KRBD Evening Report

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.

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.