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Experts offer advice as Alaska prepares for first ranked-choice election next year
Alaska is preparing for its first elections under a new system green-lit by voters last year, and experts who have experience with the system Alaska is implementing have some advice for election administrators: educate and test.
Assembly mulls over education funding
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough has one more year before its education fund dips so low that it can...
Thousands of books rescued and on ice after mishap
Thousands of library books — some of them rare — are in cold storage after a sprinkler...
Tribes, fishermen decry Alaska and B.C.’s decision not to extend transboundary monitoring
A cross-border watershed monitoring program has wrapped up with Alaska and B.C. regulators concluding the project had run its course. But tribes, fishermen and scientists say there’s still work to be done.
Station Highlights
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Spring Quiet Drive
KRBD's Spring Quiet Drive is underway. Donate during the Quiet Drive to be entered in a drawing for two round-trip Alaska Airlines tickets!
Winter Winner-land Raffle
The drawing for KRBD's Winter Winner-land Raffle is done! Congratulations to Grand Prize Winner Cleo Reed! Check out the list of all the winners here.
KRBD Board Meeting
The KRBD Board of Directors regular meeting is Wednesday, March 3, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. The meeting...
Stories @ Latitude 56 (The Radio Edition)
KRBD and the Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council have teamed up to bring you a pandemic-style version of the popular KAAHC's Stories @ Latitude 56.
Morning Edition Interviews
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Assessment looks at homelessness and housing insecurity in Ketchkan
This fall, surveys were conducted to learn more about the extent of homelessness in the First...
Free mental health counseling services available to youth
Free youth counseling is available through a partnership between WISH, Ketchikan Indian Community,...
AARP Tax Aide offers free tax prep
AARP Tax Aide is at the Gateway Recreation Center Saturday’s and Wednesdays, though...
Community Reports
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Ketchikan Public Library Report
Lots of maker craft bags are available while supplies last – marigold flower pot, leprechaun...
Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce report
Payroll Protection Plan funds are available and rules have changed opening them up to more small...
Weather Report from NWS Juneau
Some rain and snow expected this week, but a few hints of blue skies. Meteorologist Kayla Tinker...
Southeast News
LatestAssembly funds schools ‘to the cap’ in FY22
After extensive discussions on school funding, the Sitka Assembly has voted to fund the Sitka School District to the cap next fiscal year, increasing the city’s contribution to schools by just under $400,000. KCAW’s Katherine...
Petersburg’s final visitor plan recommends steps for visitor industry growth
Ponant’s ship Le Soléal anchored outside Petersburg harbor in August of 2019 (Joe Viechnicki/KFSK)...
Sunken fishing vessel causes fuel spill in Sitka Sound
The 52-foot fishing vessel, Haida Lady, partially above the waterline near Sitka on March 2. Coast...
Alaska News
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Alaska expands vaccine eligibility to age 55 plus, ‘essential workers’ and others
Anchorage Health Department public health nurse Molly Carver administers the Covid-19 vaccine to...
Coast Guard says it can’t confirm debris was from missing former Alaska health executive’s helicopter
Former ANTHC president Andy Teuber (University of Alaska) U.S. Coast Guard officials said...
‘Reimagined’ Fur Rondy adapts to pandemic times in Anchorage
A visitor takes a photo of a snow sculpture on March 2, 2021, at the annual Snow Sculpture...
NPR
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Accidentally Trashed, Thawed Or Expired: Reports Of COVID Vaccine ‘Spoilage’ Grow
As the pace of vaccination picks up, so do reports of spoiled doses. In Tennessee, close to 5,000...
Elaine Chao Used DOT Resources For Personal Errands, Family Business: Inspector Says
The inspector general referred the findings to the Justice Department in December 2020. The DOJ...
Former NFL Pro Bowler Kellen Winslow II Sentenced To 14 Years For Sex Crimes
A San Diego judge said Kellen Winslow II preyed on especially vulnerable women, including a...
