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Craig library awarded grant to improve services to disabled
The library was awarded a $20,000 grant that will improve its parking lot and expand resource access to people with mobility issues.
City of Craig asks residents to weigh in on tourism in the community
The Welcome to Craig sign shown November 2025. (Hunter Morrison/KRBD) The City of Craig is asking...
Otos gives annual State of the Borough address
Ketchikan Gateway Borough Mayor Austin Otos highlighted economic development projects, public works initiatives, and state advocacy efforts at his first State of the Borough address on Wednesday.
Ketchikan school district given 3 years to pay $5.4M debt
Ketchikan’s borough offices are in the White Cliff Building (KRBD staff photo) The Ketchikan...
Station Highlights
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Tune Into Spring with KRBD’s Spring Quiet Drive
Shhhh…. Members and Supporters, listen close. It’s Spring Quiet Drive time at KRBD – a...
Grace Freeman wins KRBD 50 Year Logo Design Contest
The winner of KRBD’s 50 Year Logo Design Contest is Grace Freeman! Our selection panel...
KRBD announces new App available for Apple and Android
KRBD has an App! Search “KRBD” in your App Store or Google Play Store and download the...
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...
Morning Edition Interviews
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Schoenbar students talk Kanayama exchange program
Ketchikan-Kanayama exchange students Hunter Hull and Holly Jayne Patotzka talk about the program ahead of their trip to Kanyama, Japan. They were joined in studio by exchange program president Ashley Gunn.
Troll and Johnson share paleontological adventures at Discovery Center
Scientist Kirk Johnson, director of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, and artist Ray...
Ketchikan quilt show set for this weekend
The Rainy Day Quilters’ 34th Annual quilt show is this Saturday and Sunday at the Ted Ferry...
Community Reports
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Arts Council Report
The Ketchikan Area Arts & Humanities Council Main Street Gallery. (KRBD staff) Hear about...
Craig Parks and Recreation Report
Listen to the Craig Parks and Recreation report with Victoria Merritt, Gretchen Klein and guests.
First City Players Report
Rehearsals are underway and tickets available for “Blithe Spirit,” spaces are still...
Southeast News
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Emergency management veteran advises Southeast communities on ‘post-traumatic growth’ following landslides
Dr. Mary Schoenfeldt presenting at the 2026 SLIPP conference (KCAW/Cotter) Dr. Mary Schoenfeldt is no stranger to disaster stress and mental health management. Throughout her career in emergency management, Schoenfeldt led the...
Alaska Volcano Observatory team repairs GPS system tracking Mt. Edgecumbe
A specialist works to repair the broken antenna of a GPS station that monitors tectonic shifts at...
Alaska and Washington Tribes oppose B.C. proposal to limit environmental consultation
The open pits and waste rock pile at Red Chris Mine in the headwaters of the IskutRiver, a major...
Alaska News
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Alaska News Nightly: Friday, March 6, 2026
Rookies and veteran mushers alike are looking forward to the Iditarod starting this weekend.
Yes, there really is a hot air balloon floating around Mat-Su
The 85-foot balloon journeyed over Mat-Su neighborhoods as its owners ran a series of test...
Alaska Supreme Court considers limits of executive and legislative power, including on abortion
A seven-year-old dispute over union dues could reset boundaries between Alaska’s branches of...
NPR
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Authorities searching debris after suspected tornadoes kill 6 in Michigan, Oklahoma
A 12-year-old boy is reported to be among the dead following powerful storms that stretched across...
Opinion: The immorality of betting on war
Traders on prediction markets bet on nearly anything. One made more than half a million dollars...
Native Americans react to Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s DHS appointment
Many tribes are encouraged by Trump’s choice of Sen. Markwayne Mullin, a member of the Cherokee nation, as the new DHS Secretary. ICE agents have been accused of racially profiling Native Americans.
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