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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.
Tlingit carver Israel Shotridge remembered for his artistry
The Ketchikan-born artist died on April 13 at the age of 75. His loved ones said he'll be remembered for his artistry, gentleness and love of family.
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.
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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 Celebration...
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,...
Southeast News
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‘It’s important to us’: Sitkans turn out to share thoughts on draft Tongass plan docs
Sitkans turned out in high numbers to comment on the recently released draft content for the...
Sitka driver injures bicyclist in HPR accident
A Sitka driver without a valid license hit a bike rider Wednesday afternoon at the intersection of Halibut Point Road and Peterson Ave. Sitka Police Chief Mike Hall said the accident occurred around 1 p.m. “There were dents in...
Hames Corp. transfers ownership to Albertsons-Safeway
After a months-long transition, the sale of Sitka’s family-owned grocery store has been finalized. On Tuesday (4-28-26) at 9 p.m., Sea Mart Quality Foods closed its doors under local ownership for the last time. When the store...
Alaska News
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Alaska News Nightly: Friday, May 1, 2026
State lawmakers ask pointed questions of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s pick for attorney...
Young Alaskans have highest rate of ATV crash injuries, according to state data
The state released data from emergency department visits from 2019 to 2024 and urges Alaskans to...
Nonprofit will appeal dismissal of federal lawsuit against Alaska foster care system
The class-action lawsuit alleged children in state custody are at risk due to systemic foster care...
NPR
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New Netflix documentary reexamines Winnie Mandela’s divisive legacy
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is one of the most revered — and controversial — women in South African...
After Assad’s fall, Syria’s Kurds are left in limbo, feeling abandoned by the U.S.
Caught in limbo after the fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, Kurdish families struggle with...
2026 Senate races to watch: From most likely to flip to Democratic long shots
Democrats could have a narrow path to winning the Senate, with these specific states on the...
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