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Southeast Island School District welcomes all new principals
Both educators started their jobs with the district earlier this summer.
Riley Gass files to run for reelection to Ketchikan City Council
Sitting Ketchikan City Council member Riley Gass has served two terms. He's running for a three-year seat.
Rob Holston files to run for Ketchikan’s school board
Rob Holston filed to run for a three-year seat on Ketchikan’s school board.
Frances Klein on her decision to run for Ketchikan’s school board
Frances Klein filed to run for Ketchikan’s school board in the October 6 municipal election.
Station Highlights
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KRBD’s news team is hosting live candidate forums
Have questions about the candidates running in the upcoming municipal election? Want to know more...
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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Ketchikan Public Library Report
There preview concerts/discussions by Sitka Music Festival and Island Music, Senior Tech Time is...
Job Center Report
Hear about some of more than 500 jobs available in the Ketchikan area and on Prince of Wales...
Weather Report from NWS Juneau
It’s been a dry September and annual precipitation is well below normal. Hear more about...
Southeast News
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Team recovers Coast Guard helicopter from Harbor Mountain
(KCAW Staff) A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter that crashed earlier this summer in Sitka has been recovered, and will be transported to North Carolina.The MH-60 Jayhawk from Air Station Sitka went down on June 22 during a training...
Fire department battling flames at the Marine Bar
The Wrangell Volunteer Fire Department is working to put out a large fire that broke out at the...
2027 cruise visitor increase highlighted at commission meeting
Nearly 630,000 cruise passengers are set to visit Sitka in 2027, making next summer the biggest in the community’s history. The record-breaking season will be the latest of several in recent years, and follows ongoing community...
Alaska News
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Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Interior residents worry about proposals for AI data centers on nearby military land.
Republican Treg Taylor leans on experience as attorney general in gubernatorial pitch
Taylor discussed his record in the Dunleavy administration and his vision for the state’s future on Tuesday’s “Talk of Alaska.”
High winds bring mild to moderate flooding to Kuskokwim River and coastal communities
High winds that began early on Tuesday have caused mild to moderate flooding across Y-K Delta...
NPR
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U.S. acknowledges for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space
The remarkable revelation comes after previous warnings about countries such as Russia possibly...
Ed Sheeran’s tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore
Ed Sheeran’s tour of North and South America was plunged into chaos when four of his...
Helicopter crashes and kills at least 3 people near a bus crash in Los Angeles
A helicopter crashed in Los Angeles on Tuesday, killing at least three people near a deadly bus...
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