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Prince of Wales nonprofit to develop mobile health program
The Prince of Wales Health Network was awarded nearly $275,000 in federal funding to begin developing a mobile integrated health program on the island.
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...
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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.
NEW KRBD THANK YOU GIFTS!
As the Fall Pledge Drive kicks off on November 2nd, KRBD is proud to announce these fun new thank...
KRBD 2027 Community Calendars are Here!
KRBD’s 2027 Community Calendars are here! Packed with local information, meetings, and...
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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Return of haunted ship calls for all hands on deck
Gabe Fortin dabs fake blood on the stern of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kukui. (KCAW/Salemo) After a year off, spurred by the government shutdown, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kukui is once again a haunted ship. Here’s how the...
Listen: Sitka Chamber hosts Ballot Prop 2 forum
From left: Phil Izon (lon screen), Chad Goeden, and moderator Robert Woolsey (KCAW/Rose) Next week, for the third time in six years, Alaskans will once again weigh in on ranked choice voting. Ballot Measure 2 on the November 3...
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,...
Alaska News
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Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, October 29, 2026
Gov. Dunleavy orders an investigation into Democrats’ alleged ballot-stacking scheme in Alaska’s Senate race.
What to know about Alaska’s Ballot Measure 2
Alaska voters will decide whether to repeal ranked choice voting, open primaries and a “dark money” disclosure rule. Here’s what’s at stake and who’s trying to sway the outcome.
How the New York Times broke the story on secret candidate recruiting in Alaska’s Senate race
New York Times reporter Kellen Browning says it started with Democratic candidate Mary...
NPR
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Justice Department issues subpoenas to California election workers
Grand jury subpoenas sent to election workers in Los Angeles come amid escalating tensions between...
Alaska’s all-important Senate race is roiled by a report on alleged spoiler candidate
New reporting alleging Democratic efforts to prop up a spoiler candidate has roiled Alaska’s...
Patrick Stewart, a perceptive patriarch in ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men,’ dies at 86
Stewart was raised by an abusive father but became best known for playing kind, paternal leaders...
