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Absentee in-person voting in Ketchikan has strong start
The Gateway Recreation Center shown on Oct. 26, 2026. (Maria Dudzak/KRBD) Absentee in-person...
Mayor of Hydaburg recognized for subsistence rights advocacy
Tony Christianson was awarded the Katie John Hunter-Fisher Award at the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention last week.
2026 Southeast Candidate Questionnaire
As a supplement to the statewide voter guide, KRBD, KFSK and KCAW posed a short list of...
Ketchikan Police Department says new homeless laws lead to few arrests
The laws, which went into effect in February, limit where people can sit, lie or camp within city limits.
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2026 Southeast Candidate Questionnaire
As a supplement to the statewide voter guide, KRBD, KFSK and KCAW posed a short list of...
2026 Alaska Voter Guide
Early voting is happening now. Election Day is Nov. 3.
KRBD 2027 Community Calendars are Here!
KRBD’s 2027 Community Calendars are here! Packed with local information, meetings, and...
You Can Win a $600 IFA Gift Card!
DONATE TO WIN THE GRAND PRIZE: $600 INTER-ISLAND FERRY GIFT CARD! DONATE HERE SECOND PRIZE: A...
Morning Edition Interviews
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Ask UAS looks at oral histories of indigenous settlers
Dr. Taylor Roase will present “Unlikely Alliances? Oral Histories of Indigenous Settler Coalitions...
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...
Community Reports
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Ketchikan Wellness Coalition Report
Hear about how Filipino-American History Month events went, Red Ribbon Week activities, and a...
First City Players Report
Hear about “Shrek: The Musical” which previews during a Pay-What-You-Can performance...
Job Center Report
Hear about some of more than 500 jobs available in the Ketchikan area and on Prince of Wales...
Southeast News
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Special election would ask Sitkans to support sales tax increase
Children at the Betty Eliason Childcare Center in the spring of 2021 (KCAW/Rose) The Sitka Assembly voted Tuesday night (10-27-26) to hold a special election in the new year. If the initiative is approved on second reading,...
Sitka fishermen meet with Congressional candidate Bill Hill
Congressional candidate Bill Hill talks with Sitka fisherman at Seafood Producers Cooperative. (KCAW/Salemo) Bill Hill, an independent candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, was in Sitka today (10-28-26). Hill is...
Nat Geo photographers train next generation of storytellers in Sitka
Sitka High School senior Carter Conatser holds up the Olympus camera National Geographic provided for photo camp. (KCAW/McKenney) More than a dozen undergrad and high school students stand on the upper deck of an Allen Marine...
Alaska News
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Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Democratic candidate Mary Peltola responds to a New York Times report that operatives did recruit...
New York Times report on Democrats’ secret ballot-stacking effort draws mixed reactions from Alaskans
Some called the reported strategy “not the best look” or “kind of messed up,” while others defended Dan J. Sullivan’s character.
Ex-Typhoon Champi tracks toward Bristol Bay, impacts expected across Western Alaska
Champi is just one of a series of fall storms fueled by a powerful El Niño, Jason Laney with the...
NPR
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Hackers expose the identities of more than 40,000 DHS employees
A group of hacktivists calling themselves Distributed Denial of Secrets, said the unmasking of ICE...
Forecasters are predicting a warmer and wetter winter. Here’s how El Niño will affect your region.
El Niño years typically lead to more precipitation and higher-than-average temperatures. The...
Judge denies the Justice Department’s bid to stop processing California ballots
While the judge rejected the Department of Justice’s unprecedented demand in California, the...
