Local News
LatestWearable gets weird for milestone anniversary
by Hunter Morrison | Feb 9, 2026
Ketchikan's annual Wearable Art Show blends fiber, music and dancing in a wintertime extravaganza aimed at brightening the region’s dreariest days. The community pillar has now been an integral part of the city's culture for 40 years.
Ketchikan shipyard employment, business volume increases under new leadership
by Hunter Morrison | Feb 6, 2026
Employees at Southeast Alaska’s only major shipyard have been busy since JAG Marine Group took charge of the state-owned facility last fall. That’s because the switchover came with increases to both business volume and job opportunities.
Ketchikan band Ratfish Wranglers on their new album and the magic of live performance
by Sydney Dauphinais | Feb 4, 2026
The latest from The Ratfish Wranglers is a live album from their performance at Centennial Hall...
Protestors push back against ICE in downtown demonstration
by Sydney Dauphinais | Feb 3, 2026
A few dozen protestors gathered outside the Federal Building on Saturday, Jan. 31. The protest was...
Station Highlights
LatestKRBD announces new App available for Apple and Android
by Mike Gates | Feb 6, 2026
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
by KRBD Ketchikan | Jan 27, 2026
Have you been keeping up with the story? If you’ve missed a moment or two, don’t...
Entry is now closed. The winner will be announced in the coming weeks.
by Mike Gates | Dec 4, 2025
Our 50 Year Birthday Logo Contest Deadline is extended to January 8, 2026!
KRBD Annual On-Air Board Meeting
by Mike Gates | Nov 7, 2025
KRBD’s Annual On-Air Board of Directors Meeting will be on Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 5pm. This will be a short meeting to meet our board members, hear a status report on how we’re doing in this unprecedented...
Morning Edition Interviews
LatestKetchikan volunteers address food insecurity
by Maria Dudzak | Feb 5, 2026
Diane Gubatayao and Peter Epler are just two of the volunteers trying to address food insecurity...
UAS Ketchikan instructors talk welding and power technology courses
by Hunter Morrison | Feb 4, 2026
UAS Ketchikan Maritime instructors talk welding and power technology course opportunities.
Ketchikan, Saxman will transition to new emergency alert software
by Hunter Morrison | Jan 20, 2026
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough, City of Ketchikan and City of Saxman will transition its emergency alert software from Nixle to Everbridge on Jan. 30.
Community Reports
LatestJob Center Report
by Maria Dudzak | Feb 9, 2026
Hear about some of the more than 500 jobs available in the Ketchikan area and other services...
SAIL and ORCA report
by Maria Dudzak | Feb 9, 2026
Hear about some of the services offered, an upcoming Spring Break event for high school students,...
Weather Report from NWS Juneau
by Maria Dudzak | Feb 9, 2026
Get ready for some rainy, windy weather. Meteorologist Andrew Park gives the outlook for the week...
Southeast News
LatestConservative enrollment estimate leaves school board with additional funds
by KCAW Sitka | Feb 9, 2026
The Sitka School District will receive close to $1 million in additional revenue for the remainder of this fiscal year. At the Sitka School Board meeting on Wednesday (2-4-26), Superintendent Deidre Jenson said because of...
Assembly signals plan to keep funding schools to cap
by KCAW Sitka | Feb 9, 2026
The Sitka Assembly will likely fund schools to the cap again this year, or the maximum allowed by state law. At a joint meeting with the Sitka School Board on Thursday (2-6-26), assembly members shared their intentions to not...
Wrangell assembly preview: JAG Marine and inactive vessels
by KSTK Wrangell | Feb 7, 2026
Wrangell City Hall on June 26, 2024. (Colette Czarnecki/KSTK) Wrangell’s Borough Assembly on...
Alaska News
LatestThe need for reliable child care in Alaska | Talk of Alaska
by APRN News | Feb 10, 2026
Finding affordable child care in Alaska is tough. Rising costs, long waitlists and staffing challenges mean families don’t have a lot of options. State and local leaders are tackling the problem from a variety of angles, but is...
Josi Shelley leads Yukon Quest 750 out of Circle
by APRN News | Feb 10, 2026
As the race moves onto the Yukon River, lows are forecast to be around minus-50.
Facing opposition, Dunleavy says lawmakers should ‘take more time’ on his tax bill
by APRN News | Feb 10, 2026
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s sales tax proposal faces sharp opposition. Now, he says he’s open to putting the tax bill on ice — but asking lawmakers pass the rest of his fiscal plan.
NPR
LatestSnowboarder Chloe Kim is chasing an Olympic gold three-peat with a torn labrum
by NPR News | Feb 10, 2026
At 25, Chloe Kim could become the first halfpipe snowboarder to win three consecutive Olympic...
Pakistan-Afghanistan border closures paralyze trade along a key route
by NPR News | Feb 10, 2026
Trucks have been stuck at the closed border since October. Both countries are facing economic...
Malinowski concedes to Mejia in Democratic House special primary in New Jersey
by NPR News | Feb 10, 2026
With the race still too close to call, former congressman Tom Malinowski conceded to challenger...







