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Cruise line association, City of Ketchikan to establish new guidelines
Ketchikan’s first large cruise ship of 2026 docked downtown in late April. (Hunter...
Canoe season awakens in Metlakatla
In Metlakatla, wildlife isn't the only thing emerging from wintertime hibernation. Canoes are hitting the water again, marking this year’s start of a Tsimshian tradition that’s tied to the village’s history.
Ketchikan port company sues retired state ferry over moorage fee dispute
The complaint alleges that the vessel’s moorage fees have not been paid since November 2024.
Kayhi rock painting project memorializes landslide victim
Ketchikan High School’s chapter of the National Honor Society routinely takes on philanthropic missions. Their latest commitment: honoring the victim of Ketchikan’s fatal 2024 landslide.
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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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Arts Council Report
The Ketchikan Area Arts & Humanities Council Main Street Gallery. (KRBD staff) “The Art...
UAS Ketchikan Report
Ellen Simpson, Professor of Communications at UAS Ketchikan, gives some info on communications...
Ketchikan Public Library Report
The library is gearing up for the summer reading program and will be visiting schools, so there...
Southeast News
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Sitka School Board to fill two vacancies after board members resign
Two Sitka School Board members are stepping down. When the board met on Wednesday (5-6-26), it accepted the formal resignations of Tom Williams and Amanda Williams. Tom Williams was appointed to a vacant school board seat in...
‘The only way that we can heal is to talk about it’: Sitkans observe MMIP Day at public vigil
Attendees hold candles while observing a minute of silence for missing and murdered Indigenous...
Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo: ‘glam fairies’ help Mt. Edgecumbe students prep for prom
Every year, 20 to 30 Alaska Airlines employees volunteer to help Mt. Edgecumbe High School...
Alaska News
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Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, May 7, 2026
The Alaska Senate passes its version of the state budget, as the Legislature nears the end of its...
Alaskans have low confidence in state economy, survey says
The Alaska Confidence Index is nearly at a 16-year low, despite high oil prices.
Ice jams and flooding are threatening some Interior Alaska riverside communities
Meteorologists say record cold temperatures this winter likely thickened river ice, which could...
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Prices are up, but Mother’s Day still means brunch
It’s the biggest day for America’s restaurants, and one of the biggest for flower...
Spain readies for evacuations as a hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for Canary Islands
Spanish authorities are preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a...
What video got Kash Patel in the headlines this week? The quiz knows
Plus: The Met Gala, GameStop, Canada and Banksy (again!).
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