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Forest Service invites local input on Tongass plan revision
The Forest Service had an in-person engagement meeting at the Discovery Center in Ketchikan on Wednesday.
After Sitka doctor is convicted of assaulting patients, a former Ketchikan colleague comes forward
When Phoenix Johnson happened across news coverage of McGrath’s Sitka arrest, she felt it was time to ensure that her story was heard.
Sivertsen delivers annual State of the City address
Ketchikan City Mayor Bob Sivertsen said on Wednesday that the state of the city is strong, and highlighted the city's budget, capital improvement projects, and local economic drivers.
Labor union files charges against Ketchikan shipyard operator
Local 23 claims that JAG Ketchikan has refused to negotiate with them on employee benefits from a 2023 collective bargaining agreement. But JAG says it’s not legally obligated to abide by that agreement.
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“One Poem a Day” Schedule and Poems
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KRBD’s Spring Pledge Drive raised more than $42,000 in just two days — a testament to the...
Spring Pledge Drive Thank You Gifts
When you donate to KRBD’s Spring Pledge Drive, you are eligible to receive thank you gifts...
Tune Into Spring with KRBD’s Spring Quiet Drive
Shhhh…. Members and Supporters, listen close. It’s Spring Quiet Drive time at KRBD – a...
Morning Edition Interviews
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Schoenbar students talk Kanayama exchange program
Ketchikan-Kanayama exchange students Hunter Hull and Holly Jayne Patotzka talk about the program ahead of their trip to Kanyama, Japan. They were joined in studio by exchange program president Ashley Gunn.
Troll and Johnson share paleontological adventures at Discovery Center
Scientist Kirk Johnson, director of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, and artist Ray...
Ketchikan quilt show set for this weekend
The Rainy Day Quilters’ 34th Annual quilt show is this Saturday and Sunday at the Ted Ferry...
Community Reports
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Arts Council Report
The Ketchikan Area Arts & Humanities Council Main Street Gallery. (KRBD staff) The new exhibit...
UAS Ketchikan Report
Ask UAS will have a discussion on menopause and perimenopause on April 23. Ali Ziegler speaks...
Weather Report from NWS Juneau
Rain may be on the way. Meteorologist Aaron Jacobs gives the out look for the week. Here is a link...
Southeast News
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After a Mt. Edgecumbe student reported a sexual assault, the school was required, under Title IX, to conduct a thorough investigation – There were holes in its process
Maxine Duncan and her daughter (photo provided) Listen to the audio story that aired on KCAW on...
Vehicle registration in Wrangell will be less taxing for some
A flashing light warns drivers to slow down when approaching Wrangell’s school on April 1, 2026....
After Sitka doctor is convicted of assaulting patients, a former Ketchikan colleague comes forward
Phoenix Johnson in 2012 (left) and today. Johnson was 26 in 2012 when she worked as a lab...
Alaska News
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Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, April 2, 2026
Lawmakers debate whether Alaskans should continue springing forward and falling back for daylight...
Alaskans want to stop changing their clocks. But what time should it be?
Large majorities of Alaskans tell pollsters they’re sick of changing their clocks twice a year....
Anchorage police say cause of man’s death still unclear after officer shot at him
Whether Micah Bonin died as a result of the officer’s gunshots or a fire Bonin is believed to have...
NPR
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ICE detention deaths are on a record pace. One Texas facility bears the brunt
ICE inspectors in February found 49 violations to detention standards at Camp East Montana,...
A botanist searches for the seeds of the rare Death Valley Sage
For more than 15 years, botanist Naomi Fraga has been trying to collect seeds from the rare Death...
Trump administration sues three states over attempts to regulate prediction markets
The suits are the most ambitious effort to date that the Trump administration has gone to try to...
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