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Local and regional news from the newsroom at KRBD-FM in Ketchikan. Published every weekday evening.
Episodes
- Monday, June 1, 2026
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.
- Friday, May 29, 2026
How some community members on Metlakatla are fighting food insecurity Fishermen in Sitka ask city leaders to waive insurance requirements for the marine haulout and shipyard
- Thursday, May 28, 2026
The Ketchikan school district now has more time to pay off their debt to the borough Some worry that proposed mines in British Columbia have a lack of tribal consultation and will cause pollution in salmon-bearing streams
- Wednesday, May 27, 2026
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 Si…
- Tuesday, May 26, 2026
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 Halon…
- Friday, May 15, 2026
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
- Thursday, May 14, 2026
A man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for sexual abuse of a minor. A solar power farm in Wrangell is starting up.
- Tuesday, May 12, 2026
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 Fest…
- Monday, May 11, 2026
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 daug…
- Friday, May 8, 2026
The school district has more debt than previously realized. Activities expand in Ward Cove.
- Thursday, May 7, 2026
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.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2026
A canoe awakening in Metlakatla marks the beginning of paddling season, and a new data center is proposed in Petersburg.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2026
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.
- May 1, 2026
A lawsuit is filed against the old state ferry Malaspina Internet outages hit Ketchikan.
- Friday, May 1, 2026
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 estimate…
- Thursday, April 30, 2026
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.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Kayhi seniors face scholarship deadlines amid the end of the school year, and Sitka gets a new hospital.
- Tuesday, April 28, 2026
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.
- Monday, April 27, 2026
The Federal Subsistence Board denies a request to reconsider Ketchikan’s rural status. The city selects a new manager.
- Friday, April 24, 2026
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 coast…
- Thursday, April 23, 2026
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 t…
- Wednesday, April 22, 2026
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.
- Tuesday, April 21, 2026
A local man was charged with assault after stabbing his landlord last fall. Juneau’s school district sees major leadership changes.
- Monday, April 20, 2026
Gubernatorial candidate Adam Crum visits Saxman. Petersburg’s local tribe gets a new canoe.
- Friday, April 17, 2026
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 conferen…
- Thursday, April 16, 2026
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 conferen…
- Wednesday, April 15, 2026
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 conferen…
- Monday, April 13, 2026
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.
- Friday, April 10, 2026
A water main broke in Wrangell. Alaska Seaplanes in Southeast now have new safety approaches in cloudy conditions.
- Thursday, April 9, 2026
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 christen…
- Wednesday, April 8, 2026
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 pr…
- Tuesday, April 7, 2026
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 fue…
- Monday, April 6, 2026
Ketchikan’s new movie theater gets ready to open its doors. The Borough Assembly looks at their comprehensive trail plan.
- Friday, April 3, 2026
The Forest Service invites local input on the Tongass management plan. Ketchikan and Wrangell partner to make a Southeast Alaska Maritime Industrial Corridor.
- Wednesday, April 1, 2026
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.
- Tuesday, March 31, 2026
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 fishe…
- Monday, March 30, 2026
Towns across Southeast Alaska protest the Trump administration. The U.S. Interior Department extends the deadline for public comment on subsistence management.
- Friday, March 27, 2026
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 i…
- Thursday, March 26, 2026
The Ketchikan School Board delays school closures. The Army Corps of Engineers looks into solutions for glacial outburst flooding in the Mendenhall Valley.
- Wednesday, March 25, 2026
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.
- Tuesday, March 24, 2026
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.
- Monday, March 23, 2026
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 film…
- Friday, March 20, 2026
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…
- Thursday, March 19, 2026
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…
- Wednesday, March 18, 2026
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…
- Tuesday, March 17, 2026
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.
- Friday, March 13, 2026
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.
- Thursday, March 12, 2026
The Ketchikan school board delays approval of a reduction in force plan. A nonprofit is proposing building a second public use cabin in Haines.
- Wednesday, March 11, 2026
An interview with gubernatorial candidate Tom Begich. Plus, the Juneau school board selects its superintendent.