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Spencer Strassburg on his decision to run for Ketchikan City Council
Strassburg is running for the one-year seat on the Ketchikan City Council.
Borough assembly member Sharli Arntzen files for reelection
Sharli Arntzen filed to run for reelection in early August.
Man charged with leaving scene of an accident after crashing into Ketchikan tour bus
Entrance to the Ketchikan Police Department pictured on Dec. 9, 2025 (Hunter Morrison/KRBD) A...
Ketchikan’s local governments weigh library powers ballot measure
The Ketchikan Public Library shown on May 21, 2026. (Sydney Dauphinais/KRBD) The City of Ketchikan...
Station Highlights
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Thank you to Virgin Voyages! Cruise Winner Announcement.
The winner of the 2026 Virgin Voyages & KRBD Caribbean Cruise is KRBD member Laura Crow Wey!...
KRBD Lauches Community Survey to Collect Strategic Feedback
We’re asking the questions that will shape our next few years. We’d love your answers....
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...
Morning Edition Interviews
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Olympia, Washington based comic Sam Miller tours Southeast
Comedian Sam Miller, known for dealing frankly on issues of addiction and incarceration, is...
The dangers of screen use and what it does to your brain
Residential Youth & Community (RYC) provides behavioral health services for youth and young...
An interview with Biriba Union
Biriba Union is performing in Ketchikan. Stephanie Patton spoke with Mike Block, a member of the...
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) Blueberry Arts...
PeaceHealth Report
Pediatrician Vik Baghat and medical assistant Alicia Brown introduce themselves and discuss...
Southeast News
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Wrangell tour company and water taxi service Muddy Water Adventures adds new vessel to its fleet
Wrangell sightseeing tour company and water taxi service Muddy Water Adventures has added a new...
SEAPA started preliminary construction earlier this summer on a solar farm
The Southeast Alaska Power Agency started preliminary construction earlier this summer on a solar...
Seiners break Sitka’s single-day pink salmon harvest record twice in one month
Seiners in Sitka broke the single-day record for harvesting pink salmon not once, but twice this month. District 13’s previous single-day harvest record was set in 2017 when roughly 950,000 pink salmon were caught. Aaron Dupuis...
Alaska News
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Alaska News Nightly: Friday, August 21, 2026
A charter plane crash in a remote area of Southwest Alaska kills all eight on board.
Anchorage police officer sped through red light in collision that killed 2, police chief says
Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case declined to say whether officer Kaden Pohl violated a new department policy that requires officers to be “stopped or close to it” before proceeding through a red light.
NTSB says Security Aviation plane was on its 2nd landing attempt when it crashed, killing 8
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers chartered the plane to fly from Anchorage to the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site in a remote area of Southwest Alaska.
NPR
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Thousands in northwest Indiana still without power nearly two weeks after storm
A round of storms impacted the region on Aug. 11
Nonprofits are helping musicians pay for insurance in Austin, Texas, and beyond
A nonprofit and a local public health agency are subsidizing marketplace health insurance for...
Becerra, running for governor of California, faces a health insurance problem
The nation’s uninsured rate hit a historical low when Xavier Becerra was health secretary....
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