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Remediation efforts continue over six months after Point Higgins Elementary diesel spill
Point Higgins Elementary School, a school in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District, shown...
Kayhi students dive into all things oceanic in this marine science club
By Meg Thompson, Milla Kinunen, and Minh-Thu Vo Kayhi students competed in ocean-related trivia at...
City council approves harbor use fee rate increase
The cost to use Ketchikan's moorage facilities, harbor facilities and harbormaster services will go up by 8% beginning April 1.
Ketchikan City Council updates municipal laws related to homelessness
The changes will limit where people can sit, lay or camp within city limits. While some council members said the changes were created with safety in mind, several community members argued they could negatively impact the city’s unhoused population.
Station Highlights
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Tune Into Spring with KRBD’s Spring Quiet Drive
Shhhh…. Members and Supporters, listen close. It’s Spring Quiet Drive time at KRBD – a...
Grace Freeman wins KRBD 50 Year Logo Design Contest
The winner of KRBD’s 50 Year Logo Design Contest is Grace Freeman! Our selection panel...
KRBD announces new App available for Apple and Android
KRBD has an App! Search “KRBD” in your App Store or Google Play Store and download the...
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...
Morning Edition Interviews
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Troll and Johnson share paleontological adventures at Discovery Center
Scientist Kirk Johnson, director of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, and artist Ray...
Ketchikan quilt show set for this weekend
The Rainy Day Quilters’ 34th Annual quilt show is this Saturday and Sunday at the Ted Ferry...
Classical instrumentalists talk childhood, musical career ahead of Ketchikan concert
"After Hours" host Stephanie Patton interviewed classical musicians Natasha Paremski and Piers Lane ahead of their concert in Ketchikan. The duo will perform at the Holy Name Catholic Church this Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Community Reports
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Craig Parks and Recreation Report
Listen to the Craig Parks and Recreation report with Victoria Merritt, Gretchen Klein and guests.
Arts Council Report
The Ketchikan Area Arts & Humanities Council Main Street Gallery. (KRBD staff) Hear about...
First City Players Report
Rehearsals are underway and tickets available for “Blithe Spirit,” spaces are still...
Southeast News
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City, nonprofit group to host childcare listening sessions on Saturday
Accessing affordable childcare is an ongoing challenge in Sitka, and now the city is looking for solutions. Last month, the Sitka Assembly greenlit a contract with the Southeast Childhood Collective to develop a childcare needs...
MEHS Student Arts Project offers cultural healing, one stitch at a time
Visiting artist Golga Oscar finishes sewing a nasqurrun at MEHS’ newly furnished Culture Room (KCAW/Cotter) There are few people who can say their lives have been heavily intertwined with the history of Mt. Edgecumbe High School...
City of Sitka moves towards online platform after public records requests quadruple
Public records requests are currently managed through emailand manual tracking methods, which are...
Alaska News
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Alaska Aerospace to upgrade its spaceport facilities with federal funds
Millions of federal dollars were recently awarded to the Kodiak Island spaceport and its owner,...
Indigenous language educators work to establish Master’s teaching program at University of Alaska Southeast
Language educators in Juneau are working to create a Master’s in Teaching program for Indigenous...
ICE took this mom and her kids from Soldotna. Shock, outrage and sadness came next.
Federal immigration officials detained and deported Sonia Espinoza Arriaga and two of her three sons, ages 5 and 16. As of Thursday, her oldest son remains in custody at an ICE detention center in Washington.
NPR
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Pentagon puts Scouts “on notice” over DEI and girl-centered policies
After threatening to sever ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts, Defense...
NASA redirects Artemis moon mission program, postponing a planned astronaut landing
In shaking up its Artemis lunar program, NASA’s new moon plan looks more like the Apollo...
OpenAI says it shares Anthropic’s ‘red lines’ over military AI use
OpenAI’s Sam Altman says he shares the “red lines” set by rival Anthropic restricting how the military uses AI models, amid Anthropic’s escalating feud with the Pentagon.
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