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School Board approves restructuring Ketchikan elementary schools by grade level
The plan consolidates Kindergarten through third grade at Point Higgins and Fawn Mountain and fourth through sixth at Houghtaling.
Ketchikan School Board is now considering closing a school
The idea of closing Point Higgins Elementary is a reaction to the possibility that the state may not approve any additional school funding.
Metlakatla man charged with sexual abuse of a minor
Harry Olsen was charged with six felony counts of sexual abuse of a minor. Troopers believe he may have had additional victims.
Southeast Alaskans can fish for yelloweye rockfish again
The Alaska Board of Fisheries voted to reopen resident and nonresident sport fisheries for yelloweye rockfish.
Station Highlights
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KRBD Board of Directors Meeting
The next regularly scheduled KRBD Board of Directors Meeting is Wednesday, February 5 at 5:30 PM,...
KRBD Community Advisory Board
KRBD’s Community Advisory Board or CAB is meeting Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 6 pm at the...
Southern Southeast Alaska Photo of the Day
Jeannie Lindsey sent this shot of an eagle in Metlakatla. To submit a local photo, send it to...
KRBD tee shirts on sale now
KRBD-FM has fabulous tee shirts with our logo on sale! We didn’t order many – just...
Morning Edition Interviews
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Ask UAS focuses on keeping kids safe
Assistant Professor Ali Ziegler speaks about her presentation looking at how to keep kids safe...
Annual quilt show opens Saturday
“Quilting in the Rain,” the 33rd Annual show presented by Rainy Day Quilters is...
Farmers’ Summit comes to Southeast
A Ketchikan Farmers’ Summit is February 20 -22 in Juneau. Izzy Haywood of the nonprofit...
Community Reports
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PeaceHealth Report
Meet new family medicine practitioner Jon Miller and hear about other services available at PHKMC....
Ketchikan Public Library Report
The library will be closed for inventory February 25-28, the Adult Winter Reading Challenge...
Arts Council Report
The Ketchikan Area Arts & Humanities Council Main Street Gallery. (KRBD staff) Hear from youth...
Southeast News
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At least 8 Sitka Forest Service employees fired over weekend
Forest Service techs count fish one-at-a-time as they pass through the “picket weir” at the top of...
Wrangell Cooperative Association organizes walk this evening for Tongass National Forest
Tongass National Forest overlooking Zimovia Strait on Dec. 15, 2024. (Colette...
Board of Fish rejects proposal to close Promisla Bay to commercial fishing
Promisla Bay is a cove about 10 miles northwest of Sitka. In the past few years, as schools of...
Alaska News
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Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Fired federal workers describe ripple effects from losing their livelihoods. Plus, lawmakers in...
Down a member, Alaska House takes unusual step to move education funding bill forward
With one member out battling an illness, the majority could not pass the bill out of the Education...
Anchorage Assembly considers ordinance that would hold parents legally liable if their kid brings a gun to school
“We’re not telling you you can’t have these things in your home,” said Assembly member...
NPR
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Military doctors prepare to deploy to Guantanamo for extended stay
Orders to deploy medical personnel suggest the Trump administration is contemplating an extended...
DOGE released data about federal contract savings. It doesn’t add up
A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR...
Trump administration yanks CDC flu vaccine campaign
As flu rages, the Trump administration has pulled the plug on a Centers for Disease Control and...
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