Local News
LatestCongress approves reauthorization of Secure Rural Schools funding
by Sydney Dauphinais | Dec 12, 2025
Secure Rural Schools payments go to municipalities with large amounts of untaxed federal land...
First snowfall of the season leads to closures and cancellations
by Hunter Morrison and Sydney Dauphinais | Dec 10, 2025
Ketchikan saw about three and a half inches of snow on Wednesday, which is half an inch shy of the city’s December 10 snowfall record.
City narrows search for new manager
by Sydney Dauphinais | Dec 9, 2025
Sign leading to Ketchikan City Hall shown on Dec. 9 2025. (Hunter Morrison/KRBD) The City of...
Nationally recognized Ketchikan paramedic talks rural, on-the-go healthcare
by Sydney Dauphinais | Dec 8, 2025
Ben Watson is a paramedic with the Ketchikan Fire Department Mobile Integrated Healthcare Program....
Station Highlights
LatestDeadline Extended! KRBD’s 50th Birthday Logo Contest – Open Call to Artists
by Mike Gates | Dec 4, 2025
Help KRBD get ready for our 50th birthday party! Enter your design in our Logo Contest! NEW...
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...
Thank You to Our Members!
by Mike Gates | Oct 11, 2025
October marked the first month of KRBD moving forward without federal funding. We are now 100%...
Meet KRBD’s new News Team!
by Mike Gates | Sep 17, 2025
We are so excited to share that KRBD welcomed two new staff members to the News Department this...
Morning Edition Interviews
LatestKetchikan Fire Department launches Community Connect service
by Hunter Morrison | Dec 12, 2025
The City of Ketchikan this month launched a new service for residents to help the Ketchikan Fire Department provide faster, more informed emergency response.
Ask UAS explores
by Maria Dudzak | Nov 12, 2025
Tonight (November 12) at 6:00 p.m. a presentation on Artificial Intelligence and relationships...
Alaska Children’s Trust CEO visits the 1st City
by Maria Dudzak | Oct 29, 2025
Trevor Storrs, President and CEO of Alaska Children’s Trust, discusses the organizations...
Community Reports
LatestCraig Parks and Recreation Report
by Maria Dudzak | Dec 12, 2025
Listen to the Craig Parks and Recreation report with Victoria Merritt, Gretchen Klein and guests.
First City Players Report
by Maria Dudzak | Dec 9, 2025
Registration for Jazz and Caberet is open, casting for “Cry It Out” and “Blithe...
Job Center Report
by Maria Dudzak | Dec 8, 2025
Hear about some of the more than jobs available in the Ketchikan area, Federal program assistance...
Southeast News
LatestRare birds in Sitka spark excitement ahead of annual count
by KCAW Sitka | Dec 12, 2025
A Dickcissel spotted in Sitka in mid-November (Marc Kramer/Birding By Bus) Two different birds...
Students fill the gym with music at annual Winter Concert
by KSTK Wrangell | Dec 12, 2025
Wrangell’s middle and high school choir students sing at Winter Concert on Dec. 9, 2025 while...
Mt. Edgecumbe superintendent responds to concerns over student support and safety
by KCAW Sitka | Dec 11, 2025
Mt. Edgecumbe High School, Oct. 6, 2025. (KCAW/McKenney) Editor’s Note: If you or someone you know is struggling with emotional distress or suicidal thoughts, you can call or text 988 to reach the Suicide Crisis Line for 24-hour...
Alaska News
LatestAlaska News Nightly: Friday, December 12, 2025
by APRN News | Dec 12, 2025
A review of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impacts in Alaska found significant racial disparities.
Anchorage officials say online survey for new municipal seal was manipulated
by APRN News | Dec 12, 2025
Anchorage IT staff say over 2,100 responses were logged in under an hour, leading officials to...
6 years after school fire, Kaktovik’s new gym will be a place for home games, feasts and funerals
by APRN News | Dec 12, 2025
The gym is the first step toward rebuilding the Harold Kaveolook School, which burned down in...
NPR
LatestChurch Nativity scenes add zip ties and gas masks to protest immigration raids
by NPR News | Dec 13, 2025
Supporters of the displays say the Bible is on their side, but critics call the scenes sacrilegious and politically divisive, accusing the churches of abusing sacred imagery.
Fired Michigan football coach charged with home invasion and stalking
by NPR News | Dec 13, 2025
Fired University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore “barged his way” into the apartment of a woman with whom he had been having an affair after she reported the relationship to the school and he lost his job,...
To ‘graduate’ from poverty, they can borrow to build a business. So why aren’t they?
by NPR News | Dec 13, 2025
It’s called the “graduation” approach — both financial and moral support to help people move from extreme poverty to self-sufficiency. But in this innovative Uganda project, something isn’t...







