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Amid declining population, Southeast Alaska sees record job count
Southeast Alaska had the most jobs it's ever had last year. That’s according to a recent presentation at the region’s annual economic development conference in Ketchikan.
Ketchikan code change allows for removal of borough appointed officials
The borough assembly approved the code change this week after a planning commissioner made discriminatory comments about the local tribe.
Ketchikan’s unofficial election results are in
Ketchikan held its city and borough elections Tuesday.
Hunter rescued from remote area near Ketchikan
The hunter was found near Saddle Lakes, about 25 miles via gravel road from Ketchikan. He was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Station Highlights
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KRBD’s 2026 Election Center
We want to help you get informed for Ketchikan's upcoming municipal election.
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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Ask UAS looks at oral histories of indigenous settlers
Dr. Taylor Roase will present “Unlikely Alliances? Oral Histories of Indigenous Settler Coalitions...
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...
Community Reports
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PeaceHealth Report
Hear about the upcoming Community Health Board Town Hall and what information their seeking from...
First City Players Report
Hear about tap dancing, casting of “Shrek: The Musical” and more about the show which...
Craig Parks and Recreation Report
Listen to the Craig Parks and Recreation report with Victoria Merritt, Gretchen Klein and guests.
Southeast News
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State education board meeting in Sitka this week
Sitka School Board President Phil Burdick addresses members of the State Board of Education at Pacific High School on Tuesday (10-13-26) The Alaska State Board of Education and Early Development is holding its quarterly meeting...
October 13, 2026: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?
Sitka’s new mayor and assembly members will be sworn in when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (10-13-26).After last week’s municipal election, officials still had a handful of absentee and question ballots to count. The Canvass...
Student scientists present at national competition
Three of the Wrangell High School students, who were honored at the regional Advancing Indigenous...
Alaska News
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Alternative justice in Alaska | Line One
Learn how restorative justice programs and therapeutic courts can support the well-being of victims, defendants and the communities where they live.
Surviving a brown bear attack: How an Anchorage runner made it 7 miles back to safety
Dave Bass said at one point he thought: “I’m about to understand what it feels like to die a terrifying death by myself.” Then he finally got the safety off his bear spray.
As King Cove road issue heads to federal appeals court, Peltola reiterates her support
Both leading candidates for Alaska’s U.S. Senate election back construction of the link between...
NPR
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Aboard an icebreaker, a writer got a closer look at the Arctic’s ‘Sea Change’
As polar ice melts in the Arctic, shipping lanes are opening up, making the region a new zone of...
Inflation sizzled in September — and Social Security benefits will get a boost
Consumer prices in September jumped 3.7% from a year ago. The Social Security Administration said...
Hands-on with the Ocarina of Time remake, the most ornate Zelda game ever made
We got to play the The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time early. Here are our impressions of the...
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