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Ketchikan movie theater set to open
The owners recognize the theater is marketed toward tourists. They say that’s not necessarily a bad thing -- and they want it to benefit the community.
Assembly to consider trails master plan
If adopted at tonight's Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly meeting, the plan would aim to expand and improve trail facilities in the borough.
Ketchikan, Wrangell join forces to revitalize Southeast’s maritime industry
Their efforts are in line with one of President Trump’s executive orders to "restore America’s maritime dominance."
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.
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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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Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce report
The 4th of July Parade is on and will start at Tongass and Jefferson again, there are some...
Job Center Report
Hear about some of the more than 560 jobs available in the Ketchikan area and other services...
Weather Report from NWS Juneau
Could we have a few clear days this week? Rain? And how did March fare? Meteorologist Sean Jones...
Southeast News
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Lisa Murkowski talks ferry funding, Tongass National Forest, and the affordability of Alaskan homes
Sen. Lisa Murkowski christens the F/V Mirage, the first ever hybrid electric commercial fishing...
Commercial fishery sets sight south of Sitka as herring spawn
Herring have continued to spawn near Sitka, signaling that the commercial sac roe herring fishery could soon taper off. Aaron Dupuis is the area management biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. In an interview...
Southeast back to an average harvest goal for king salmon after last year’s low
A king salmon is displayed outside a fish processor in downtown Petersburg in 2019. (Photo by...
Alaska News
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The Anchorage Curling Club | Hometown, Alaska
We sweep you into the surprisingly cool world of curling, where things heat up on the ice.
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, April 6, 2026
A Democrat in the state House breaks ranks to include a massive PFD in a draft of the state...
House committee OKs $3,800 dividend that would spend half of state savings
Nome Democratic Rep. Neal Foster voted with Republicans to insert the $3,800 PFD as Alaskans face...
NPR
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Michigan muscles its way to program’s 2nd NCAA basketball title, beating UConn
High-scoring Michigan had to get down and dirty to dig out the national title Monday, making only...
What can Artemis II astronauts see that satellites haven’t captured?
The astronauts on Artemis II will observe parts of the moon rarely seen by human eyes. A NASA...
Even when Arsenio Hall’s show was a hit, ‘everyone wanted it to be something else’
Hall’s late-night show gave hip-hop a home on TV and helped propel Bill Clinton to the White...
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