Local News

School Board hears budget concerns

At the Ketchikan School Board meeting Wednesday night, proposed budget cuts dominated public comment.  The board heard from teachers, parents and many Ketchikan High School students requesting that extracurricular classes not be cut. 

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KPU phone experiences outages

About 50 percent of Ketchikan Public Utilities telecommunications customers experienced a telephone outage this morning (Wednesday, January 25th).

At about 8:45 am, some KPU residential and business customers began experiencing fast busy signals, could not get a dial tone, or… more

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Rossiter found guilty in murder case

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19-year-old Devin Rossiter was found guilty in Ketchikan Superior Court Tuesday afternoon of second degree murder in the stabbing death of 45-year old Nick Stachelrodt .  Rossiter was also found guilty of tampering with evidence.

The jury of six… more

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Jury deliberations begin in Rossiter trial

Jury deliberations began Friday afternoon in the Devin Rossiter case.  The 19-year old is being charged with 2nd-degree murder in the March 2011 stabbing death of 45-year old Nick Stachelrodt.  The state claims Rossiter stabbed Stachelrodt  after the older man… more

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Southeast News

Businessman, statehood bell ringer Derr passes away

Longtime Juneau businessman and Chamber of Commerce luminary Romer Derr passed away yesterday (Thursday) at the age of 75. He’s being remembered not just for his efforts to improve Juneau’s economy, but for his participation in the Capital City’s first ever statehood celebration. more

CBJ Assembly OKs recycling talks

The City and Borough of Juneau will enter into negotiations with Waste Management for a new recycling facility at the landfill. more

Education settlement helps rural schools

A long-running lawsuit over rural education has been settled, and will provide $18-million for Alaska's poorest-performing schools. more

Plasma technology can’t handle Juneau’s waste yet

Many Juneau residents would like to see the city invest in technology that could turn solid waste into energy, but at this point it isn't commercially viable for a town the size of Juneau. more

Connecting with Juneau’s homeless

The Juneau Homeless Coalition’s 3rd annual Project Homeless Connect event was held at three downtown locations today (Wednesday). more

New rule means little immediate change for the Tongass

New planning rules for national forests will have little immediate impact on Southeast Alaska. But they could mean some changes for Southcentral forest lands. more

IFA wants to sell spare ship to state ferry system

Should the Alaska Marine Highway buy a used ship from the independent Inter-Island Ferry Authority? Supporters of the idea say it could save money for both operations. more

City manager finalists to face public tonight

Juneau residents can see city manager candidates Norman “Buddy” Custard and Kim Kiefer in action tonight (Wednesday) when they take part in a public presentation and reception at City Hall. more

Station Highlights

Signal problems resolved

We believe we have found what has been causing the KRBD signal to periodically drop out.  For several months, in the middle of programs, the signal would go silent and come back about 2 minutes later.   We believe the… more

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News Specials

KRBD will carry NPR coverage of the Florida Primary, Tuesday, January 31st beginning at 4:00 pm Alaska Time.

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Thanks to the 25 donors who “Picked” KRBD as their Pick.Click.Give. recipient on their 2011 Perm Fund application. Each of us has an opportunity to make a difference in our communities when we Pick.Click.Give. on our 2012 Perm Fund… more

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Morning Edition Interviews

Five Avalanche Warning Signs

Juneau Avalanche Forecaster Tom Mattice joins Keith Smith and Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad volunteer Reed Parker in a discussion of avalanches and the five warning signs that back country users should know. me0125avalanche

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Mayor Lew Williams III reports on the Ketchikan City Council

The meeting of January 19 carried much input and discussion of the vendor leases on the the Ketchikan Docks.  Mayor Lew Williams III 01-20-12

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Activities at Kayhi

Activities Director Ed Klein reports on upcoming activities event and teams at Kayhi.  Activities Report 01-19-12

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Peacehealth Ketchikan Medical Center Report

PeaceHealth  launches a new Palliative Care Program. Palliative Care

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Borough Assembly Report

Borough assemblyman Alan Bailey reports on the meeting of January 16.Alan Bailey

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Community Reports

Craig Parks & Rec

The Parks and Recreation Report on January 20 with Victoria Merritt of the City of Craig. craigpr1-19-2012

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Job Service Report

The latest Job Service Report from the Ketchikan Job Center.jobreport

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KVB Report

Patti Mackey of the Ketchikan Visitors’ Bureau discusses the upcoming season, progress on finding new office space for the KVB, and a conference featuring heritage tourism.  KVB011112

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UAS Ketchikan Report

Wendy Gierard talks about up coming classes, and various goings on at the UAS campus.  She says enrollment is up 25% since last year.  me0125uas

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Library Report

The City of Ketchikan Library Report. me0124library

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Museum Report

The Ketchikan Museum report with Lacey Gilbo and guest Faith Duncan.  The exhibit, A Forest of Words opens at the Tongass Historical Museum this Friday.me0117museums

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KGB Parks and Rec

Susan Wall reports on the goings on at the Recreation Center. me0109parks&rec

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School Board Report

The School Board selects Stephen Bradford to replace Choc Schafer.  Schoenbar Principal Bob Hewitt will retire after the school year. me011212school

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Tourism Report

December’ Ketchikan Visitors Bureau report. me1214kvb

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Arts Report

Zachary Dietz joins the arts report and talks about the Ketchikan Jazz & Cabaret Festival and his emerging career on Broadway. Interview also includes Kathleen Light and Ann Froeschle of the Arts Council and Elizabeth Nelson of First City Players… more

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