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Council selects Ketchikan City Manager
In a special meeting Saturday, the Ketchikan City Council selected Glen Adams to oversee municipal government operations.
Ketchikan’s rural designation to remain unchanged
After two Prince of Wales Island tribal organizations challenged Ketchikan's rural status, the Federal Subsistence Board on Friday voted to sustain the designation. Ketchikan was reclassified as rural by the board in 2025.
Forest Service asks for feedback on Prince of Wales Landscape Level Analysis
Public comment is accepted until May 15.
Ketchikan school board approves district budget
It includes a cut of over 50 staff members and the closure of two schools in an effort to cut back on costs and pay back millions in debt.
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Call for KRBD Memories and Photos
Be sure to RSVP for Five Decades on the Dial: KRBD’s 50 Year Live Day and get your Dance...
Tickets on sale to “Dance through the Decades” with KRBD!
It’s time to RSVP for KRBD’s 50 Year Live Day and Dance through the Decades Costume...
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...
“One Poem a Day” Schedule and Poems
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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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Job Center Report
Hear about some of the nearly 500 jobs available in the Ketchikan area, on POW and in Wrangell,...
Weather Report from NWS Juneau
Sounds like another pleasant week, maybe, and promise for the weekend. Meteorologist Brian Bezenek...
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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Forest Service Brings Tongass Plan Revision to Wrangell
Tongass National Forest Deputy Supervisor Barb Miranda talks about the Tongass Forest Plan...
‘It was right in front of us the whole time’: scientists identify mysterious ‘golden orb’ discovered off Alaska’s coast
A close up image of the “golden orb” in the lab of the Smithsonian Institution. (Image credit:...
SEARHC opens long-awaited new hospital in Sitka
(From left to right), Leatha Merculieff, Steven Eisenbeisz, Kimberley Strong, Charles Clement, and...
Alaska News
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Alaska News Nightly: Monday, April 27, 2026
Scientists explain the true origin of a mysterious golden orb found at the bottom of the Gulf of...
Four Dunleavy appointees to boards and commissions resign ahead of confirmation vote
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s office did not respond to questions asking whether the appointees had...
Anchorage STEM school’s supporters ask judge to block closure
At issue is whether the Anchorage School District gave appropriate notice to the community when it...
NPR
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‘We don’t know what will happen to us’: U.S. deportees in limbo in DRC
15 South American migrants and asylum seekers deported from the U.S. to the DRC are now living in...
The MAHA movement is mad about glyphosate and Trump’s EPA
Some people in the MAHA movement are angry with the Trump administration’s stance on...
Millions of homes in the U.S. are uninsured. NPR wants to hear your story
Millions of home in the U.S. are uninsured, partly because insurance costs have soared in recent...
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