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Kayhi seniors tackle local scholarships
The counseling office at Ketchikan High School. Counselors work with upcoming and current seniors...
Forest Service advances Prince of Wales logging project
It’s called the Twin Mountain II project. It’s expected to provide over 28 million board feet of timber from over 1,500 acres.
Thorne Bay mayoral election underway
Absentee voting for the city’s special mayoral election opened Tuesday. The election follows the resignation of former mayor Shane Nyquest.
Council selects Ketchikan City Manager
In a special meeting Saturday, the Ketchikan City Council selected Glen Adams to oversee municipal government operations.
Station Highlights
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Call for KRBD Memories and Photos
Be sure to RSVP for Five Decades on the Dial: KRBD’s 50 Year Live Day and get your Dance...
Tickets on sale to “Dance through the Decades” with KRBD!
It’s time to RSVP for KRBD’s 50 Year Live Day and Dance through the Decades Costume...
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...
“One Poem a Day” Schedule and Poems
Click on the text above to see the schedule of poems and to listen.
Morning Edition Interviews
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RurAL CAP seeks senior mentors and companions
Efforts are underway to kick off an Elder Mentors and Senior Companions program in Ketchikan,...
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...
Community Reports
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First City Players Report
“The Jungle Book” officially opens May 1st, but there is a Pay-What-You-Can...
Job Center Report
Hear about some of the nearly 500 jobs available in the Ketchikan area, on POW and in Wrangell,...
Weather Report from NWS Juneau
Sounds like another pleasant week, maybe, and promise for the weekend. Meteorologist Brian Bezenek...
Southeast News
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City denies new public records appeal from former Sitka Assembly candidate
The Sitka Assembly, acting as a quasi-judicial body, denied a second-level public records appeal...
Mt. Edgecumbe cuts teachers amid ongoing budget and enrollment issues
Mt. Edgecumbe High School lost 122 students so far this school year, according to Superintendent...
Wrangell man rescued from second-story deck as house fire claims his pets
Fire crews put out house fire eight miles near Wrangell on April 27, 2026. (Colette...
Alaska News
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Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Alaska House members have a new draft of a key bill for a project to build a liquefied natural gas...
New Anchorage Assembly members sworn in; Brawley chosen as chair
In her first remarks as chair, Brawley said she looked forward to building on the momentum her predecessors started.
Off-duty Anchorage police officer charged with DUI after allegedly driving patrol car while drunk
Charles Bowser, 41, faces a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence stemming from an...
NPR
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To catch colorectal cancer early, advocates push to make ‘poop talk’ OK
It’s a very treatable form of cancer if caught early, yet younger adults rarely get...
Supreme Court paves the way for largest-ever drop in Black representation in Congress
By weakening Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination in redistricting, the...
After lackluster tour turnout, Turning Point wraps things up with excited crowd in Idaho
The final stop on Turning Point USA’s college campus tour at the University of Idaho seemed...
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