Local News
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Conference changes and budget cuts hit Kayhi soccer
Kayhi athletics have routinely faced obstacles with fundraising and travel costs. This year, a...
Community leaders deliver State of Saxman address
Community leaders in Saxman provided an update on the city's infrastructure projects and other topics.
‘The salmon people’: How Alaska’s only Native reservation saved its fishing culture
Metlakatla sustains a thriving fishing industry — and the tribe is fighting in court to expand its territory.
Ketchikan school board votes to close 2 elementary schools
The board unanimously voted to close both Fawn Mountain and Point Higgins Elementary Schools at the end of this school year.
Station Highlights
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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...
Get the KRBD App available for Apple and Android
KRBD has an App! Search “KRBD” in your App Store or Google Play Store and download the...
“One Poem a Day” Schedule and Poems
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So close – and it’s because of listeners like you!
KRBD’s Spring Pledge Drive raised more than $42,000 in just two days — a testament to the...
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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First City Players Report
Rehearsals for “The Jungle Book” are underway and the show opens May 1st. Tickets go...
Job Center Report
Hear about some of the more than 500 jobs available in the Ketchikan area and other services...
SAIL and ORCA report
Hear about a job opportunity at SAIL and upcoming recreation activities through ORCA. Marc Osborne...
Southeast News
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‘Sitka deserved to be a literary community’: Old Harbor Books celebrates 50th birthday
Old Harbor Books was bustling with customers on Saturday for the shop’s 50th anniversary....
Shelley Hughes talks managing the state’s economy, education, and building job opportunities as part of Southeast campaign for governor
Shelley Hughes visited Sitka in early April as part of hercampaign for governor (KCAW/Cotter)...
Wrangell assembly preview: Tideland Construction land, fee and rates adjustment
Wrangell City Hall on March 26, 2026. (Colette Czarnecki/KSTK) Wrangell’s City and Borough...
Alaska News
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Alaska musher sues U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services over immigration case
Silvia Kleinova, 48, filed for permanent residency in the United States in November 2021 based on...
Juneau Assembly delays Telephone Hill demolition pending responses from prospective developers
The move doesn’t stop the project, but it will likely delay the demolition by at least a few...
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, April 14, 2026
The Alaska House rejects an effort to impose corporate income taxes on certain oil and gas...
NPR
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Visionary NPR leader Kevin Klose, who led network to new heights, has died
Klose led NPR for a decade starting in 1998, a period of incredible growth for the public media...
Once again Trump threatens to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell
President Trump once again threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, and doubled...
Greetings from Nairobi, where taking a matatu is no ordinary bus ride
The moment you board, the music grabs you. These privately owned, brightly painted minibuses are...
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