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Ketchikan shipyard employment, business volume increases under new leadership
Employees at Southeast Alaska’s only major shipyard have been busy since JAG Marine Group took charge of the state-owned facility last fall. That’s because the switchover came with increases to both business volume and job opportunities.
Ketchikan band Ratfish Wranglers on their new album and the magic of live performance
The latest from The Ratfish Wranglers is a live album from their performance at Centennial Hall...
Protestors push back against ICE in downtown demonstration
A few dozen protestors gathered outside the Federal Building on Saturday, Jan. 31. The protest was...
Ketchikan Arts Council talks Wearable Art Show’s 40th anniversary
First organized in 1986, Ketchikan's annual Wearable Arts Show is still going strong and has become a wintertime staple for the region.
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KRBD announces new App available for Apple and Android
KRBD has an App! Search “KRBD” in your App Store or Google Play Store and download the...
KRBD 50 Year History Moments with Dave Kiffer
Have you been keeping up with the story? If you’ve missed a moment or two, don’t...
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Our 50 Year Birthday Logo Contest Deadline is extended to January 8, 2026!
KRBD Annual On-Air Board Meeting
KRBD’s Annual On-Air Board of Directors Meeting will be on Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 5pm. This will be a short meeting to meet our board members, hear a status report on how we’re doing in this unprecedented...
Morning Edition Interviews
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Ketchikan volunteers address food insecurity
Diane Gubatayao and Peter Epler are just two of the volunteers trying to address food insecurity...
UAS Ketchikan instructors talk welding and power technology courses
UAS Ketchikan Maritime instructors talk welding and power technology course opportunities.
Ketchikan, Saxman will transition to new emergency alert software
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough, City of Ketchikan and City of Saxman will transition its emergency alert software from Nixle to Everbridge on Jan. 30.
Community Reports
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Craig Parks and Recreation Report
Listen to the Craig Parks and Recreation report with Victoria Merritt, Gretchen Klein and guests.
Arts Council Report
The Ketchikan Area Arts & Humanities Council Main Street Gallery. (KRBD staff) There are still...
Ketchikan Public Library Report
Get all the juicy details about Blind Date with a Book, details about the yoga programs, various...
Southeast News
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Wrangell assembly preview: JAG Marine and inactive vessels
Wrangell City Hall on June 26, 2024. (Colette Czarnecki/KSTK) Wrangell’s Borough Assembly on...
Board of Game approves limited mountain lion hunt, rejects Zarembo Island elk proposal
Alaska Board of Game discusses mountain lion proposal on Jan. 25, 2026 in Wrangell’s Nolan Center....
State Rep. Jeremy Bynum talks Southeast Alaska infrastructure during Wrangell visit
(Courtesy of Jeremy Bynum) Alaska State Representative Jeremy Bynum visited Wrangell Oct. 25 to...
Alaska News
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Alaska News Nightly: Friday, February 6, 2026
Alaskans weigh in on a controversial proposal to reform federal subsistence rules.
FEMA adds storm-affected communities eligible for disaster assistance
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has added dozens of communities to the list of those...
Aleutian waters could open to mineral mining in first-ever federal offshore lease sale in Alaska
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is evaluating whether to hold a first-of-its-kind lease sale...
NPR
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For many U.S. Olympic athletes, Italy feels like home turf
Many spent their careers training on the mountains they’ll be competing on at the Winter Games. Lindsey Vonn wanted to stage a comeback on these slopes and Jessie Diggins won her first World Cup there.
Immigrant whose skull was broken in 8 places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked
Alberto Castañeda Mondragón was hospitalized with eight skull fractures and five life-threatening brain hemorrhages. Officers claimed he ran into a wall, but medical staff doubted that account.
What we know about the massive sewage leak in the Potomac River
A collapsed sewer line, about 8 miles from the White House, pumped 368 Olympic-sized swimming...
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