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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.
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...
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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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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Wrangell Public School’s Special Education teacher says farewell and reflects on why she does what she does
Wrangell Public School’s Special Education teacher, Mikki Angerman, assists students at an after...
It’s no fluke! Baby humpback whale skeleton makes waves in Sitka
Attendees socialize underneath the newly assembled baby humpback whale skeleton and mural...
Wrangell school district requests maximum borough contribution amid $563,000 budget deficit
Wrangell borough assembly and school board discuss fiscal year 2027 budget for Wrangell Public...
Alaska News
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Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Gov. Mike Dunleavy pushes lawmakers to act fast on his proposal to cut taxes for the Alaska LNG...
Alaskans rocked by Halong plead with feds for help relocating: ‘Our land is no longer safe’
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski held a roundtable in Anchorage with Interior Department officials...
Alaska National Guard to deploy 25 service members to Washington DC
The deployment is part of a response to President Trump’s August declaration of a “crime...
NPR
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A new Medicare option for weight loss drugs is coming: Here’s what to know
Millions of people with Medicare will soon be eligible to get discounted GLP-1 drugs for weight...
Poll: Trump blamed for gas prices as Democrats gain midterm edge
A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds strong support for Democrats this midterm season. It also...
A trip to Europe? In this economy? Expensive flights keep vacations closer to home
Travel advisers are seeing Americans picking cheaper domestic travel destinations over...
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