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Ketchikan’s school district pushes back return to full capacity for middle and high schools by a week
The local school board voted earlier this month to reduce the district’s largest middle and high schools’ capacity by half. Initially, the plan was to return to classrooms five days a week on Nov. 30.
Officials propose cutting 15 city jobs as Ketchikan grapples with tourism revenue shortfall
City officials say those layoffs wouldn’t even come close to closing a $1.75 million budget gap.
Tongass National Forest Christmas tree cutting guidelines released
Guidelines for harvesting a Christmas tree in Tongass National Forest have been released by the U.S. Forest Service.
What a tourism ‘bubble’ could look like in Southeast Alaska port communities
Next summer’s cruise season could look very different in Southeast Alaska: pandemic precautions like testing, screening and social distancing will complicate the tourism economy if ships do return next year.
Station Highlights
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Community Advisory Board
KRBD’s Community Advisory Board meets at 6 p.m., Dec. 2, 2020, by video conference. The...
Annual On-Air Auction
The Annual On-Air Auction is Saturday the 5th! New items are being added to the auction frequently, and we are still collecting and accepting additional items.
Winter Winner-land Raffle
Tickets are now available for the Winter Winner-land Raffle! Get your tickets at the station, purchase via phone, or purchase online via PayPal here.
KRBD Annual Meeting
Did you miss KRBD's annual meeting? Here are the reports that we provided on the air!
Morning Edition Interviews
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Ask UAS presents bird identification program
Thursday, professor Barbara Morgan presents “For the Birds! A Narrated Selection of...
Ask UAS looks at writer’s block
Ever experience writer’s block. On Thursday night, UAS Ketchikan professor Stephen Florian...
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Help is available for those impacted by domestic violence. J.D. Martin of W.I.S.H. and Rick...
Community Reports
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Arts Council Report
The Winter Arts BLITZ! starts Friday, along with Merry Merchants and Munch. A tree auction to...
Craig Parks and Recreation
Victoria Merritt with the Craig Parks and Recreation report for November 27.
Update from the Coast Guard
Lt. Kyle Johnson of Air Station Sitka discusses his work with the USCG, recent missions, and tips...
Southeast News
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Just hang up: Social Security phone scam returns in time for the holidays
Just hang up. That’s the advice from the Office of the Inspector General of the Social Security...
New Gunnuk Creek hydro plant reduces Kake’s reliance on diesel
IPEC built a penstock along Gunnuk Creek to carry water from an existing water supply dam to the...
Activity to resume at New Polaris mine upstream of Taku River
An aerial view of the New Polaris Mine shown in this undated photo. It’s near the Tulsequah River...
Alaska News
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This Anchorage ER nurse is among the growing number of health care workers out sick with COVID-19
Greer Gehler is an Anchorage emergency room nurse who recently tested positive for the...
Anchorage students to continue online learning through end of quarter
An empty hallway at Aurora Elementary in Anchorage, Alaska on October 23, 2020. (Mayowa...
Anchorage will enter ‘modified hunker down’ for December
Downtown Anchorage, as seen from the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail in April, 2020. (Abbey...
NPR
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Sudan’s Former Prime Minister Sadiq Al-Mahdi Dies Of COVID-19
The former premier’s political party confirmed his death on Thursday. He was 84 and died in...
Supreme Court Says New York Can’t Limit Attendance In Houses of Worship Due To COVID
Justices said the Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive order limiting attendance in places of...
Federal Court Rejects Challenge To Trump’s Push To Alter A Key Census Count
In a 2-1 vote, the court tossed out a lawsuit, one of several working through the courts, that...
