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4 questions with Ketchikan City Council candidate Jack Finnegan
Ketchikan City Council member Jack Finnegan filed to run for reelection in the October 6 municipal election.
Gubernatorial candidate Bill Walker talks fiscal plans, resource development during trip to Ketchikan
Walker, who served one term as governor from 2014 to 2018, is running again.
Ketchikan nonprofit awarded grant to improve scheduling for youth mental health services
This award is part of the first round of a series of funding announcements from the state’s Rural Health Transformation Program.
Parts of Southeast Alaska under heat advisories this week
Communities in the southern part of the region are under heat advisories for parts of this week, with temperatures forecast in the low 80s. That includes the Ketchikan area and communities on Prince of Wales Island. Haines and Skagway in Lynn Canal in the northern part of the region also have advisories.
Station Highlights
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Sign Up Today! KRBD MELTDOWN: Ketchikan’s First RadioActive Pepper Eating Contest!
KRBD Meltdown: Six Rounds. One Very Bad Idea. Six rounds. Each one hotter than the last. One...
Thank you to Virgin Voyages! 2026 Caribbean Cruise winner will be announced at KRBD on August 15th!
You need not be present to win, but it would sure be fun if you were! Join us for KRBD Community...
RadioActive: KRBD’s Summer Member Drive Runs July 25th – August 15th
RadioActive is KRBD’s Summer Member Drive! It kicks off on July 25 on-air and ends on August...
Congratulations KRBD Fourth of July Raffle Winners!
Thank you to everyone who purchased a ticket for our 30th Annual Fourth of July Raffle! With your...
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) Hear all the...
First City Players Report
Auditions are coming up at the end of August for “Shrek: The Musical,” Divas and Divos...
Southeast News
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Sitka subs get pay raise ahead of new school year
Before the Sitka School Board meeting got started on Wednesday, the board honored Cindy Duncan for her efforts to secure Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary’s status as a Microsoft Pathfinder School (KCAW/Rose) Substitute teachers in...
Lisa Lane rounds out Sitka’s mayoral candidate crew
Lisa Lane filed to run for the mayor’s seat on August 6, 2026. (KCAW/McKenney) Three candidates are in the running for Sitka mayor this October. Lisa Lane filed to run for the assembly’s top job last week (8-6-26). Lane moved to...
Industry-commissioned report outlines financial boost of cruise ships in Sitka
Cruise ship visitors disembark a Virgin Voyages cruise in May 2026. (KCAW/McKenney) A new report commissioned by the cruise industry outlines the financial boost cruise ship visitors have had on Sitka’s economy. The report was...
Alaska News
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Republican governor candidate Bernadette Wilson says she’s frustrated Alaska is ‘stagnant’
Alaska Public Media is interviewing the top candidates for governor ahead of the Aug. 18 primary. Hear or read our full interview with Bernadette Wilson here.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, August 14, 2026
Juneau residents and officials celebrate, after this year’s glacial outburst flood leaves...
Anchorage School District approves spending to hire more teachers ahead of school start
The recent spending for Anchorage teachers helps to refill some of the more than 300 positions the school board cut to address a $90 million budget deficit ahead of this school year.
NPR
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Families of USS Lincoln crew say Trump should be ‘ashamed’ of conditions on board
President Trump said the USS Abraham Lincoln deployment is “not nearly long enough.” A...
Trump administration wants to allow companies to hack foreign cybercriminals
The White House memorandum is thin on details, but it aims to give private businesses the ability...
Jason Arday, Cambridge professor accused of plagiarism, is found dead
Arday was 37 when he became Cambridge’s youngest Black professor in 2023. He was found...
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