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School board discusses PEAKS scores, delays cell phone policy, superintendent search
Ketchikan’s school board delayed a vote on a proposed change to the district’s cell phone and personal electronics policy. Interim Superintendent Beth Lougee says some potential changes to the policy hadn’t been properly publicized before the meeting.
Ketchikan mayor, council concerned over Ward Cove project
Ketchikan city officials say they have serious concerns over a proposed private cruise ship...
KPU wants to build an $11.5 million undersea fiber cable — without raising rates
Ketchikan Public Utilities is asking voters to approve an $11.5 million bond to improve internet access in Ketchikan. The money would finance running more than 100 miles of fiber optic cable from Prince Rupert, British Columbia – and the utility says it won’t have to increase rates. How is that possible? And why does Ketchikan need its own cable, anyway?
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Morning Edition Interviews
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Ketchikan Community Foundation fundraiser set for Saturday
Greg Karlick and Mike Cessnun explain the mission of KCF and give details on the Vintage Cocktail...
Stories of recovery shared
September is National Recovery Month. Before her news internship ended with KRBD, Elizabeth...
Chair-ity Auction set for Saturday
Linda Gilson and Mary Ann Lindemann talk about the work of First City Council on Cancer and a...
Community Reports
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Arts Council Report
The current exhibit, “Lucidity,” is on display for one more week, Winter Arts Fair...
PeaceHealth Report
Dr. Andy Sanders discusses the medical student teaching program at PeaceHealth Ketchikan. Sanders...
Ketchikan Public Library Report
“Geekfest” is coming up. Michelle Lampton and Rebecca Brown give details and discuss...
Southeast News
LatestOn both sides of the border, officials chafe over looming end to Prince Rupert ferry link
Prince Rupert, B.C. is the shortest mainland road connection for Southeast Alaska communities. (Map courtesy AMHS) Efforts to keep Southeast Alaska’s ferry link with British Columbia online continue as officials on both sides of...
SE Conference takes aim at Gov. Dunleavy’s cuts to state ferries
“We were supposed to be having a funeral for the Alaska Marine Highway on October 1,” Sen. Bert Stedman told the annual meeting of the Southeast Conference. Although the legislature prevented Gov. Mike Dunleavy from eliminating...
Petersburg’s recycling collection offline next week
The borough won’t be collecting recyclable material in blue bins for at least six weeks. (Joe...
Alaska News
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UA President says cuts, possible consolidation won’t affect accreditation
University of Alaska Southeast (Photo by Lisa Phu, KTOO – Juneau) In the wake of a $25 million cut...
How Alaskans are working to address and prevent suicide
(Courtesy Alaska Department of Health and Human Services) The tragedy of suicide ripples out...
Ketchikan schools walk back policy allowing administrators to force students to unlock phones
Ketchikan school administration officials have walked back a proposed cell phone policy that had explicitly warned students they could expect no privacy on their devices while on school grounds. An earlier draft included...
NPR
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Trump: Reports “Ridiculous” About Alleged Improper Foreign Leader Conversation
The president blamed a “partisan whistle-blower,” whose identity he said he...
A New Way Of Paying For Maternity Care Aims To Reduce C-Sections
Instead of paying doctors piecemeal for prenatal appointments and delivery of the baby, some...
Here Are The Nominees For The 2019 National Book Awards
Colson Whitehead and Marlon James headline the longlists of names in contention for the literary...
