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City council approves harbor use fee rate increase
The cost to use Ketchikan's moorage facilities, harbor facilities and harbormaster services will go up by 8% beginning April 1.
Ketchikan City Council updates municipal laws related to homelessness
The changes will limit where people can sit, lay or camp within city limits. While some council members said the changes were created with safety in mind, several community members argued they could negatively impact the city’s unhoused population.
‘The Bridge to Nowhere could be replaced with the Tunnel to Somewhere’; Ketchikan borough weighs airport ferry alternatives
Ketchikan has long sought an alternative to the ferry system that connects the city to its airport on nearby Gravina Island. While past projects have failed, the Ketchikan Borough Assembly is entering into a contest that could build an underwater tunnel between the islands at no cost.
Ketchikan secures $6M for wastewater treatment facility upgrades
Ketchikan City Hall is seen in February 2024. (Jack Darrell/KRBD) The City of Ketchikan has...
Station Highlights
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Tune Into Spring with KRBD’s Spring Quiet Drive
Shhhh…. Members and Supporters, listen close. It’s Spring Quiet Drive time at KRBD – a...
Grace Freeman wins KRBD 50 Year Logo Design Contest
The winner of KRBD’s 50 Year Logo Design Contest is Grace Freeman! Our selection panel...
KRBD announces new App available for Apple and Android
KRBD has an App! Search “KRBD” in your App Store or Google Play Store and download the...
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...
Morning Edition Interviews
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Ketchikan quilt show set for this weekend
The Rainy Day Quilters’ 34th Annual quilt show is this Saturday and Sunday at the Ted Ferry...
Classical instrumentalists talk childhood, musical career ahead of Ketchikan concert
"After Hours" host Stephanie Patton interviewed classical musicians Natasha Paremski and Piers Lane ahead of their concert in Ketchikan. The duo will perform at the Holy Name Catholic Church this Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Ketchikan volunteers address food insecurity
Diane Gubatayao and Peter Epler are just two of the volunteers trying to address food insecurity...
Community Reports
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Job Center Report
Hear about some of the nearly 600 jobs available in the Ketchikan area and other services offered...
Weather Report from NWS Juneau
We may still see some snow this week, along with rain. Meteorologist Edward Liske gives the...
Craig Parks and Recreation Report
Listen to the Craig Parks and Recreation report with Victoria Merritt, Gretchen Klein and guests.
Southeast News
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February 24, 2026: How to listen to tonight’s Sitka Assembly meeting
At its meeting tonight (2-24-26), the Sitka Assembly will convene as the Board of Adjustment, a...
Wrangell assembly preview: federal disaster grant and JAG Marine Group partnership
Wrangell City Hall on June 26, 2024. (Colette Czarnecki/KSTK) Wrangell’s borough assembly on...
Sitka man charged with manslaughter in 2024 boat capsizing
A Sitka man was arrested this week in connection with a deadly boating accident that killed two Sitka teenagers in 2024. 45-year-old James Sturm was taken into custody on Thursday (2-19-26) after a grand jury indicted him on two...
Alaska News
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Mat-Su School District plans closures amid funding shortfall, names third school
The proposed closures will impact about 650 students.
Alaska House approves $490M fast-track budget bill, but savings draw in question
For now, with the failure of a three-quarters vote necessary to access state savings, the bill has no way to pay for the expenses it calls for.
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, February 23, 2026
The Alaska House approves a fast-tracked spending bill to cover higher-than-expected state costs.
NPR
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The director of Paris’ Louvre Museum has resigned in the wake of a major jewel heist
The French president’s office said it had accepted the resignation of Laurence des Cars, who...
Where patients live matters for access to gene therapy
Gene therapies have the potential to cure some diseases, but they are extraordinarily expensive....
DOJ hides Trump-related Epstein files. And, what to know for the State of the Union
An NPR investigation found that the DOJ withheld some Epstein files related to abuse allegations against Trump. And, what you need to know ahead of the president’s State of the Union address tonight.
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