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Ketchikan band Ratfish Wranglers on their new album and the magic of live performance
The latest from The Ratfish Wranglers is a live album from their performance at Centennial Hall...
Protestors push back against ICE in downtown demonstration
A few dozen protestors gathered outside the Federal Building on Saturday, Jan. 31. The protest was...
Ketchikan Arts Council talks Wearable Art Show’s 40th anniversary
First organized in 1986, Ketchikan's annual Wearable Arts Show is still going strong and has become a wintertime staple for the region.
Waterfall Creek residents concerned about addiction healing center project
The Ketchikan Indian Community purchased a former resort north of town with the goal of converting it into an addiction healing center. But a handful of residents in the neighborhood expressed opposition for the project at a recent borough planning commission meeting.
Station Highlights
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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...
Entry is now closed. The winner will be announced in the coming weeks.
Our 50 Year Birthday Logo Contest Deadline is extended to January 8, 2026!
KRBD Annual On-Air Board Meeting
KRBD’s Annual On-Air Board of Directors Meeting will be on Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 5pm. This will be a short meeting to meet our board members, hear a status report on how we’re doing in this unprecedented...
Thank You to Our Members!
October marked the first month of KRBD moving forward without federal funding. We are now 100%...
Morning Edition Interviews
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UAS Ketchikan instructors talk welding and power technology courses
UAS Ketchikan Maritime instructors talk welding and power technology course opportunities.
Ketchikan, Saxman will transition to new emergency alert software
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough, City of Ketchikan and City of Saxman will transition its emergency alert software from Nixle to Everbridge on Jan. 30.
Ask UAS looks at Kaktovik and Mayan counting systems
Dr. Jackie Vogel will discuss Kaktovik and Mayan numerals which both have a base 20 system at a...
Community Reports
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Ketchikan Public Library Report
Get all the juicy details about Blind Date with a Book, details about the yoga programs, various...
Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce report
11:59 tomorrow night (2/3) is the deadline for middle school students to enter the National Civics...
Job Center Report
Hear about some of the more than 500 jobs available in the Ketchikan area and other services...
Southeast News
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‘Voters should have a choice’: former Sitka legislator enters governor’s race
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins addresses a crowd of supporters at his campaign kickoff event in Sitka on Wednesday (KCAW/Rose) Former Sitka state representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins entered the race for governor this week. He’s the...
One incumbent returns to Tribal Council; WCA welcomes three new council members
Wrangell Cooperative Association holds Tribal election on Feb. 2, 2026. (Colette Czarnecki/KSTK)...
Assembly members host public discussion on bear-resistant containers
Sitka residents attend a public meeting to discuss bear-resistant containers and other solutions to Sitka’s ongoing issue of bears getting into trash. (KCAW/McKenney) About two dozen community members gathered at Harrigan...
Alaska News
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The Anchorage Weekender: An ice fishing frenzy, an Olympics watch party and 9 more local events
February may be the shortest month of the year, but it’s full of things to do.
Mat-Su Assembly member drops library content ban proposal after community pushback
The proposal would have impacted a broad array of library materials that depict sexual acts.
Southeast ferry riders call proposed Cascade Point terminal a ‘boondoggle’ in public comments
Many of the comments suggest the state’s claims of benefits to ferry passengers are...
NPR
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What a crowded congressional primary in N.J. says about the state of Democrats
The contest is one of the first congressional primaries of the year where we will find out what...
The Winter Olympics in Italy were meant to be sustainable. Are they?
Italy’s Winter Olympics promised sustainability. But in Cortina, environmentalists warn the...
Their film was shot in secret and smuggled out of Iran. It won an award at Sundance
Between war, protests and government crackdowns, the filmmakers raced to finish and smuggle their...
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