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KRBD Evening Report
by KRBD
Local and regional news from the newsroom at KRBD-FM in Ketchikan. Published every weekday evening.
Episodes
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Monday, October 19, 2026
Ketchikan’s city and borough mayors issue an emergency declaration after a small landslide last week One Southeast grocery store functions as a little more than just a grocery store
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Friday, October 16, 2026
Ketchikan Wellness Coalition gets money for a Filipino community health program Landslides threaten some Southeast communities, including during peak tourism season
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Thursday, October 15, 2026
The South Tongass Firehouse is back in operation A hidden workforce inside a Southeast prison helps keep the state’s ferry system afloat
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Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Construction begins on a new workforce housing complex in Klawock Indigenous scholars from across the country convene in Juneau
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Tuesday, October 13, 2026
A Juneau educator wants to use her research skills to help kids and elders confront the history of colonial residential schools. Plus, a new exhibit in Wrangell showcases handmade pots made from clay deposits discovered within the Tongass National Forest, and political calls and text messages are...
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Friday, October 9, 2026
Southeast Alaska had the most jobs it's ever had last year, despite declining population. Plus, a woman in Haines looks to control unruly crowds who sometimes get too close to brown bears.
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Thursday, October 8, 2026
Ketchikan’s borough assembly approves updates to municipal code that would make it possible to remove an appointed official from office. Plus, Petersburg’s high school cross country girls team wins a state championship, and a birding group in Sitka will soon spend their Sundays strolling through...
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Wednesday, October 7, 2026
A look at Ketchikan’s preliminary election results. Plus, public comment closes on a proposal to rollback the Roadless Rule, and a rare printing press in Southeast Alaska is revived.
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Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Mining executives talk resource extraction at Southeast Conference in Ketchikan. Plus, the Trump Administration reinterprets language in the federal Endangered Species Act.
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Monday, October 5, 2026
A hunter is rescued in a remote area near Ketchikan. Plus, municipal leaders from across Southeast share thoughts on how cities can best manage the visitor industry, and scientists predict that a “super” El Niño could break ocean temperature records this winter, which could hurt Alaska’s…
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Friday, October 2, 2026
The Ketchikan Indian Community and two conservation groups seek to halt a timber sale on Revillagigedo Island. Plus, candidates for governor appeal to Southeast Alaskans for support at a forum in Ketchikan, and Petersburg’s local tribe inters the remains of three Tlingit ancestors.
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Thursday, October 1, 2026
Southeast Conference hosts a legislative forum. Plus, AlaskaNews.com publishes news stories generated by artificial intelligence.
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Thursday, September 30, 2026
The US Forest Service holds a subsistence hearing for the potential repeal of the roadless rule Juneau organizations commemorate Orange Shirt Day
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Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Southeast Conference’s annual economic summit kicks off in Ketchikan. Plus, Wrangell’s municipal government is considering new codes of conduct and trespass laws on public property, and a monument honoring Alaska Native veterans is unveiled at the Alaska Native Heritage Center.
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Monday, September 28, 2026
A Ketchikan man dies in a car crash over the weekend. Plus, subsistence users in Southeast Alaska are concerned how potential Roadless Rule rollbacks could impact their resources, and Petersburg’s Borough Assembly considers pursuing a temporary moratorium related to data centers.
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Friday, September 25, 2026
Four Alaska Native children who died at a Pennsylvania boarding school are being repatriated to Alaska Neets Bay Hatchery had a historic commercial opening
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Thursday, September 24, 2026
Ketchikan residents can vote on the city’s spending authority in the upcoming election The president of Tlingit and Haida gets reelected
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Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Metlakatla has a new facility to test for paralytic shellfish toxins The president of Tlingit and Haida gives his annual state of the tribe address
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Tuesday, September 22. 2026
Ketchikan’s borough assembly condemns a planning commissioner for making discriminatory comments against KIC. Plus, Haines receives funding for a new wellness project, and two women from Southeast Alaska win a national award from the U.S. Forest Service.
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Monday, September 21, 2026
A Ketchikan planning commissioner is under fire for making discriminatory comments against the local tribe. Plus, a bull moose is running around parking lots and industrial areas near Juneau’s Mendenhall River, and dogs from around the state meet in Sitka for a K-9 search and rescue conference.
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Friday, September 18, 2026
An educator in Metlakatla is named Alaska’s Superintendent of the Year. Plus, a cruise ship hits an endangered fin whale near Sitka, and a fair in Petersburg educate folks on the best practices for living alongside bears.
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Thursday, September 17, 2026
A former Ketchikan church leader pleads guilty to possession of child sexual abuse material Sitkans examine the memorandum of understanding with the town’s cruise dock company
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Wednesday, September 16, 2026
A Ketchikan business is working to get Alaskan oysters national recognition. Plus, a popular bar and restaurant in Wrangell suffers severe fire damage, and Petersburg's local tribe hosts a ceremony for a repatriated ancestor.
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Tuesday, September 15, 2026
The Southeast Island School District has two new principals Riley Gass runs for reelection to Ketchikan City Council
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Monday, September 14, 2026
Rob Holston files to run for a seat on the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School Board. Plus, Sitkans compete in a speed puzzling contest.
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Friday, September 11, 2026
Frances Klein files to run for the Ketchikan School Board A UAS student finds a new way to share environmental data
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Thursday, September 10, 2026
The USDA extends public comment period for proposed Roadless Rule rescission Kathy Bolling runs for reelection to the Ketchikan borough assembly
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Wednesday, September 9, 2026
First-time candidate Ashley Snyder files to run for the Ketchikan City Council. Plus, longtime Haida and Lingiìt advocate Joel Jackson has died, and an artist in Skagway is weaving a ceremonial robe.
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Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Jai Mahtani files to run for a one year term on the Ketchikan City Council Skagway’s ferry terminal is likely to reopen this week
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Friday, September 4, 2026
Three businesses in Ketchikan are damaged after a man drove through them. Plus, commercial red king crab fishermen in Southeast Alaska are getting a competitive fishery, and Juneau residents honor late country singer Dolly Parton with a commemorative march.
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Thursday, September 3, 2026
Ketchikan’s local tribe opens a long-term housing complex to help the community’s unhoused population. Plus, commercial fisherman say salmon prices are higher than most have seen in decades, and dive fisheries in Southeast are impacted by a boom in sea otter populations.
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Wednesday, September 2, 2026
A Ketchikan man is sentenced after stabbing his landlord last fall. Plus, the Wrangell Ranger District has wrapped up a large goshawk survey to prepare for potential timber sales, and a fungal outbreak is spreading among spruce trees in the Tongass National Forest.
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Tuesday, September 1, 2026
A lawsuit challenging a logging project near Ketchikan is filed. Plus, Petersburg’s local tribe will soon repatriate the remains of a 6-month-old Tlingit girl, and Sitkans take a page out of Dolly Parton’s book by giving free books to children.
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Monday, August 31, 2026
Marissa Medford talks about her decision to run for Ketchikan’s school board. Plus, a scientist from the Smithsonian shows Petersburg residents how to identify invasive species, and a man who is visiting every National Park System site marks off number 400 in Sitka.
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Friday, August 28, 2026
A memorial plaque is dedicated to the victim of Ketchikan’s deadly 2024 landslide. Plus, one of Haines' few childcare providers is shutting down, and Coast Guard members face off in a friendly competition in Juneau.
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Thursday, August 27, 2026
Ketchikan borough assembly candidate Timothy Montgomery talks about why he’s running for office. Plus, a group of volunteers restores cemeteries in Juneau, and some houses on Wrangell Island will soon receive addresses for the first time.
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Wednesday, August 26, 2026
A minor is being charged with attempted murder after allegedly opening fire at police officers in Klawock. Plus, Michael Fitzgerald files to run for Ketchikan City Council, and a look at how the City and Borough of Juneau dealt with having a public safety employee charged for child assault.
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Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Ketchikan school board candidate Vicki O'Brien discusses her priorities if elected to office. Plus, a Sitka book club returns for its second year.
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Monday, August 24, 2026
Tommy Haugum files to run for a three year term on the Ketchikan City Council Saxman Seaport will receive over $20 million as part of a federal investment in the rural ferry program
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Friday, August 21, 2026
Local business owner Spencer Strassburg files to run for Ketchikan City Council Scientists look into new ways to preserve glaciers
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Thursday, August 20, 2026
Sitting Ketchikan Borough Assembly member Sharli Arntzen files for reelection The first ever female Eagle Scout was sworn in in Juneau last night
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Wednesday, August 19, 2026
A man is charged with leaving the scene of an accident after crashing into a tour bus The Alaska Supreme Court hears arguments about the constitutionality of an elementary school’s bathroom policy
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Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Local governments weigh a citizen-led ballot measure that would transfer Ketchikan’s library powers Damage to a docking facility leads the Alaska Marine Highway System to stall all operations to Skagway
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Monday, August 17, 2026
Dan Ortiz has filed to run for another term on the borough assembly We hear from a Skagway resident who survived a recent landslide
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Friday, August 14, 2026
Jack Finnegan has filed to run for another term on the Ketchikan City Council An aircraft made an emergency landing in the Mendenhall River in Juneau during the glacial outburst flood
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Thursday, August 13, 2026
Former governor and current gubernatorial candidate Bill Walker visits Ketchikan The Sitka Chamber of Commerce continues to brainstorm solutions to the towns childcare shortage
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Wednesday, August 12, 2026
A Ketchikan nonprofit will receive a Rural Health Transformation Grant Southeast Alaska heats up
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Tuesday, August 11, 2026
School districts on Prince of Wales join forces to revive the island’s career and technical education programming. Plus, sport fishermen in Southeast can catch more king salmon following an emergency order, and a group of Petersburg teens are performing a production of “Dracula” at the largest...
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Monday, August 10, 2026
Pink salmon are finally showing up in Southeast Alaska. Plus, an answer to Juneau’s plea for a solution to glacial outburst flooding is on the horizon, and a Catholic church in Petersburg gets a new building after the old one burned down.
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Friday, August 7, 2026
Two teenagers who died in a dirt bike accident on Prince of Wales Island are being remembered for their golden hearts. Plus, Southeast Alaska’s commercial troll fishery will briefly close next week, and volunteers successfully free an entangled humpback whale near Petersburg.
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