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Conference changes and budget cuts hit Kayhi soccer
Kayhi athletics have routinely faced obstacles with fundraising and travel costs. This year, a...
Community leaders deliver State of Saxman address
Community leaders in Saxman provided an update on the city's infrastructure projects and other topics.
‘The salmon people’: How Alaska’s only Native reservation saved its fishing culture
Metlakatla sustains a thriving fishing industry — and the tribe is fighting in court to expand its territory.
Ketchikan school board votes to close 2 elementary schools
The board unanimously voted to close both Fawn Mountain and Point Higgins Elementary Schools at the end of this school year.
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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...
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...
“One Poem a Day” Schedule and Poems
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KRBD’s Spring Pledge Drive raised more than $42,000 in just two days — a testament to the...
Morning Edition Interviews
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RurAL CAP seeks senior mentors and companions
Efforts are underway to kick off an Elder Mentors and Senior Companions program in Ketchikan,...
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...
Community Reports
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First City Players Report
Rehearsals for “The Jungle Book” are underway and the show opens May 1st. Tickets go...
Job Center Report
Hear about some of the more than 500 jobs available in the Ketchikan area and other services...
SAIL and ORCA report
Hear about a job opportunity at SAIL and upcoming recreation activities through ORCA. Marc Osborne...
Southeast News
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‘Sitka deserved to be a literary community’: Old Harbor Books celebrates 50th birthday
Old Harbor Books was bustling with customers on Saturday for the shop’s 50th anniversary....
Shelley Hughes talks managing the state’s economy, education, and building job opportunities as part of Southeast campaign for governor
Shelley Hughes visited Sitka in early April as part of hercampaign for governor (KCAW/Cotter)...
Wrangell assembly preview: Tideland Construction land, fee and rates adjustment
Wrangell City Hall on March 26, 2026. (Colette Czarnecki/KSTK) Wrangell’s City and Borough...
Alaska News
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Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, April 14, 2026
The Alaska House rejects an effort to impose corporate income taxes on certain oil and gas...
Alaska House rejects Senate effort to impose corporate taxes on Hilcorp
It was the House’s first floor vote in this two-year Legislature on a major oil and gas tax...
Peltola announces big fundraising haul, signaling an expensive Senate race in Alaska
Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola announced that her campaign raised $8.9 million in the first quarter...
NPR
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Super Typhoon Sinlaku pounds remote U.S. islands in the Pacific Ocean
A super typhoon steadily battered a pair of remote U.S. islands in the Pacific Ocean with...
Justice Department moves to toss conspiracy convictions for Jan. 6 rioters
The Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious...
New species of glass frog identified in Ecuador
A new type of glass frog has been discovered in Ecuador, and researchers have named it after weightlifter Neisi Dajomes, the first Ecuadorian woman to win an Olympic gold medal.
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