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A look at July Fourth safety recommendations
Fourth of July is a busy time for emergency responders. Ketchikan Fire Chief Rick Hines offers tips on how to stay safe this holiday weekend.
Mahtani steps down from Ketchikan City Council
The move comes just weeks after the state announced he will have to pay a $10K settlement for misrepresenting products at his local jewelry store.
Filing forms for Ketchikan’s city and borough elections now available
The election is Oct. 6.
Ketchikan shipyard secures nearly $100M federal contract
The NOAA contract will fund a project that is expected to bring more jobs to Ketchikan.
Station Highlights
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KRBD Lauches Community Survey to Collect Strategic Feedback
We’re asking the questions that will shape our next few years. We’d love your answers....
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...
Get the KRBD App available for Apple and Android
KRBD has an App! Search “KRBD” in your App Store or Google Play Store and download the...
Thank You to Our Members!
October marked the first month of KRBD moving forward without federal funding. We are now 100%...
Morning Edition Interviews
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Olympia, Washington based comic Sam Miller tours Southeast
Comedian Sam Miller, known for dealing frankly on issues of addiction and incarceration, is...
The dangers of screen use and what it does to your brain
Residential Youth & Community (RYC) provides behavioral health services for youth and young...
An interview with Biriba Union
Biriba Union is performing in Ketchikan. Stephanie Patton spoke with Mike Block, a member of the...
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) The 2026-2027...
UAS Ketchikan Report
History professor Taylor Rose speaks about fall history classes and a book he is writing about the...
Southeast News
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X-3 departs Sitka for DNA analysis after successful disinterment
A team from the DPAA began the disinterment of X-3 on June 24, 2026. (KCAW/McKenney) Listen to the sound-rich feature here More than a hundred Sitkans lined the street in silence on Wednesday, as a procession of police and fire...
Sitka School Board approves $250K for new laptops
“My laptop” by ByronSA is licensed under CC BY 2.0. The Sitka School Board is putting a quarter-of-a-million dollars toward new laptops for Sitka High School students. When the board met on Tuesday (6-30-26), it approved the...
Wrangell Sentinel and KSTK Radio Join in News Partnership
Leilani Combs will move next month from Ballard, Washington, to Wrangell to start work as a...
Alaska News
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Alaska is a dud at the Great American State Fair
Visitors hoping to get a feel for Alaska’s greatness left disappointed. The governor’s office did not respond to questions about it.
Alaska’s persistently high SNAP payment errors top nation for fourth consecutive year
Last year, 23% of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients in Alaska ended up with significantly more or less in benefits than they should have. The national average was 11%.
As Arctic ship traffic rises, 2 new studies look at how that could affect marine mammals
In parts of the Arctic, traffic has been increasing as sea ice declines
NPR
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Move over Chutes & Ladders: Schisto & Ladders has educational value plus worms
Spread by parasitic worms that can infect via a splash of water, schistosomiasis causes...
China’s military promotes 2 new generals after anti-corruption purge thins ranks
The shake-up is believed to be an effort to ensure the military’s loyalty to the Communist...
Opinion: America is still a work in progress
Poets like Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes have written movingly about America.
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