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Southeast Alaska salmon season: fish were there, markets weren’t
Bo Meredith has been working with salmon in Southeast for nearly 25 years, first as a commercial fisherman and then as an area management biologist for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. He’s based out of Ketchikan. He spoke with CoastAlaska about what state managers have been seeing with this year’s salmon runs.
Listen to KRBD’s candidate forums
If you missed any of KRBD’s Ketchikan candidate forums, they are posted here. Borough...
Ketchikan City Council cuts back hours at town’s emergency shelter
The Ketchikan City Council has voted to cut hours at the town’s only 24-7 emergency shelter due to safety concerns from neighbors. The city’s annual lease for the shelter, First City Haven, expired in May and has since been month-to-month. The new lease allows 22 hours of operation per day for the first six months. For the second six months, the shelter would be opened only at night.
Arrest made in American Legion Post 3 arson fire
An arson fire set early Sunday morning consumed the American Legion post in Ketchikan. A suspect,...
Station Highlights
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Mike Gates joins KRBD team October 1
Mike Gates will join the KRBD staff as Programming Specialist October 1 but the new job might as...
Shhhhh It’s the Quiet Drive (but tell your friends…)
KRBD’s Quiet Drive is now until October 2. Click here to donate. You’ll be entered...
Journalist Jack Darrell will join KRBD
You likely heard Jack Darrell on Alaska News Nightly this summer reporting from KDLG in Dillingham...
Job Opportunities at KRBD
KRBD is seeking a General Manager and a News Director. Follow this link to learn more about the...
Morning Edition Interviews
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Indian Boarding Schools and healing to be discussed Thursday
Ketchikan Indian Community is hosting a discussion and sharing session “Truth and...
KPD looking for volunteer officers
The Ketchikan Police Department is kicking off a Reserve Police Officer Volunteer Program. Chief...
Troll books explores relations and genetics
Former Ketchikan resident Kate Troll went in search of possible half-siblings and made many...
Community Reports
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Craig Parks and Recreation Report
Listen to the September 22 Craig Parks and Recreation report with Victoria Merritt, Elli Flagg and...
Arts Council Report
Stories by Stomp the Stigma is this Sunday and features spoken word, dance and song –...
PeaceHealth Report
A new Same Day Care Clinic is opening at PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center in early October....
Southeast News
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Experts gather to talk Southeast housing solutions
The Sitka Community Land Trust, pictured here at the May 2023 naming ceremony for the S’us’ Héeni...
Public Safety Advisory Board candidate Tony Vinson
(Photo: Hannah Flor/KFSK) Petersburg’s Public Safety Advisory Board has two open seats in...
2023 Petersburg Borough Assembly and Hospital Board Public Forum Audio Archive
2023 Petersburg Hospital Board Candidate Forum (Part 1) 2023 Petersburg Hospital Board Candidate...
Alaska News
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Murkowski and Sullivan split over how to evaluate federal judge applicants
U.S. Capitol. (Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media) U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan says he’s formed a new...
Army soldier gets 18 months in deadly drunk-driving crash on JBER
Soldiers stand at attention on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (U.S. Air Force photo by Justin...
Visiting scientists use drones to monitor Aleutians’ Makushin Volcano
Drones can reduce the risk and cost associated with taking volcanic measurements. (Courtesy Jack...
NPR
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A Taylor Swift Instagram post helped drive a surge in voter registration
More than 35,000 new voters registered at Vote.org after the singer posted a link on her Instagram...
A Beyoncé fan couldn’t fly to a show due to his wheelchair size, so he told TikTok
Jon Hetherington, 34, couldn’t fly to Seattle to see Beyoncé on her Renaissance World Tour...
Thomas attended fundraisers for conservative political group, ProPublica report says
A new report from ProPublica claims that Thomas has maintained a close relationship with the Koch...
