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Forest Service advances Prince of Wales logging project
It’s called the Twin Mountain II project. It’s expected to provide over 28 million board feet of timber from over 1,500 acres.
Thorne Bay mayoral election underway
Absentee voting for the city’s special mayoral election opened Tuesday. The election follows the resignation of former mayor Shane Nyquest.
Council selects Ketchikan City Manager
In a special meeting Saturday, the Ketchikan City Council selected Glen Adams to oversee municipal government operations.
Ketchikan’s rural designation to remain unchanged
After two Prince of Wales Island tribal organizations challenged Ketchikan's rural status, the Federal Subsistence Board on Friday voted to sustain the designation. Ketchikan was reclassified as rural by the board in 2025.
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Call for KRBD Memories and Photos
Be sure to RSVP for Five Decades on the Dial: KRBD’s 50 Year Live Day and get your Dance...
Tickets on sale to “Dance through the Decades” with KRBD!
It’s time to RSVP for KRBD’s 50 Year Live Day and Dance through the Decades Costume...
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...
“One Poem a Day” Schedule and Poems
Click on the text above to see the schedule of poems and to listen.
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
“The Jungle Book” officially opens May 1st, but there is a Pay-What-You-Can...
Job Center Report
Hear about some of the nearly 500 jobs available in the Ketchikan area, on POW and in Wrangell,...
Weather Report from NWS Juneau
Sounds like another pleasant week, maybe, and promise for the weekend. Meteorologist Brian Bezenek...
Southeast News
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Mt. Edgecumbe cuts teachers amid ongoing budget and enrollment issues
Mt. Edgecumbe High School lost 122 students so far this school year, according to Superintendent...
Wrangell man rescued from second-story deck as house fire claims his pets
Fire crews put out house fire eight miles near Wrangell on April 27, 2026. (Colette...
April 28, 2026: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?
Sitka’s Sustainability Commission is hoping to finalize a long-awaited plan for the future. When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (4-28-26), it will consider the commission’s goals for the next year.The commission approved its...
Alaska News
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Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Alaska is set to receive a slew of new aviation weather cameras.
Summer camps in Anchorage | Hometown, Alaska
We take a deep dive into the long list of camps available in the Anchorage area, whether...
Aurora Hardy’s new novel is a tribute to Alaska Native servicemen and a father she barely knew | State of Art
“Honor at Last” is a fictional biography of Hardy’s father who joined the Alaska...
NPR
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Spirit Airlines tried to be the Dollar General of the skies. Then the big airlines beat it at its own game
Spirit Airlines helped pioneer ultra-cheap flying and soared. Then legacy airlines copied them,...
Like soap operas, 75 feet up: How bald eagle nest cams hook online communities
Across the country, some 50 bald eagle nests fitted with cameras broadcast up-close views of...
It’s set to be Jerome Powell’s last meeting as Fed chair — as a big change looms
The Fed is expected to hold rates steady, at what’s likely to be Jerome Powell’s last...
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