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City Council updated on uplands planning
Council hears proposed uplands planning, discontinues efforts to sell KPU Telecommunications.
Ketchikan eighth-grader headed to national spelling bee
Grace Parrott won Ketchikan’s districtwide spelling bee in late February, and went on to compete in the state bee in Anchorage. She didn’t win that competition, but she still gets to go to nationals.
KEA releases contract proposal comparison
Ketchikan Education Association on Tuesday released a side-by-side comparison of initial contract proposals from the Ketchikan School District and KEA. The district responded with a cost analysis on Wednesday.
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“One Poem a Day” Schedule and Poems
Click above to see the schedule of poems and to listen.
Photo of the Day
Ben Limle caught this eagle at just the right moment after another eagle chased it away from some food at Bar Harbor.
The Bird is the Word Store
KRBD's Store is open! Pick up KRBD mugs, t-shirts, hats, and more including 40th Anniversary merchandise & Only Fools Run At Midnight gear!
Morning Edition Interviews
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Event focuses on alcohol awareness and recovery
KIC is holding a community event to distribute information on recovery resources and...
Return of the Retirees concert on Friday
Ketchikan Community Concert Band Director Roy McPherson and others talk about Friday’s...
VFW offers resources and assistance to veterans
The local Veterans of Foreign Wars post is reaching out to new members. Paul Robbins Jr. talks...
Community Reports
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Craig Parks and Recreation
Victoria Merritt with the Craig Parks and Recreation report for April 20th....
Arts Council Report
Only one week left to see the current gallery exhibit “Juices.” Jeff Fitzwater and...
PeaceHealth
National Nurse’s Week is May 6th through 12th. Shannon Updike and Mischa Chernick speak...
Southeast News
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Sitka’s rescue team passes accreditation test
Eric Matthes and Ron Duvall practice attaching their fellow Sitka Mountain Rescue volunteer, Tyler...
Young PHS baseball team opens season at home
New uniforms were handed out Monday for the PHS baseball team with opening day on Friday, April...
Petersburg seeks updated info on land entitlement
This 2013 map from the state’s Division of Mining, Land and Water shows vacant, unappropriated,...
Alaska News
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Mat-Su Borough Assembly approves Chijuk Creek timber contract
Two pickups passing on Oilwell Road, where locals are concerned that significantly larger timber...
Cleanup continues for fuel spills in Savoonga and Nome
Cleanup efforts at the Savoonga Native Store tank farm in March 2018. (Photo: Zoe Grueskin, KNOM)...
Israel pulls warplanes from Red Flag training exercises due to rising regional tensions
An Israeli Air Force F-15C Baz takes off from Ovda Air Base, Israel.(Flickr photo courtesy of Mark...
NPR
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‘A Close Personal Relationship’ Under Pressure As Trump Hosts Macron
While President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron share personal chemistry, their bond...
Alexa, Tell Me A National Security Secret: Amazon’s Reach Goes Beyond The Post Office
It’s little known that the CIA uses Amazon Web Services to store its data, and, now,...
Anxiety Relief Without The High? New Studies On CBD, A Cannabis Extract
An FDA advisory committee last week urged approval of a drug containing cannabidiol to treat a...
