.Plus, social service providers in Juneau say they're worried about fallout of Juneau's most critical social services.

The state's transportation department and a Southeast Alaska nonprofit are partnering in a new way to help the region plan for its future.Plus, more than 100 people from around the world will arrive in Haines for a backcountry ski competition this week.

Craig Public Library receives a grant to improve accessibility for disabled patrons. Plus, tribal members speak out against the Cascade Point ferry terminal.

The City of Craig is asking residents how they would like to see tourism exist in the community. Plus, the Alaska Supreme Court hears arguments on whether prisoners can be forcibly medicated with psychiatric drugs without a court hearing, and a new cost estimate to install a gondola at Juneau's Eaglecrest Ski Area is more than three times higher than originally expected.

The Borough Mayor gave his State of the Community Address. Plus, Canada wants to limit U.S.-based Tribes from government consultations related to environmental projects.

Police find the body of an 18-year-old woman underneath a former Ketchikan building supply store. Plus, the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District will have to make major changes to pay off over $5 million in debt, and this year's guest artist at the Alaska Folk Festival shares what he thinks makes the annual event special.

The state expands a fishing closure for shrimp in Southeast Alaska. Plus, Wrangell could soon be home to Southeast's largest shipyard, and two popular Sitka restaurants are nominated to be within the top 10 in Alaska.

The Ketchikan Gateway Borough School Board holds its first budget planning session for the district's upcoming fiscal year. Plus, Alaska lawmakers introduce legislation that aims to crack down on water pollution from major ships, and a group of Sitka-based volunteers develop a project that connects students with cultural arts education, one stitch at a time.

The Ketchikan school district works to maintain air quality several months after the Point Higgins Elementary oil spill. And a new Masters in Teaching program for teaching Indigenous languages is introduced in Southeast.

A group of Kayhi students spend months of their free time learning about maritime culture. Plus, 10 high school students from around the globe are in Alaska right now as part of federal programs that build cultural connections, and a lecture at the Sealaska Heritage institute explores clan crests and their cultural significance.

The Ketchikan City Council approves a rate increase for all city harbor use fees. Plus, a bill working its way through the legislature could ban on duty law enforcement officers from wearing face masks on duty in Alaska, and a look at how some cyclists manage to bike to work every day, even in winter.

The Ketchikan City Council updates its municipal code relating to homelessness. Plus, Alaska sees its 8th hottest year on record, and tariffs are a reason you're paying more for a cup of coffee.

The Ketchikan Borough Assembly will apply for a contest that could build a tunnel from the city to Gravina Island, free of charge. Plus, an Alaska lawmaker is working to bring the issue of ship-caused seawater pollutants to the statehouse, and state lawmakers are considering a bill that would require insurance companies to increase coverage for prosthetic and orthotic devices.

The city will receive 6 million federal dollars to upgrade the wastewater treatment facility. And a Ketchikan man was found dead at a Klawock gas station.

An interview with gubernatorial candidate Matt Claman. Plus, the summer schedule for the Alaska Marine Highway opened for booking last week.

A food pantry program that helps pet owners in need expands to Prince of Wales Island and Metlakatla. Plus, a Juneau author speaks about civil rights activist Elizabeth Peratrovich's influence, and a Petersburg couple talks about what it takes to build a marriage that lasts more than three-quarters of a century.

The Ketchikan school board selects the next superintendent. Plus, the end of the public comment period for the federal subsistence management review is extended.

Landline phone service in Thorne Bay is mostly restored. Plus, the Federal Subsistence Board listens to hours of public testimony following a controversial proposal to reform the board, and members of the state's House Transportation committee accuse DOT of pursuing a ferry terminal project they say benefits private interests.

A local organization works to decrease the communities recidivism rate. Plus, JAG marine group expands to Wrangell.

The Ketchikan Wearable Arts show celebrates its 40th anniversary. Plus, a Southeast Alaska based cruise line is closing its doors.

A Ketchikan shipyard sees growth under new leadership. Plus, the city selects its new acting manager.

A conversation with representative Jeremy Bynum. The state's proposed Cascade Point Ferry Terminal faces pushback.

A conversation with Ray Troll and Russell Wodehouse about the Ratfish Wranglers newest album. Plus a new candidate in the running for governor.

The Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council talks about the Wearable Art Show's 40th anniversary. Plus, storefront owners in Juneau speak out against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and a 17-year-old musher in Bethel is honored for completing his first-ever 300 mile race.

A rally in downtown Ketchikan protests Immigration and Customs Enforcement crackdowns around the country. Plus, the Alaska House of Representatives pass a bill that would tighten residency requirements for Alaskans buying hunting or fishing licenses, and new public art is coming to downtown Juneau.

Local residents push back on a new addiction treatment center. Plus, people in Juneau protest Immigration and Customs enforcement.